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town who are qualified to vote under this Act that an election
will be held on the date fixed in this Act at a certain place and
between certain hours, which notice shall contain the said date,
the hours that the polls will remain open and the location of the
polling place or places, and a statement that the election is to be
held for the purpose of deciding whether or not to adopt this
charter and form an incorporated. town.

The said committee shall provide and furnish the place or places
where such election shall be held, the booths, ballot boxes and
sufficient number of printed ballots, upon which on one line the
words "For Incorporation, " shall be printed, and on another
line, the words "Against Incorporation, '7 with squares opposite
each.

Said election shall be conducted as nearly as practicable as an
election for county officers is conducted in all points not spe-
cially provided for in this Act, and on the closing of the polls
the said committee shall canvass said votes and publicly an-
nounce the result of said canvass. In the event that a majority
of the votes cast are for incorporation, this Act shall immediately
become effective, and in the event that a majority of said votes
are against incorporation, it shall be null and void.

SEC. 24. And be it further enacted, That in the event that this
charter is adopted by the citizens of said Mountain Lake Park
under, the provisions of the referendum above set forth, then the
committee named in Section 4 of this Act shall hold the election
for town officials as provided for in Section 5 of this Act and
in accordance with the provisions of this Act.

SEC. 25. And be it further enacted,   That if any section or

part of a section, or any provision of  this Act shall be held

invalid, such invalidity shall not affect  any other provision of
this Act.

SEC. 26. And be it further enacted, That this Act shall take
effect June 1, 1931.

Approved April 17, 1931.

CHAPTER 508.

AN ACT to repeal and re-enact, with amendments, Section 202
of Article 33 of the Annotated Code of Maryland, entitled
"Elections, " sub-title "Primary Elections, " so as to eliminate
any provision for extra compensation to the Board of Super-
visors of Elections for Baltimore City for the performance of
the duties imposed upon them by the Primary Election Law.