Theodore R. McKeldin, Governor                   1429

Such amendment or amendments shall be made in the following
manner:

(1) Such amendment or amendments shall first be proposed by the
Commission by the adoption of a resolution setting forth the proposed
amendment or amendments and directing that it or they be sub-
mitted to the governing body or governing bodies of the county or
counties composing the District. Said resolution shall contain the
language of the proposed amendment or amendments to the articles
of incorporation by providing that said articles shall be amended,
so as to read as therein set forth in full, or that any provision be
amended so as to read as therein set forth in full, or that the matter
stated in said resolution be added to or stricken from the articles
of incorporation. After the amendment or amendments have been
submitted to the governing body or governing bodies of the county
or counties composing the District, such governing body or governing
bodies shall adopt or reject the same by resolution or ordinance.

(2) After an amendment or amendments have been adopted by the
said governing body or governing bodies, Articles of amendment
shall be executed under the seal of the District by two duly author-
ized officers of the District who shall also verify under oath the
matters and facts set forth in said articles of amendment.

(3)  Said articles of amendment shall contain (a) the name and
location of the principal office of the District; (b) the amendment or
amendments, in full, adopted by the governing body or governing
bodies of the county or counties composing the District and a state-
ment that the same were proposed by the Commission of the District
and have been adopted by the governing body or governing bodies
of the county or counties composing the District.

(4) The articles of amendment shall be filed with the State Tax
Commission which shall receive the same and endorse thereon the
date and time of such receipt. If the Chairman or the Secretary of
said Commission finds that the articles of amendment conform to
law he shall forthwith endorse his approval thereon and issue a
certificate of approval to which shall be attached a copy of the ap-
proved articles. Upon the issuance of such certificate of approval by
the Chairman or Secretary of said Commission said articles of
amendment shall become effective and be in full force and effect and
such articles of amendment shall be conclusively deemed to have been
lawfully and properly proposed and adopted. Promptly after the
issuance of a certificate of approval the said Commission shall record
said articles of amendments, together with the endorsements thereon,
in the book kept by it for the purpose of recording articles of in-
corporation.

580. Whenever a District has been incorporated by two or more
counties any one or more of such counties may withdraw therefrom,
and any county not having joined in the original incorporation may
join in the District but no county shall be permitted to withdraw
from any District after an obligation has been incurred by the
District.

Any county wishing to withdraw from or to become a member of
an existing District shall signify its desire by resolution or ordinance.
If the District shall by resolution express its consent to such with-
drawal or joining, articles of withdrawal or articles of joinder, as