THEODORE R. MCKELDIN, GOVERNOR 543

authorized, shall be unlawful and subject to the provisions
and penalties of said Sections 578 and 605 of this Article.

SEC. 2. And be it further enacted, That all laws and
parts of laws, whether public general or public local laws,
inconsistent with the provisions of this Act, be and the
same are hereby repealed with respect to any exhibition
authorized by Section 608A as enacted by Section 1 hereof,
to the extent of any such inconsistency.

SEC. 3. And be it further enacted, That Sections 1 and
2 of this Act shall not become effective until they have been
submitted for adoption or rejection to the qualified voters
of the Franklin District in Carroll County. At a special
election to be held in the Franklin District, in Carroll
County, on the second Monday in June, 1953, there shall
be submitted to the regular and qualified voters of the
Franklin District the question whether the exhibition of
motion pictures on Sundays shall be authorized, as pro-
vided by Section 1 hereof. The Board of Supervisors of
Election of the Franklin District in Carroll County shall
cause to be printed on the ballots to be used at said elec-
tion the title of this Act, and underneath said title on
separate lines a square or box to the right of and opposite
the words "For Motion Pictures on Sunday", and a corre-
sponding square or box to the right of and opposite the
words "Against Motion Pictures on Sunday", so that the
said voters shall be able to designate by a cross mark in
the proper square or box his or her decision for or against
motion pictures on Sunday.

If a majority of the votes cast at said election in the
Franklin District on said question shall be "For Motion
Pictures on Sunday", then Sections 1 and 2 of this Act
shall automatically become effective in said District. If a
majority of the votes cast in said town on said question
shall be "Against Motion Pictures on Sunday", then Sec-
tions 1 and 2 of this Act shall not become effective in said
District.

SEC. 4. And be it further enacted, That this Act is
hereby declared to be an emergency measure and necessary
for the immediate preservation of the public health or
safety, and being passed upon a yea and nay vote sup-
ported by three-fifths of all members elected to each of
the two Houses of the General Assembly, the same shall
take effect from the date of its passage.

Approved April 6, 1953.