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empowered to do all acts and things necessary to issue and sell
said bonds, to have the same registered if necessary, and to do
all things necessary to carry out the purposes of this Act, even
though the same may not be specifically mentioned herein or
in the charter of the town of Laurel or in any other Act relat-
ing to the said town.

SEC. 5. And be it further enacted, That the provisions of
this Act shall not become effective until the same shall be sub-
mitted to and approved by the qualified voters of the town of
Laurel, as hereinafter provided.

That said election shall be held as a special election within
three months after the passage of this Act, which special elec-
tion shall be conducted in all respects as general elections of
the town of Laurel are conducted; provided, that a supple-
mental registration day shall be held at least ten days prior to
the special election.

The ballots shall be prepared as ballots are prepared for a
general election and shall have printed thereon the words "For
Street Improvement Bonds" and immediately thereunder the
"words "Against Street Improvement Bonds" with a square
after said words, in each case, for the X mark of the voters.

In the event that at such election a majority of the ballots
cast shall be properly marked in the square after the words
"For Street Improvement Bonds, " then this Act shall be in
full force and effect, but in the event that a majority of the
ballots cast shall be properly marked in the square after the
words "Against Street Improvement Bonds, " then this Act
shall be null and void.

SEC. 6. And be it further enacted, That this Act is hereby
declared to be an emergency law and necessary for the imme-
diate preservation of the public health and safety, and being
passed upon a yea and nay vote, supported by three-fifths of all
the members elected to each of the two Houses of the General
Assembly and the same shall take effect from the date of its
passage.

Approved April 17, 1931.

CHAPTER 332.

AN ACT to repeal and re-enact, with amendments, Section 3
of Article 33 of the 1929 Supplement to the Annotated
Code of the Public General Laws of Maryland, title "Elec-