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(e)  Appointments to the board of directors resulting from the
death, removal, or refusal to serve of a director shall be for the un-
expired portion of such term only.

(f)  No member of the board of directors shall exercise any of
the powers of any office or position with the Authority while there
exists a conflict of interest as defined in Article 19A of the Anno-
tated Code of Maryland. Violation of these provisions shall be suf-
ficient cause for removal from office.

(g)  The board of directors or the Governor may remove a
member of the board for good cause after a public hearing, pro-
vided the reasons for such removal are given to said member ten
(10) DAYS prior to the hearing.

757.
By-Laws

The board of directors herein provided for shall exercise all of
the powers and authority given to the Authority. The board of direc-
tors shall have authority to pass all necessary by-laws required to
construct, operate and maintain any comprehensive public health
facility including a public hospital facility in the general vicinity
of the City of Laurel, which by-laws must be first approved by the
State Department of Health AND THE MENTAL HYGIENE and
shall pass all necessary rules and regulations relating or pertaining
to such facilities.

758.

Acceptance of Grants and Cooperation with Governmental
Agencies

(a)   The board is authorized and directed to accept and/or receive
on behalf of the Authority or any facility existing under the Author-
ity grants or funds from the United States Government, the State
of Maryland, any instrumentality of either, on such terms and con-
ditions as the board may determine.

(b)   The board is authorized to cooperate with the United Spates,
the State of Maryland, its counties and municipalities, or any of
their instrumentalities, in any program the board deems beneficial
to the Authority, or any facility existing under the Authority.

(c)   The board is further authorized to do any and all acts for
the benefit of the Authority, or any facility existing under the
Authority, for the purpose of carrying out the provisions of this
subtitle, to have and to exercise the powers, duties and authority
necessary to operate and maintain any facility existing under the
Authority, including the right to use a common seal, to contract
and to sue and be sued.

(d)   The board is further authorized and directed to accept from
any person, firm, corporation, estate, trustee, or other fiduciary, be-
quests, gifts, grants, and devises of property, real, personal or mixed,
tangible or intangible, and use the proceeds therefrom for the bene-
fit of the Authority or any facility existing under the Authority.

(e)   The board may appoint, fix the compensation of, or contract
for the services of administrative, professional, technical, clerical