BLAIR LEE III, Acting Governor                        2189

duly authorized and passed by the Board at its regular
meeting or at a special meeting called for the purpose of
acting upon such approval]. In addition to its own power to
adopt appropriate rules and regulations, the [Commission]
BOARD may adopt and enforce regulations of the State
Department of Health AND MENTAL HYGIENE and/or the Carroll
County Health Officer fixing standards of construction for
[sanitary] WATER AND SEWER facilities or installations.
Prior to the adoption of any such rules and regulations
other than those of the State Department of Health AND
MENTAL HYGIENE or the Carroll County Health Officer the
[Commission] BOARD shall give public notice of the rules and
regulations which it proposes to adopt by publishing the
same in at least two newspapers of general circulation
published in Carroll County at least twice not less than
fifteen (15) days prior to a public hearing, the date, time
and place of which shall be specified in such notice.

15-26.

[In the event the County Commissioners of Carroll
County, prior to the effective date of this subtitle, shall
have caused a District (a body politic and corporate) to be
created in Carroll County pursuant to the provisions of
Sections 645 to 673, inclusive, of Article 43 of the
Annotated Code of Maryland (1965 Replacement Volume), the
Carroll County Sanitary Commission shall replace and succeed
such District as of June 1, 1967. The said commissioners
serving as the governing body of such District pursuant to
Section 619 of said Article 43 shall, on June 1, 1967, be
deemed to have been appointed by the Board under this
subtitle and shall be members of the Carroll County Sanitary
Commission (together with such additional appointees as may
be required by this subtitle), and the terms of such members
shall be prescribed by the Board in accordance with Section
15-2(a) of this subtitle. Such District shall cease to
exist as a body politic and corporate on June 1, 1967, and
it shall not thereafter be necessary for the Board or such
District or the Commission to file any ordinance,
resolution, certificate or articles of amendment with any
person or agency except as may be specifically required by
this subtitle. Nothing contained in this subtitle shall be
construed as impairing or affecting in any way the validity
or enforceability of any proceeding or action taken, or any
obligations or indebtedness incurred, by such District, the
governing body thereof or the Board on behalf of the County
pursuant to said Article 43 prior to June 1, 1967. In the
event that a sanitary district shall have been created in
Carroll County pursuant to the provisions of Section 652 of
said Article 43 prior to June 1, 1967, any such sanitary
district shall be merged into, and thereby become a part of,
the area within which the Commission is authorized to
exercise its power and authority by this subtitle, provided
that such merger shall in no way affect the security for any
outstanding bonds.]

THE BOARD MAY CREATE AND APPOINT AN ADVISORY COUNCIL TO
THE BOARD UNDER THIS SUBTITLE. THE ADVISORY COUNCIL MAY