440 LAWS OF MARYLAND [CH. 99

491D. (a) The Citizens- Committee provided for in Section
491C shall have the power and authority to provide, by con-
tract or otherwise, for lights in said Mt. Savage Special Tax
Area and to pay for same out of the taxes levied by the County
Commissioners of Allegany County and paid over to the
Treasurer of said Citizens' Committee. The said Treasurer
shall pay out of the funds in his possession only upon the order
of said Citizens' Committee and for the purposes authorized
by this sub-title.

(b) The Treasurer of said Citizens' Committee shall deposit
all funds coming into his possession as such Treasurer in such
bank as may be approved by said Committee and shall not be
paid out except by check duly signed by him as Treasurer and
countersigned by the Chairman, or by some member of said
Committee acting as Chairman, and so authorized to act by
resolution of said Committee, which must first be spread upon
the minutes of said Committee.

SEC. 2. And be it further enacted, That before the pro-
visions of this Act shall become effective, the County Com-
missioners and the Board of Election Supervisors of Allegany
County shall submit the question to the qualified voters of
that part of Election District No. 13 of said County which is
described hereinabove in this Act as the "Mt. Savage Special
Tax Area". Said referendum shall be held on the first Tues-
day in April, 1950, at places to be designated by the Board
of Election Supervisors. Due notice of said referendum shall
be given by public posters in the said Mt. Savage Special Tax
Area. The cost of said referendum shall Be paid out of the gen-
eral funds of the County Commissioners and said referendum
shall be conducted generally in accordance with the regular
election procedure of said County except as modified herein.
Printed on the ballots there shall appear the words "For a
Special Tax Area" and "Against a Special Tax Area" with a
blank square opposite and to the right of each set of said
words so that the voters may suitably indicate their votes on
said question. If a majority of the persons voting on said
question shall cast their ballots marked "For a Special Tax
Area", then this Act shall be immediately of full force and
effect; but if a majority of the persons voting on said ques-
tion shall case their ballots marked "Against a Special Tax
Area", then this Act shall be null and void and of no further
effect whatsoever.

SEC. 3. And be it further enacted, That this Act is hereby
declared to be an acute emergency measure and necessary
for the immediate preservation of the public health and safety
and having been passed by a yea and nay vote, supported by