1660                             Laws of Maryland                      [Ch. 637

(b)    Members of the Committee shall be residents of the special
taxing area who have resided therein for no less than the six months
next preceding the election for members of the Committee. Every
person so elected or otherwise chosen as a member of the Committee
shall qualify by taking an oath before any officer in Allegany County
authorized by law to administer oaths, that he will diligently and
faithfully discharge all the duties of the office.

(c)    If any person fails to qualify as a committeeman within 30
days after the selection or election or in case of any vacancies in an
office of committeeman for reason of death, resignation or otherwise,
the remaining members of the Committee shall fill the vacancy by
the appointment of a person qualifying under this subtitle who shall
then hold the office for the unexpired portion of the term to which
appointed.

(d)    Members of the Committee shall serve regular terms of three
years except that for those comprising the first set of committeemen.
Three persons shall serve for a term of three years, two persons for
a term of two years and two persons for a term of one year begin-
ning as of July 1, 1972. The following persons shall comprise the
membership of the Committee: Joseph A. Haugen, Clayton Gillum
and Willys Smelser for three years terms; Rita Gillum and Robert
Saville for two year terms; and Norman Porter and John Gatial for
one year terms.

(e)    Beginning on the second Thursday in the month of July,
1973, and on this same day in each year thereafter, there shall be an
election among the residents of the special taxing area to fill the
places on the Committee then expiring. Each of these elections shall
be under the supervision and direction of the Board of Supervisors
of Elections of Allegany County. The elections shall be conducted
generally in conformity with the provisions of Article 33 of the
Annotated Code. The Board of Supervisors of Elections and the
Board of County Commissioners of Allegany County shall do such
things as are necessary and proper to conduct the annual elections
in the special tax TAXING area.

16C.

(a)    After appointment or election, the Committee shall meet
promptly and organize. The members shall appoint their own officers
from time to time, including a chairman, treasurer, secretary and
other officers deemed necessary in the judgment of the Committee.
The offices of treasurer and secretary may be combined.

(b)    Four members of the Committee are a quorum but at least
five concurring votes are required to enact any business. A lesser
number then a quorum may adjourn from time to time and seek the
attendance of the absentee members.

(c)    New business may not be passed on in the same meeting in
which it is introduced. A minimal period of two weeks is required
between the time new business is introduced and the time the Com-
mittee takes final action on it.

16D.

(a) The Committee may provide generally within the special
taxing area for the acquisition, construction, maintaining and oper-
ating a system of street lights, water system for sanitary and fire