PHILLIPS LEE GOLDSBOROUGH, GOVERNOR. 1199

upon the owners of property binding or abutting upon said
sidewalk or street in the said town for the grading, paving,
curbing or otherwise improving said sidewalk, street or alley in
accordance with the provisions of this Section, the sum so levied
shall be a lien on said property, provided the Mayor and Council
shall within sixty days after the completion of such grading,
curbing, paving or other improvement, cause to be filed with the
Clerk of the Circuit Court for Allegany County, a statement
showing the whole amount expended in such grading, paving,
curbing or other improvement and the names of the persons
among whom and against whom the said sum has been appor-
tioned and assessed and the amount due by each, in accordance
with the provisions of this Section, and a general description
of the land owned by each of said persons, or a reference to the
deed or other instrument where such a general description is
contained of the land upon which said sums are intended to op-
erate as a lien, and said statement shall constitute a lien on said
property for the term of five years, and said lien, irrespective
of its amount, may be enforced by a bill in equity for the sale of
the property to pay the amount of the lien and costs at any
time within said five years.

SECTION 2. And be it further enacted, That this Act shall
not become effective unless at a special election to be held in
the Town of Midland on the third Monday in the month of
April, 1914, which election shall be conducted in all respects
as regular elections in the Town of Midland are conducted, there
shall be cast a majority of votes in favor of the amendment to
the town charter as provided in this Act, and that at said elec-
tion the question of the approval or disapproval of the provis-
ions of this Act shall be submitted to the qualified voters of the
said Town of Midland, as follows, namely, that on the ballots
provided by the Mayor and Council of Midland at said election
there shall be printed the words, '' For Amended Charter,'' and
"Against Amended Charter," with a square after said words,
in each case for the (X) mark of the voter, and the voter may
vote thereon either by an (X) mark after his choice, or by run-
ning a pencil or pen mark through the one to which he is op-
posed; and if there be a majority of votes cast in favor of the
Amended Charter, then this Act and the provisions thereof shall
go into effect immediately; and if there be a majority of votes
cast against the Amended Charter, then this Act shall be null.
and void.