Sec. 5. Power to take water and sewer. The district is authorized to take, hold, use and distribute water and sewage from the Northport Village Corporation.

Sec. 6. Number of trustees. The board of trustees of the district is composed of 5 trustees, 4 must be Northport Village Corporation eligible voters as defined in Private and Special Law 1915, chapter 136, section 12 and one must be a trustee at large who is a utility user of the district.

Sec. 7. Election of first board. The first board is elected in an election called by the municipal officers of the Town of Northport and the municipal officers of the Northport Village Corporation within 6 months of approval of this Act by the voters in accordance with this Act. The terms of the first board are governed by the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 35-A, section 6410.

Sec. 8. Terms of trustees. After the election of the first board, trustees are elected to 3-year terms. Terms are staggered and no trustee may serve more than 4 3-year terms consecutively.

Sec. 9. Authorized to acquire property and franchises of Northport Village Corporation. The district, through its trustees, shall acquire by purchase in accordance with this section the plants, properties, franchises, rights and privileges owned by the Northport Village Corporation, including all lands, buildings, waters, water rights, reservoirs, tanks, standpipes, mains, pumps, pipes, machinery, fixtures, hydrants, meters, services, tools, equipment, apparatus and appliances used or usable in supplying water in the area of the district and all sewers, reservoirs, flush tanks, manholes, catch basins, filtration plants, pumping stations and other appliances and property used or usable for collecting, holding, purifying and disposing of sewage matter and waste waters.

The Northport Village Corporation existing pursuant to Private and Special Law 1915, chapter 136 shall sell, transfer and convey to the district by appropriate instruments of conveyance all, and not less than all, of their plants, properties, assets, franchises, rights and privileges, including, without limitation, lands, buildings, waters, water rights, springs, wells, reservoirs, tanks, standpipes, mains, pumps, pipes, machinery, fixtures, hydrants, meters, services, tools,