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LAWS OF MARYLAND.

where there is no newspaper published in said town, then in
some newspaper circulating in said town, said publication,
together with all costs for holding election, to be paid for in
advance by such company, and no such right of way or fran-
chise shall be granted by said authorities until such ordi-
nance be formally passed and accepted by the railway com-
pany, such company giving security that it will strictly carry
out and observe the provisions of such ordinances, if ratified
by the voters aforesaid, and then finally ratified by a majority
of the legally qualified voters of said town, who are taxpayers.

Shall not
apply to exist-
ing franchises.

SEC. 2. And be it further enacted, That this Act shall not
apply to any such right of way or franchise already granted to
and formally accepted by any railway company so far only
as would constitute a violation of contract.

SEC. 3. Be it enacted, That all Acts and parts of Acts incon-
sistent herewith are hereby repealed.

SEC. 4. Be it enacted, That this Act shall take effect from
the date of its passage.

Approved April 7, 1900.

CHAPTER 477.

AN ACT to repeal Section 116E and 117 of Article 17 of
the Code of Public Local Laws, title "Prince George's
County," sub-title "Treasurer," as enacted by Chapter two
hundred and twenty-two of the Acts of the General Assem-
bly of Maryland of the year 1898, and to re-enact the same,
with amendments.

Prince
George's Co
Treasurer.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Mary-
land, That Section 116E and 117 of Article 17 of the Code of
Public Local Laws, title "Prince George's County," sub-title
"Treasurer," as enacted by Chapter two hundred and twenty-
two of the Acts of the General Assembly of Maryland of the
year 1898 be and the same are hereby repealed and re-enacted
as follows:

Compensation

116E. The Treasurer of Prince George's County shall
receive in full compensation for the discharge of all his
official duties three thousand dollars for each year of his term
of office, which shall be payable one-fourth on the first day of
July, one-fourth on the first day of October and one-fourth on
the first day of January of each fiscal year, and the remaining