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twenty-five years of age at the time of their election; they
shall each of them be citizens of the United States and for five
years immediately preceding their election residents of the
City of Cumberland. The said Mayor and City Councilmen
shall hold office for a period of two years from the first Mon-
day in April next succeeding their election and until their
successors shall have been duly elected and qualified.

SEC. 2. And be it further enacted, That this Act shall take
effect June 1, 1947.

Approved March 29, 1947.

CHAPTER 216.
(House Bill 155)

AN ACT to repeal and re-enact, with amendments, Section
61 of Article 10 of the Code of Public Local Laws of Mary-
land (1930 Edition), title "Dorchester County", sub-title
"Cambridge", sub-heading "Tax Levy", as amended by Chap-
ter 318 of the Acts of 1945, relating to the tax levy in the
City of Cambridge.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Mary-
land, That Section 61 of Article 10 of the Code of Public
Local Laws of Maryland (1930 Edition), title "Dorchester
County", sub-title "Cambridge", sub-heading "Tax Levy", as
amended by Chapter 318 of the Acts of 1945, be and the same
is hereby repealed and re-enacted, with amendments, to read
as follows;

61. The Commissioners of Cambridge shall annually be-
fore the last day of June, levy such sums as they may deem
sufficient to meet and pay the running expenses of the city,
for the ensuing current year beginning July 1st and ending on
the following June 30th; provided, however, that the said Com-
missioners of Cambridge shall in no year, levy for the run-
ning expenses of the city more than one dollar and twenty-five
cents ($1.25) on each $100 of assessable property. The
Commissioners of Cambridge shall annually, at the same
time, levy such additional sums of money as shall be
sufficient to pay (a) the interest due during said year
on all bonds and other indebtedness of the City of Cam-
bridge outstanding during said year, (b) the principal
of all serial bonds and indebtedness of the City of Cambridge