HERBERT R. O'CONOR, GOVERNOR. 1331

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Mary-
land, That a new section be and it is hereby added to Article 19
of the Code of Public Local Laws of Maryland (1930 Edition),
title "St. Mary's County', sub-title "Leonardtown", said new
section to be known as Section 95B, to follow immediately after
Section 95A of said Article, and to read as follows:

95B. The boundaries of the town of Leonardtown are hereby
extended to include the following area:

Beginning for the same at the northeast boundary of
Leonardtown as surveyed in 1915, thence running North 19
degrees 45 minutes East 3510 feet to a boundary set in a field
on the property of Jas. B. Russell, thence with a right-angle
or North 70 degrees 15 minutes West 922 feet to a boundary set
on the east side of the State road leading from Leonardtown
to Hollywood, thence across the said road 40 feet, thence with
same line North 70 degrees 15 minutes West 2810 feet to a
boundary set on the property of J. Igns. Hayden, thence with a
right angle or South 19 degrees 45 minutes West 4250 feet to a
boundary set on the north side of the State road leading from
Leonardtown towards Washington, D. C. the northwest bound-
ary as surveyed in 1939, thence across, the said road 50 feet,
thence South 19 degrees 45 minutes West 4980 feet to a bound-
ary set in a marsh on "Breton's Bay", thence in an easterly
direction with said marsh and the shore of Breton's Bay to the
southwest boundary of Leonardtown as surveyed in 1915.

SEC. 2. And be it further enacted, That the area described
in Section 95B of this Act shall not become effective until the
Commissioners of Leonardtown shall, in their discretion, ap-
prove the same by ordinance or resolution after a petition,
signed by two-thirds of the property owners in said area, has
been presented to the said Commissioners7 requesting such
annexation.

SEC. 3. And be it further enacted, That this Act shall take
effect June 1, 1945.

Approved April 27, 1945.

CHAPTER 903.
(House Bill 878)

AN ACT to repeal and re-enact, with amendments, Section 59
of Article 97 of the Annotated Code of Maryland (1939
Edition), title "Weights and Measures", sub-title "Solid