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"In General," be and it is hereby repealed and re-enacted, with
amendments, to read as follows:

5. Commissioners—In General.

When the governing body of a city adopts a resolution as afore-
said, it shall promptly notify the mayor of such adoption. Upon
receiving such notice, and approving said resolution, the mayor shall
appoint five persons as commissioners of the authority created for
said city. The commissioners who are first appointed shall be desig-
nated to serve for terms of one, two, three, four and five years,
respectively, from the date of their appointment, but thereafter com-
missioners shall be appointed as aforesaid for a term of office of five
years except that all vacancies shall be filled for the unexpired term.
No commissioner of an authority may be an employee (except a
professional educational employee of the city school system or, in
Baltimore City, an employee of the Department of Housing and
Community Development or of any city agency succeeding to its
functions) or an elected officer of the city for which the authority
is created. A commissioner shall hold office until his successor has
been appointed and has qualified. A certificate of the appointment
or reappointment of any commissioners shall be filed with the clerk
and such certificate shall be conclusive evidence of the due and
proper appointment of such commissioner. A commissioner shall
receive no compensation for his services, but he shall be entitled to
the necessary expenses, including traveling expenses, incurred in the
discharge of his duties.

The powers of each authority shall be vested in the commissioners
thereof in office from time to time. Three commissioners shall con-
stitute a quorum of the authority for the purpose of conducting its
business and exercising its powers and for all other purposes. Action
may be taken by the authority upon a vote of a majority of the com-
missioners present, unless in any case the bylaws of the authority
shall require a larger number. The mayor shall designate which
of the commissioners appointed shall be the first chairman, but when
the office of the chairman of the authority thereafter becomes va-
cant, the authority shall select a chairman from among its com-
missioners. An authority shall select from among its commissioners
a vice-chairman, and it may employ a secretary (who shall be execu-
tive director), technical experts and such other officers, agents and
employees, permanent and temporary, and shall determine their
qualifications, duties and compensation. For such legal services as
it may require, an authority may call upon the chief law officer of
the city or may employ its own counsel and legal staff. An authority
may delegate to one or more of its agents or employees such powers
or duties as it may deem proper.

Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That this Act shall take effect
July 1, 1970.

Approved April 15, 1970

CHAPTER 119
(Senate Bill 291)

AN ACT to add new Section 28 (j) to Article 2B of the Annotated
Code of Maryland (1968 Replacement Volume 1969 SUPPLE-