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LAWS OF MARYLAND.

shall begin the administration of their offices on the first Mon-

Power to make
rules and

day in April, 1904, and the Road Directors shall have power to

regulations.

make rules and regulations to carry out the purposes of this

Act; provided, that if one month before the day of the general

election in this State for the year 1905 twenty per cent, of the

registered voters of Allegany County sign a petition requesting

a referendum to the vote of the people of the said county upon

this Act, then the Election Supervisors for Allegany County

shall cause to be placed on the official ballot of said election

the usual square for and against said Act, and it shall read

"For the road law," with a square opposite in which the voter

may make his mark, and the other to read "Against the road

law," with a square opposite in which the voter may make his

mark; and if a majority of the votes cast thereon shall be in

favor of the road law, then the same shall continue in full force

and effect, but if the majority of the votes cast shall be against

said road law, then the said road law shall continue in effect

until the first day of April, 1906, and no longer, after which

date it shall be considered as repealed, and the several Acts by

this Act repealed shall be considered as revived in the place

thereof ; provided further, that the petitions of twenty per cent.

of the voters required to secure a referendum as above stated

referendum.

shall conform to all the requirements of Chapter 202 of the

Acts of 1896, in relation to independent nominations, so far as

these provisions may be applicable, and the Election Super-

visors shall be satisfied that such signatures are genuine and

the signers are duly registered voters in said county.

SEC. 2. And be it enacted, That this Act shall take effect

from the date of its passage.

Approved April 7, 1904.

CHAPTER 263.

AN ACT to exempt from taxation certain wharf property on

Light street, in the City of Baltimore, belonging to the Min-

ister and Trustees of the Starr Methodist Protestant Church,

in Baltimore City.

WHEREAS, Wesley Starr, late of Baltimore City, deceased,

Rents and in

by his last will and testament, dated the twentieth day of Feb-

conies of
wharf prop-

ruary, in the year 1866, devised and bequeathed unto the Min-

erty.

ister and Trustees of Starr Methodist Protestant Church, in

Baltimore City, the rents, profits and yearly income of certain

wharf property on Light street, in Baltimore City, hereinafter

referred to; and,