J. MILLARD TAWES, Governor                       1327

county shall be members of the same political party. In Montgomery
County, the county Council shall be required to select their respective
appointments or re appointments from a list of applicants. Said

list shall be open to the public at all times and shall be completed

at least three weeks prior to actual appointment of re appointment,
In the event the county council does not appoint any individual whose

name appears on said list, or in the event that no name appears on

said list, the county council shall provide for the preparation of a

second list and shall follow the procedure applicable to the first said
list. All such appointments or re-appointments by the county council

shall be subject to Section 73-46. No person shall be appointed or

continue in office as a member of said commission who holds any
position of profit or trust under the Constitution or laws of this
State, or any political sub-division thereof. All appointees shall be
residents and taxpayers of said sanitary district and shall serve for
four years, or until their successors are appointed and have qualified,
except that the terms of one member nominated by the county com-
missioners of Prince George's County and one member nominated
by the county council of Montgomery County, first appointed under
this Act, shall be for two years. Thereafter the term of office of each
of the members shall be for four years. [Any vacancy occurring at
any time in the membership of the commission shall be filled by the
Governor for the unexpired term, and the appointee named to fill
such vacancy shall be from the county for which such vacancy exists;
and if such vacancy exists for one of the appointments made from
nominations of either said county commissioners or county council,
then the appointment to fill such vacancy shall be made by the Gov-
ernor from nominations of such commission or council.] The county

council for Montgomery County, Maryland, and the County Com-

missioners for Prince George's County, Maryland, may remove for
cause any respective member of the commission appointed by said
council or commissioners prior to the expiration of the term for
which he or she was appointed. In such a case, the cause for removal
shall be stated in writing and a public hearing held thereon. At such
a hearing an opportunity shall be given to the commission member

in question to present a defense in his or her own behalf. Any

vacancies occurring in the membership of the commission by reason
of removal or resignation shall be filled as provided in this section.

(A) FOR THE PURPOSE OF CARRYING OUT THE PROVI-
SIONS OF THIS SUBTITLE, SAID SANITARY DISTRICT SHALL
BE UNDER THE JURISDICTION OF A COMMISSION OF SIX
MEMBERS, TO BE NAMED BY THE GOVERNOR OF MARY-
LAND WITH THE MEMBERS FROM PRINCE GEORGE'S
COUNTY BEING APPOINTED FROM LISTS OF NOMINEES
SUBMITTED AS PROVIDED FOR HEREIN AND WITH AP-
POINTMENTS FROM THE LISTS BEING MADE WITH THE
ADVICE AND CONSENT OF THE SENATE OF MARYLAND.
THE GOVERNOR SHALL APPOINT ONE FROM PRINCE
GEORGE'S COUNTY AND ONE FROM MONTGOMERY
COUNTY OF HIS OWN SELECTION; THE GOVERNOR SHALL
APPOINT TWO MEMBERS FROM NOMINATIONS MADE BY
THE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF PRINCE GEORGE'S
COUNTY; AND THE GOVERNOR SHALL APPOINT TWO
MEMBERS FROM NOMINATIONS MADE BY THE COUNTY
COUNCIL OF MONTGOMERY COUNTY; THE FIRST APPOINT-
MENTS HEREUNDER TO BE MADE ON OR BEFORE JUNE