314 LAWS OF MARYLAND. [CH. 213

(B) The Council shall decide the matters properly brought
before it at such hearing and shall notify property owners of
record by mail of their decision and shall advertise such de-
cision at least once in a newspaper of general circulation in
Montgomery County within sixty days after such hearing;
provided, however, that the Council shall not proceed with
any assessable improvement nor levy any special assessment
if, within ten days after publication of the Council's decision,
the owners of property representing a majority of assessable
shares express themselves in writing to the Council as op-
posed thereto.

(C) A majority (but not less than three) of the resident
abutting property owners may petition the Council to effect
an assessable improvement for which their property would
be assessable. Upon receipt of such petition, it shall be the
duty of the Council to proceed as hereinbefore provided, un-
less the Council shall determine that the proposed assessable
improvement is impractical.

125. (A) The Council, subject to the approval of the County
Commissioners, shall adopt such regulations with respect to
dumping of garbage, sanitation, erection of buildings, tearing
up of streets, operation of vehicles, removal of snow and ice,
or other police or health matters as the Council deems neces-
sary for the welfare and government of Chevy Chase View.
The Council also is empowered to adopt reasonable and
proper penalties for violations of the regulations governing
Chevy Chase View; and the Council may, in addition to en-
forcing such regulations by criminal prosecution, bring suit
in the Circuit Court for Montgomery County, in the name
of the Council of Chevy Chase View, for which purpose said
Council shall be deemed a body corporate, to obtain a decree,
order or judgment of that court compelling, by injunction or
otherwise, compliance by any person with such regulations.

(B) The Council of Chevy Chase View shall have the
power to sue and be sued and for this purpose shall be deemed
to be a body corporate.

(C) The Council shall distribute a copy of all new regula-
tions as adopted to each premises in the community, but
failure to receive such copy by any resident shall not invali-
date the regulation nor shall such failure be valid as a defense
in any action involving violation thereof. If, within thirty
days of the distribution of such regulations, two or more
resident property owners request the Council in writing for a
referendum vote on any regulation, the Council shall conduct
such a referendum at which those persons eligible to vote
at the annual elections shall be permitted to cast ballots.