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Show CONNECTICUT RIVER COMPACT 75 dents of the State of Connecticut; three of whom shall be residents of the State of New Hampshire; and three of whom shall be residents of the State of Vermont. "The members of said Commission shall be chosen by their respec- tive States in such manner and for such term as may be fixed and determined from time to time by the law of each of said States respec- tively by which they are appointed. A commissioner may be removed or suspended from office as provided by the law of the State for which he shall be appointed; and any vacancy occurring in said Commission shall be filled in accordance with the laws of the State wherein such vacancy exists. "A majority of the members from each State shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business, the exercise of any powers or the performance of any duties, but no action of the Commission shall be binding unless at least two of the members from each State shall vote in favor thereof. "The compensation of the members of said Commission shall be fixed, determined, and paid by the State which they respectively represent. All necessary expenses incurred in the performance of their duties shall be paid from the funds of said Commission. "The Commission shall elect from its members a chairman, vice- chairman, clerk, and treasurer. Such treasurer shall furnish to said Commission, at its expense, a bond with corporate surety, to be ap- proved by said Commission, in such amount as said Commission may determine, conditioned for the faithful performance of his duties. "The Commission shall adopt suitable bylaws and shall make such rules and regulations as it may deem advisable governing the operation of flood-control projects, not inconsistent with the laws of the signa- tory States or laws of the United States, and any rules or regulations lawfully promulgated thereunder. "The Commission shall make an annual report to the governor of each of the signatory States, setting forth in detail the operations and transactions conducted by it pursuant to this compact and any legisla- tion thereunder, which said reports shall be submitted to the respective legislatures. "The Commission shall keep a record of all its meetings and pro- ceedings, contracts and accounts, and shall maintain a suitable office, where its maps, plans, documents, records, and accounts shall be kept, subject to public inspection at such times and under such regulations as the Commission shall determine. "article hi "The Commission shall constitute a body, both corporate and politic, with full power and authority- "(1) To acquire by lease and to hold lands, easements, and rights- of-way for reservoirs herein contemplated, and for the use and enjoy- ment thereof; "(2) To hold, maintain, and operate reservoirs, including appur- tenances, for the purposes of flood control; " (3) To receive funds and moneys from the signatory States or other sources, for the purpose of acquiring, operating, and maintaining such reservoirs as may hereafter be constructed within the basin of the Connecticut River under the terms of this compact, including, |