1728                              LAWS OF MARYLAND                        [CH. 817

(2) years, and the remaining three (3) members shall be three (3)
years or until their successors are appointed and have qualified,
except that the first commissioner named by said County Commis-
sioners shall serve for one (1) year, the second for (2) years, and the
third for three (3) years, from the date of their appointments, and
as the term of each commissioner expires, his successor shall be
appointed by said County Commissioners. Any vacancies, however
created, in the personnel of the Commission shall be filled by appoint-
ment by said County Commissioners for the unexpired term.

The Commission shall elect one of its members as Chairman and
another as Vice-Chairman and shall appoint, discharge at pleasure
and shall fix the compensation of a secretary, chief engineer and such
engineering, legal, clerical and other personnel and help as from time
to time the Commission may deem necessary to carry out the pro-
visions of this subtitle; the Commission shall, from time to time,
make such arrangements with the Treasurer of Wicomico County
with respect to salary for himself and his deputies and the expenses
of billing and collecting the funds due the Commission as will defray
the cost of such services.

(b) Funds.—All monies due and payable to the Commission from
all sources whatsoever provided in this subtitle shall be collected by
the Treasurer of Wicomico County, Maryland and said Treasurer
shall deposit all monies received from ad valorem taxes and benefit
assessments or other sources which are dedicated to the payment of
interest on and redemption of bonds issued by the Commission in a
Joint Sinking Fund to the credit of the County Commissioners of
Wicomico County and the Wicomico County Urban Services Com-
mission, to be used solely for the payment of interest on and the
redemption of said bonds. All other money collected under this
subtitle not dedicated to bond repayment shall be placed in such
account or accounts as the Commission may from time to time deter-
mine, subject to the order of the Commission and to be used to pay
the expenses of operation and maintenance of the Commission and of
the operation and maintenance of all urban services instituted, pur-
chased or otherwise acquired by the Commission. All checks issued
on any account of the Commission, including the Joint Sinking Fund
shall be upon voucher, duly certified by three (3) members thereof,
which voucher shall signify the account to be charged. All monies
deposited shall be protected by a depository bond and said County
Treasurer shall give bond to the State of Maryland in the amount
of Ten Thousand Dollars ($10,000.00) with a good and sufficient
surety to be approved by the said County Commissioners and said
Commission, with the condition "that if the above bounden shall well
and faithfully execute his office and shall account to said Commission
or be answerable for by law, then the said obligation to be void, other-
wise to be and remain in full force and effect." The said bond, when
approved, shall be recorded in the Office of the Clerk of the Circuit
Court for Wicomico County. The Commission is hereby empowered
to pay the premiums on all bonds. The said Treasurer shall annually
provide said Commission at said Commission's expense, an audit of
the aforesaid account prepared by a certified public accountant to be
selected by said Commission.

514. Districts Established.

(a) Districts.—Wicomico County shall constitute an urban service