BLAIR LEE III, Acting Governor                        2167

Commissioner expires, his successor shall be appointed by
the Board. Any vacancy in the membership of the Commission
shall be filled by appointment by the Board for the
unexpired term.

(b) The Commission shall elect one of its members as
Chairman. Subject to the approval of the Board, the
Commission shall appoint, discharge and fix the compensation
of a Secretary-Treasurer, a Chief Engineer and such
engineering, legal, clerical and other personnel and help as
from time to time the Commission may deem necessary to carry
out the provisions of this subtitle. The
Secretary-Treasurer, if any, appointed by the Commission
shall be the collector of all charges and assessments made
by the Commission, and shall receive and account for all
monies which shall be due and payable to the Commission from
any source whatsoever. All monies deposited shall be
protected by a depository bond, or by such other securities
as may be approved by the Commission. The
Secretary-Treasurer shall give bond to the State of Maryland
to the amount of $20,000.00, with a good and sufficient
surety to be approved by the Commission, with the condition
"that if the above bounden shall well and faithfully execute
his office and shall account to the Commission for all
monies which he shall receive for account of the Commission,
or be answerable for by law, then the said obligation to be
void, otherwise to be and remain in full force and effect."
The bond, when approved, shall be recorded in the office of
the Clerk of the Circuit Court for Carroll County; and the
person so appointed, before entering upon the duties of his
office shall take an oath before the Clerk of the Circuit
Court for the County, in form similar to that taken by
collectors of taxes, except as to the title of the office.
The Commission may pay the premiums on all bonds. All
checks issued by the Commission shall be signed by the
Secretary—Treasurer and countersigned by one member of the
Commission. ]

[(c)] The [Commission] COUNTY shall annually have [its]
ANY accounts WHICH ARE MAINTAINED TO IMPLEMENT THIS SUBTITLE
audited by a certified public accountant to be selected by
the [Commission and approved by the] Board; all fees
incurred by such accountant in connection with the audit
shall be paid by the [Commission] COUNTY; and the
[Commission] COUNTY shall publish a full, true and itemized
account of its receipts and disbursements UNDER THIS
SUBTITLE in a newspaper published in Carroll County.

15-3.

(a) To provide for the general health and welfare of
the residents of Carroll County, the [Commission] COUNTY may
acquire, construct, operate, and maintain such water,
[sever] SEWERAGE, and drainage systems as it deems to be in
the public interest. The [Commission] COUNTY may cause
surveys, plans, specifications, and estimates to be made for
such systems. Unless all owners of land which will be
served by any such proposed improvements consent in writing