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of said 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 between certain hours, which notice shall contain the
said date, the hours that the polls will remain open and the
location of the poll ling 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", 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
specially provided for in this Act, and on the closing of the
polls the said committee shall canvass said votes and publicly
announce the result of said canvass. In the event that a ma-
jority 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. 18. And be it further enacted, That in the event that
this charter is adopted by the citizens of said Cresaptown
under the provisions of the referendum above set forth, then
the committee named in Section 17 of this Act shall hold the
election for town officials as provided for in Section 4 of this
Act and in accordance with the provisions of this Act.

SEC. 19. 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. 20. And be it further enacted, That this Act shall take
effect June 1, 1939.

Approved May 27, 1939.

CHAPTER 740.
(House Bill 439)

AN ACT to repeal and re-enact, with amendments, Section 202
of Article 56 of the Annotated Code of Maryland (1935
Supplement and amendments thereto), title "Licenses",
sub-title "Motor Vehicles", sub-heading "Certificate of Title
and Registration", relating to the issuance and transfer of