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council and county executive; public notice; holding," to provide
that emergency legislation shall remain in force notwithstanding
the filing of a petition for referendum but shall stand repealed
thirty days after rejection by a majority of the qualified voters
voting thereon.

Be It Enacted by the County Council for Montgomery County,
Maryland, that—

Sec. 1. Section 9-17, Chapter 9, title "Elections," of the Mont-
gomery County Code 1965, as amended, is hereby repealed and re-
enacted, with amendments, to read as follows:

9-17. Same—Notification of Council and County Executive; public
notice; holding.

The Board of Election Supervisors shall promptly notify the
Council and the County Executive of any petition so filed with it and
whether or not any petition so filed is a valid petition requiring
referendum to be held under the Charter. If notified that the petition
so filed is a valid petition requiring referendum to be held under the
Charter, the County Executive shall give public notice, in such man-
ner as he shall determine, that the Act unless it is emergency legis-
lation is without force and effect pending the holding of the referen-
dum thereon. Emergency legislation shall remain in force from the
date it shall become law notwithstanding the filing of a petition for
referendum, but shall stand repealed thirty days after rejection by a
majority of the qualified voters voting thereon. Such referendum
shall be held at the next regular or special election (whichever first
occurs) in the County for the election of any State or federal officer,
or at a special election to be held at such time as the County Execu-
tive may prescribe. The Board shall conduct any such referendum
election and shall use the same voting machines or ballots or both
as used by it generally for election purposes in the County.

Sec. 2. Effective date.

This Act shall take effect on December 7, 1970.

CHAPTER 17

(BILL NO. 40-70)

AN ACT to amend Chapter 20, title "Public Welfare," of the Mont-
gomery County Code 1965, Section 20-2, title "Same—Admin-
istration; use of private agencies, etc.," and Section 20-3, title
"Private welfare agencies—Official designated by Council to
serve, etc.," to authorize the County Executive to utilize the
services of existing private welfare agencies and to designate the
official to serve as a member of the agency's managing board.