THEODORE R. MCKELDIN, GOVERNOR 123

(b) The taxes collected under the provisions of this
section shall be used by the Citizens' Committee for lights
in said [Mt. ] Mount Savage Special Tax Area.

491C. [(a) From and after the effective date of this
Act, until the first Monday in April, 1951, the said Citizens'
Committee of the Mt. Savage Special Tax Area shall be
constituted as follows: Colin C. Bowers, Patrick J. Sulli-
van, Thomas Stephens, Raymond Himmelright and Wilbur
E. Logsdon, and the first named shall, until otherwise
directed by said Committee, be and constituted the Chair-
man thereof, each of whom shall qualify as such committee-
men by taking an oath before any officer in Allegany
County authorized by law to administer oaths diligently
and faithfully to discharge all duties of the said office. In
case any such persons shall fail to qualify within thirty
days after the effective date of this Act, or if any of their
successors shall fail to qualify within thirty days after his
election as committeeman, as hereinafter provided, or in
case of any vacancy through death, resignation or other-
wise, the remaining committeemen shall fill such vacancy
by the appointment of a resident of said Mt. Savage Special
Tax Area, of legal age, and owner of real property in said
Mt. Savage Special Tax Area, who shall hold office for
such term or unexpired term.

(b) On the first Monday in April, 1951, two members
of the said Citizens' Committee shall be elected to serve
for one year, and three members to serve for two years.
On the first Monday in April, 1952, and on the first Mon-
day in April of each succeeding year, an election shall be
held at which committeemen shall be elected for two years
to succeed those whose terms expire and which committee-
men shall be elected to fill any vacancies which may exist,
but the committeemen so elected to fill such vacancies shall
serve for the remainder of the unexpired term only. The
election shall be by ballot in a manner to be prescribed by
said committee. Only residents of legal age of said Mt.
Savage Special Tax Area who shall have resided therein
for not less than six months next preceding said election,
shall be entitled to vote for or hold office of committeemen
in said Mt. Savage Special Tax Area. Following each elec-
tion each newly elected member of said Committee shall
qualify by taking the oath prescribed as aforesaid. Said
Committee shall select from their members a chairman,
secretary, treasurer and any other officers they may deem
necessary. ] The two members of the said Citizens' Com-
mittee of the Mount Savage Special Tax Area who were