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SEC. 2. And be it further enacted, That this Act shall take
effect June 1, 1943.

Approved May 6, 1943.

CHAPTER 991.
(House Bill 639)

AN ACT to create certain sanitary districts within Howard
County, Maryland, to incorporate the same, and to provide
for the government thereof; to provide for the construction,
maintenance, operation, purchase or condemnation of water
supply, sewerage and drainage systems or extension of
such system or systems, and the purchase or condemnation
of any land, structures or buildings or any stream bed,
waterway, water rights or water shed or any rights therein
required for use in the construction, maintenance or opera-
tion of water supply, sewerage and drainage systems; to
provide for the issuance of bonds for the purpose of such
construction and the levy of taxes, assessments and benefits,
water charges and rates for the payment of said bonds in
each district; to provide for the operation, maintenance,
regulation and control of said systems; and to provide for
penalties for certain offenses defined herein, and for other
purposes.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted "by the General Assembly of Mary-
land, That for the purpose of carrying out the provisions of
this Act, the Sanitary Districts created hereafter shall be
under the jurisdiction of a Commission of three persons,
all of whom shall be appointed by the Board of County
Commissioners of Howard County, and all of whom shall
reside in Howard County, be resident taxpayers of said
County and qualified voters thereof. The term of each of the
three members shall be six years or until their successors are
appointed and have qualified, except that the first Commis-
sioner named by said Board of County Commissioners shall
serve for two years, the second for four years and the third
for six years from the date of their appointments, and as the
term of each Commissioner expires, his successor shall be ap-
pointed by the Board of County Commissioners of Howard
County. Any vacancy in the personnel of the Commission
shall be filled by appointment by the Board of County Com-
missioners of Howard County and for the unexpired term.
The Commission shall elect one of its members as Chairman.,
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