J. MILLARD TAWES, Governor                       1269

Committee hereinafter provided for, notice of which meeting shall
have been mailed to all such resident owners at least two weeks in
advance of the meeting. Such taxes shall be collected as all County
taxes are collected and shall be paid over by the Board of County
Commissioners to the Treasurer of the Citizens' Committee of Ellers-
lie, to be selected from among their number by a majority of the
members of the Citizens' Committee, or by their assessors to be
selected as herein provided. The Treasurer selected by the Committee
shall give bond to the Board of County Commissioners, to be ap-
proved by a Judge of the Circuit Court of Allegany County, in a
penal sum to be fixed by the Judge, conditioned upon the faithful
discharge of the duties of the Treasurer.

(b) The taxes collected under the provisions of this section shall
be used by the said Citizens' Committee for electric lights along the
streets, alleys, and public ways of Ellerslie.

145C. (a) From and after the effective date of this Act until the
first Monday in March, 1964, the Citizens' Committee of Ellerslie is
constituted as follows: Charles E. Simpkins, Richard L. Close,
Quentin L. Griffey, Earl Harrison, and Floyd E. Logsdon; and the
first named until otherwise directed by the Committee, is the Chair-
man thereof. Each member shall qualify as such Committeeman 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 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 otherwise, the remaining
Committeemen shall fill the vacancy by the appointment of a resident
of Ellerslie, of legal age, and owner of real property in said Ellerslie,
who shall hold office for the term or unexpired term.

(b) On the first Monday in March 1964, two members of the
Citizens' Committee shall be elected to serve for one year, and three
members shall be elected to serve for two years. On the first Monday
in March, 1965, and on the first Monday in March of each succeeding
year, an election shall be held at which Committeemen shall be
elected for two years to succeed those whose terms are expiring and
at which Committeemen shall be elected to fill any vacancies which
may exist, but the Committeemen so elected to fill vacancies shall
serve for the remainder of the unexpired term only. The election
shall be by ballot in a manner to be prescribed by the Committee.
Only residents of legal age of said Ellerslie who have resided therein
for not less than six months next preceding said election and who
are the owners of real property in Ellerslie, are entitled to vote for
or hold the office of Committeemen in Ellerslie. Following each elec-
tion each newly elected member of the Committee shall qualify by
taking the oath prescribed. The Committee shall select from its mem-
bers a Chairman, Secretary, Treasurer, and any other officers it may
deem necessary.

145D. (a) The Citizens' Committee provided for in Section 145C
has the power and authority to provide, by contract or otherwise, for
electric lights in Ellerslie and to pay for the same out of the taxes
levied by the County Commissioners of Allegany County and paid
over to the Treasurer of the Citizens' Committee. The Treasurer shall