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the Acts of the General Assembly of 1908 and all and
every part thereof is hereby continued in full force, oper-
ation and effect as though this Act had not been passed,
but the successors of all such officers shall be elected un-
der the provisions of this Act.

SECTION 5. And be it further enacted, That this Act be
and it hereby is declared to be an emergency law and nec-
essary for the immediate preservation of the public
health and safety and shall take effect from the date of its
passage.

Approved October 1, 1920.

CHAPTER 4.

AN ACT to repeal Section 155, 159A and 159B of the
Code of Public Laws of Maryland, title "Washington
County, " sub-title "Hagerstown, " being a part of the
Charter of Hagerstown, and to re-enact the same with
amendments.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of
Maryland, That Sections 155, 159A and 159B, be and the
same are hereby repealed and re-enacted with amend-
ments so as to read as follows:

Section 155. The said City is divided into five wards,
the boundaries and limits of which are defined to be as
follows:

For Ward Number One. Commencing in the Center of
the Public Square and running with the middle of Wash-
ington Street westwardly, two hundred and seventy-six
feet, thence southwardly, through the middle of an alley,
two hundred and seventy-six feet, thence westwardly,
along the middle of an alley to the middle of Prospect
Street; thence southwardly thirty-seven feet, thence
westwardly through the middle of an alley, to the middle
of Walnut Street; thence along the middle of Wal-
nut Street, northeastwardly, to the middle of West
Washington Street; thence along the middle of West
Washington Street and West Washington Street Ex-
tended to the Western boundary of the city, thence north-