J. MILLARD TAWES, Governor                       1421

it pursuant to law, to manage and control the functions, affairs and
property of the corporation.

5. Members of the Commission

(a) The Commission shall be composed of six members, three to
be appointed by the County Council of Montgomery County and
three by the Board of County Commissioners of Prince George's
County, from among their members. AT LEAST ONE COMMIS-
SIONER FROM EACH COUNTY SHALL BE APPOINTED FROM
AMONG THE MEMBERS OF THE COUNTY COUNCIL AND
THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS. THE OTHER
COMMISSIONERS MAY BE SELECTED FROM AMONG THE
MEMBERS OF THE RESPECTIVE GOVERNING BODIES OR
MAY BE SELECTED FROM QUALIFIED RESIDENTS OF EACH
COUNTY AS THE COUNTY COUNCIL AND THE BOARD OF
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS SEE FIT. Each such appointee shall
serve at the pleasure of the appointing body but not such appointee
may continue to serve when he is no longer a member of the appoint-
ing body. EACH COMMISSION COMMISSIONER SHALL SERVE

AT THE PLEASURE OF HIS RESPECTIVE APPOINTING
BODY. UNLESS OTHERWISE REMOVED AT THE PLEASURE
OF THE APPOINTING BODIES, MEMBERS OF THE COMMIS-
SION SHALL SERVE UNTIL THEIR SUCCESSORS HAVE BEEN
APPOINTED AND QUALIFIED. The governing bodies of each of
the Counties shall inform the Commission of its appointments to and
removals from the Commission by delivering to the Commission a
certified copy of the resolution or other action making the appoint-
ment or causing the removal.

(b) Each Commissioner, before entering upon the discharge of
the duties of his office, shall

(1)    take the constitutional oath of office before the Clerk of the
Circuit Court in the County in which he resides and a record of
each oath shall be filed in the office of the clerk before whom it was
taken; and

(2)    give bond in the amount and as required by law for a
county commissioner, which bond shall be executed by a surety com-
pany authorized by the State of Maryland to execute such bonds.
Upon approval of such bond by the Commission, the premium for
such bond, which shall not exceed one-half of one per cent per
annum of the penalty of the bond so executed and approved, shall
be paid by the Commission from any funds available therefor.

6. Officers of the Commission

Within thirty days after the appointment of the original members

of the Commission, the Commission shall meet on the call of any

Commissioner and shall organize by electing from among its mem-

bers a chairman and a vice chairman, who shall not be from the
same county, and a secretary and a treasurer, who may but need

not, be members of the Commission. The offices of secretary and

treasurer may be held by the same person. Subject to the pro-

visions of Section 5 (a), each such officer shall be elected to serve

for a term of one year and shall be eligible for reelection, except

that the office of chairman and vice chairman shall rotate annually
between the Counties.