298                               LAWS OF MARYLAND                       [CH. 119

Section 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Maryland,
That Section 607 (b) of the Code of Public Local Laws of Allegany
County, (1963 Edition, being Article 1 of the Code of Public Local
Laws of Maryland), title "Allegany County," subtitle "Upper
Potomac River District," be and it is hereby repealed and re-enacted,
with amendments, to read as follows:

607.

(b) The Commission shall be composed of three members; one
shall be appointed by the County Commissioners of Garrett County
and one by the County Commissioners of Allegany County, and the
third shall be named by the Governor of Maryland, the first appoint
ments hereunder to be made on or before May 1, 1935, upon which
date the terms of office shall begin. All appointees shall be residents
and taxpayers of Allegany and Garrett Counties and shall serve for
six years, or until their successors are appointed and have qualified,
except that the first members appointed by the County Commissioners
of Garrett County and Allegany County shall serve for terms of two
and four years, respectively, and their successors for six years, so
that the terms of one member of the Commission shall expire bi-
ennially. Upon the expiration of the terms of the members of said
Commission, their successors shall be named in the same manner
as the original appointments were made, except that each appoint-
ment shall be for a term of six years. Any vacancy occurring at any
time in the personnel of the Commission shall be filled for the un-
expired term by the agency making the original appointment. All
members shall serve without compensation but they shall be allowed
any reasonable expenses incurred in the performance of their duties
under this subtitle. The Governor shall designate the Chairman of
the Commission. In the event that either or both Boards of County
Commissioners shall fail to neglect to appoint a member of the Upper
Potomac River Commission, as hereinbefore provided, then the Gov-
ernor shall make such appointment or appointments for the full
term or terms of such member or members. The Commission shall
appoint, discharge at pleasure, and fix the compensation of such
engineering, legal, clerical and other force and help as, from time
to time, in its judgment may be deemed necessary to carry out the
provisions of this subtitle. The Commission for the convenience of
the citizens of said District may establish an office at a convenient
place in the District. The Commission shall annually publish in at
least one newspaper in Allegany County a full and true account of
its receipts, expenses and expenditures. [Prior to said publication,
said accounts shall be fully audited by the State Auditor of the State
of Maryland, who shall be paid such compensation by the Commission
as is paid the Auditor for auditing other State Accounts; provided,
however, said Commission may in addition to said State Auditor,
employ a certi