840                                 Laws of Maryland                         [Ch. 588

time, place, and object of the meeting. Each such landowner shall
be entitled to vote in such election.

177.    The Board of Directors so elected under Section 176 shall
proceed to determine by the drawing of lots, which of their mem-
bers shall serve until the date of the first regular annual meeting,
as hereinafter provided in this sub-title, and for two years there-
after; which shall serve until the date of the first regular annual
meeting and for one year thereafter; and which shall serve until
the date of the first regular annual meeting.

178.    The Board of Directors so elected having determined the
length of term of the several members, shall proceed at once to
organize by electing from among their number a chairman, a secre-
tary, and such other officers as may be needed. The Directors shall
provide for the execution of a surety bond for all employees and
officers who shall be entrusted with funds.

179.    The Board of County Commissioners shall deliver to the
Board of Directors one copy of the petition and report as approved
by the Board of County Commissioners. The Board of County Com-
missioners shall retain the original copy of said petition and report
in their official records and shall deliver a second copy of the petition
and report to the State Soil Conservation Committee.

180.    The Board of Directors and their successors shall annually
thereafter call a meeting of the owners of land within the Public
Watershed Association on the fourth Saturday in January. They shall
give at least ten days' notice of the meeting by notices posted at four
public places within the Association, or in the vicinity thereof,
stating the time, place, and object of the meeting. They may call a
special meeting of such landowners at any time, for which notice
shall be given as aforesaid, and in addition, a written or printed
notice shall be mailed to each such landowner.

181.    At annual meetings such landowners shall elect a successor
to the director or directors whose term expires as of that date and
to any other or others whose death or resignation may have occurred
since the last regular meeting. They shall receive the annual report
of the Board of Directors and shall transact such other business as
may properly come before them. The Board of Directors shall file a
copy of their annual report and a copy of the minutes of their annual
meeting with the Clerk of the Board of County Commissioners.

182.    Should the Board of Directors for the time being fail to call
an annual meeting of such landowners as aforesaid, or, such meeting
having been called, should a quorum fail to be present, then in either
case the Board of County Commissioners, upon proof being given,
is authorized and directed to appoint a person or persons to fill such
a vacancy or vacancies on the Board of Directors.

183. Members of the Board of Directors elected or appointed
under Sections 181 or 182 of this sub-title shall hold office for a term
of three years and until their successors are elected or appointed,
provided that any person elected or appointed to fill a vacancy caused
by death or resignation shall hold the office for the unexpired term
and until his successor is elected or appointed. In case of a vacancy