ALBERT C. RITCHIE, GOVERNOR. 1559

as aforesaid at such special election, then such municipal cor-
poration shall forthwith execute all .transfers or other title
papers necessary to consummate and effectuate any such sale,
lease, exchange or other disposition. But if no such petition for
a special election be signed and delivered to said municipal
corporation, as aforesaid, within the said period of thirty
days after the date of publication of the second notice re-
quired by said Section 193A, as aforesaid, then ratification
of any such proposed sale, lease, exchange or other disposition
by said voters, as heretofore authorized in this Section, shall
not be required and no such special election for that purpose
shall be held, and any such municipal corporation shall forth-
with execute all transfers or other title papers necessary to
consummate and effectuate any such sale, lease, exchange or
other disposition, and any such sale, lease, or other disposi-
tion shall be as valid and effective as though the same had
been actually ratified by the said voters at a special election
petitioned for and held as herein authorized; and provided
further, that nothing contained in said Section 193A or in this
Section shall in any way be construed to qualify, limit or
abridge the power and authority, now or hereafter conferred
upon any such municipal corporation by its charter or by
special Act of the General Assembly, to sell, lease, exchange
or otherwise dispose of any such electric plant and/or gas
plant, or to qualify, limit or abridge the manner of exercise
of such power and authority as prescribed in any such charter
or special act, and provided further, that nothing contained in
Section 193A or in this Section shall apply to Washington
County, Talbot County, or the municipalities of Centreville,
Snow Hill, Rock Hall, Hagerstown and Berlin.

SEC. 2. And be it further enacted, That this Act shall take
effect June 1, 1927.

Approved April 26, 1927.

CHAPTER 691.

AN ACT to add seven new sections to Article 14 of the Public
Local Laws of Maryland, title "Howard County," sub-title
"Liquor and Intoxicating Drinks," to be known as Sec-
tions 98-11 to 98-N, inclusive, and to follow immediately
after Section 98-G of said Article, as said section was
enacted by Chapter 281 of the' Acts of 1892, prohibiting
the manufacture, sale, or possession, under certain circum-
stances, of intoxicating liquor within said county, and for
other purposes.