J. MILLARD TAWES, GOVERNOR                             1257

fied public accountant to audit its books and accounts. Said books
and accounts shall be kept in such manner as to reflect receipts and
disbursements separately by subdistricts and revenue or receipts
allocated to any one subdistrict shall not be comingled with those
allocated to any other. [Each] The District shall always keep
available and open for public inspection during business hours, at
its principal office, [a] the most recent annual detailed audit [and
financial statement] of its accounts. [Each] The District shall file
annually with the [governing body of the county composing a Dis-
trict] County a certified copy of such detailed audit and of any other
financial statement. The [governing body of the county composing
a District may at any time in person or by its duly authorized agent
or agents audit and examine] County may at any time cause a
separate audit and examination to be made of the books and records
of such District; provided however, that such audit or examination
shall be without cost to said District.

SEC. 4. And be it further enacted, That Sections 532 (a), 532 (b),
532 (c), 532 (j), 532 (1) and 532 (o) of the Code of Public Local
Laws of Washington County (1957 Edition), being Article 22 of
the Code of Public Local Laws of Maryland, title "Washington
County", subtitle "Sanitary Districts", as said Sections were en-
acted by Chapter 694 of the Laws of Maryland of 1957, be and the
same are hereby repealed and re-enacted, with amendments, to read
as follows:

532. District: Powers Listed.

(a)   [Each] The District created hereunder shall be deemed to
be an instrumentality exercising public and essential governmental
functions to provide for the public health and welfare and shall be
for the purpose of acquiring, holding, constructing, reconstructing,
repairing, improving, maintaining and operating, owning, leasing,
either in the capacity of lessor or lessee, a project within or partly
within [the county by action of whose governing body the District
was created] the County.

(b)   [Each] The District is hereby granted and shall have and
may exercise, by and through the Commission, all powers neces-
sary or convenient for carrying out the aforesaid purposes, includ-
ing all powers now or hereafter conferred by the public general
laws of Maryland on the County or other public instrumentalities or
corporations or on municipal corporations, in connection with the
construction, maintenance and operation of water systems, sewer-
age systems and surface water drainage systems, when any such
powers are delegated by any of the aforegoing to the District, and
including but without limiting the generality of [the foregoing]
this grant, the following specific rights and powers:

(c)   To [have existence for a term of fifty years as a corporation]
continue in existence until such time as all its duties, obligations
and contracts shall be legally transferred, assigned or terminated
and the County shall dissolve the District by ordinance or resolution,
adopted, filed and recorded as provided in Section 529 of this sub-
title.

(j) To acquire by gift, purchase or by the exercise of the right
of eminent domain, in the manner prescribed by Article S3 A of the
Annotated Code of Maryland (1957 Edition), as from time to time