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58. Whenever any person nominated for public; office as
in this Article provided, shall at least fifteen days before
election, in a. writing signed by him and acknowledged before
a Justice of the Peace or a, Notary Public, notify the officer
with whom the certificate nominating him is by this Article
required to be filed, that he declines such nomination, such
nomination shall be void, and the name of any person so with-
drawing shall not be printed upon the ballots. Whenever any
person who has filed a certificate of candidacy for nomination
in any primary election shall at least fifteen days before the
day of such primary election, in a writing signed by him or
her, and acknowledged before a Justice of the Peace or Notary
Public, notify the officer or Board with whom the certificate
of candidacy is by this Article required to be filed, that he or
she desires to withdraw as a candidate for such nomination,
such certificate of candidacy shall thereupon be and become,
void, and the name of any person so withdrawing shall not be
printed upon the ballots to be used at such primary election.

SEC. 2. And be it further enacted, That this Act shall take
effect on the first day of June, 1927.

Approved April 1, 1927.

CHAPTER 245.

AN ACT to authorize and empower the Mayor, Counsellor
and Aldermen of the City of Annapolis to borrow upon the
faith and credit of said municipality a sum not to exceed
two hundred and fifty thousand dollars ($250, 000. 00) and
to issue and sell coupon bonds therefor, and to apply the pro-
ceeds thereof to enlarging and improving the water works,
and water system of the City of Annapolis, and submitting
the question of the issue of the said bonds to the legally quali-
fied voters of the City of Annapolis at a regular or special
election to be held for that purpose, and providing for the
payment of said bonds and the interest thereon by a gen-
eral tax levy on all the assessable property in the munici-
pality, with the further provision that, in so far as it may
be practicable, the receipts from water service are to be
applied to the payment of such interest and principal of
the bonds.