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of bonds of the Mayor and Councilmen of Lonaconing, as other-
wise provided in this Act.

SEC. 2. And be it further enacted, That this Act shall be
submitted to the qualified voters of the Town of Lonaconing
at the next regular City Election, and that on the ballots pro-
vided by the Mayor and Councilmen of Lonaconing, at said
Election, there shall be printed the words: "For Charter
Amendments" and "Against Charter Amendments," with the
square after said words in each case for the X-mark of the
voter, and if at said Special Election there shall not be a ma-
jority of votes cast in favor of said Amendments, then this Act
shall be null and void.

SEC. 3. And be it further enacted, That this Act is hereby
declared to be an emergency law and necessary for the imme-
diate preservation of public safety, and being passed upon a
yea and nay vote supported by three-fifths of all the members
elected to each of the two Houses of the General Assembly,
the same shall take effect from the date of its passage.

Approved April 10th, 1918.

CHAPTER 493.

AN ACT to repeal and re-enact with amendments Sections
695, 696, 697, 698, 699 and 700 of Article 4 of the Public
Local Laws of Maryland, title "City of Baltimore," sub-
title "Real Estate Brokers," and to add thereto two new
sections to be known as 699A and 699B.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Mary-
land, That Sections 6-95, 696, 697, 698, 699 and 700 of Arti-
cle 4 of the Public Local Laws of Maryland, title "City of
Baltimore," sub-title "Real Estate Brokers," be repealed and
re-enacted, with amendments, and that two new sections be
added to be known as 699A and 699B, so as to read as follows:

Section 695. Any person, co-partnership or corporation ap-
plying for the same and paying the sum of money herein pro-
vided, may obtain a license for carrying on the business of real
estate broker in the City of Baltimore, provided that the names
of each and every person comprising any such co-partnership
shall be inserted in said license; and provided further, that the
sum of money to be paid therefor as aforesaid, shall be $25.00
except licenses issued to co-partnerships, for which said license