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Council are authorized, in addition, to exercise all the rights and priv-
ileges conferred by this act upon the Mayor and Common Council created,
and all ordinances now in force or which may be passed by the present
Mayor and Common Council before the election of their successors at the
election in June, 1908, and their qualifications shall be as effective as if
this act had not been passed.

AMENDMENTS OF CHARTER.

1908, ch. 79, sec 37. 1912 Code, sec. 333.

558. Power is deputed to the male citizens of the town of Hyattsville,
qualified voters under section 504 hereof, to amend this charter except as
affects the power of the Mayor and Common Council to lay taxes sufficient
to meet the town necessities, and subject to the Constitution and General
Laws of the State and the Pubilc Local Laws of Prince George's County,
other than this act, as follows: Whenever twenty-five per cent, of the
voters, as shown by the highest number of votes cast at the last preceding
town election for Mayor or treasurer, shall sign and file with the Mayor
and Common Council a petition setting forth in exact language the amend-
ment or amendments proposed by them, it shall be the duty of the Mayor
and Common Council to cause the same to be published at least four weeks
in some newspaper published in Hyattsville, and in notices posted in
public places, as the Mayor and Common Council may direct, thereafter
to issue a call for a special election thereon not less than one week after
the completion of such publication; provided, that if the submission there-
of shall not be delayed more than two months, such amendments may be
submitted at the regular term election. It shall be the duty of the Mayor
and Common Council to pass such ordinances as may be necessary to regu-
late the conduct of the election. All ballots at such election shall have
printed thereon the words, "For Amendments to the Town Charter pro-
viding for"—, and "Against Amendments providing for"—filling the
blank suitable, and if it shall appear on a canvass of all the votes cast at
said election that not less than a majority of them have been in favor of
the proposed amendment or amendments, then the Mayor and Common
Council shall, without delay, proclaim their adoption.

ROAD TAX.

1910, ch. 90, sec 285. 1912 Code, sec. 334.

559. The Board of Road Directors of Prince George's County, shall
pay annually to the Mayor and Common Council of Hyattsville three-
quarters of the full amount of the road and bridge tax as may be realized
each year from the property taxed for such purposes within the limits of
said town, the said sum of money to be used by the Mayor and Common
Council of said town for "the repair and improvement of the roads and
sidewalks within said corporate limits.
See secs. 489 and 546.