710 LAWS OF MARYLAND. [CH. 282

compact by legislative action within two years from the
date hereof, upon such conditions as may be agreed upon
at the time. Provided, however, that with respect to any
State whose constitution may require amendment in order
to permit legislative approval of the Compact, such State
or States shall become parties hereto upon approval of this
Compact by legislative action within seven years from the
date hereof, upon such conditions as may be agreed upon
at the time.

After becoming effective this compact shall thereafter
continue without limitation of time; provided, however,
that it may be terminated at any time by unanimous action
of the States and provided further that any State may
withdraw from this compact if such withdrawal is ap-
proved by its Legislature, such withdrawal to become ef-
fective two years after written notice thereof to the Board
accompanied by a certified copy of the requisite legislative
action, but such withdrawal shall not relieve the withdraw-
ing State from its obligations hereunder accruing up to
the effective date of such withdrawal. Any State so with-
drawing shall ipso facto cease to have any claim to or
ownership of any of the property held or vested in the
Board or to any of the funds of the Board held under the
terms of this compact.

If any State shall at any time become in default in the
performance of any of its obligations assumed herein or
with respect to any obligation imposed upon said State
as authorized by and in compliance with the terms and pro-
visions of this compact, all rights, privileges and benefits
of such defaulting State, its members on the Board and its
citizens shall ipso facto be and become suspended from
and after the date of such default. Unless such default
shall be remedied and made good within a period of one
year immediately following the date of such default this
compact may be terminated with respect to such default-
ing State by an affirmative vote of three-fourths of the
members of the Board (exclusive of the members repre-
senting the State in default), from and after which time
such State shall cease to be a party to this compact and
shall have no further claim to or ownership of any of the
property held by or vested in the Board or to any of the
funds of the Board held 'under the terms of this compact, but
such termination shall in no manner release such default-
ing State from any accrued obligation or otherwise affect
this compact or the rights, duties, privileges or obligations
of the remaining States thereunder.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF this Compact has been approved
and signed by Governors of the several States, subject to