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terms for Commissioners" and "Against two-year terms
for Commissioners", with squares opposite each for voters
to indicate choice.

On the closing of the polls, the ballots shall be counted
and canvassed in the usual manner, and the persons or
officials making said canvass shall publicly announce the
result of said canvass. In the event that a majority of the
votes cast are "For Two-Year Terms for Commissioners, "
and "For Town Manager", this Act shall immediately be-
come effective, and in the event a majority of said votes
are "Against Two-Year Terms for Commissioners, " or
"Against Town Manager, " this Act shall be null and void
and of no effect whatsoever.

Approved April 29, 1949.

CHAPTER 446

(Senate Bill 235)

AN ACT to repeal and re-enact, with amendments, Section
85B of Article 16 of the Annotated Code of Maryland
(1947 Supplement), title "Chancery, " sub-title "Adop-
tion, " relating to courts having jurisdiction over adop-
tion cases.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Maryland,
That Section 85B of Article 16 of the Annotated Code of
Maryland (1947 Supplement), title "Chancery, " sub-title
"Adoption, " be and it is hereby repealed and re-enacted,
with, amendments, to read as follows:

85B. (Jurisdiction and Venue. ) The Circuit Courts of
the several counties of this State, sitting in equity, and
any court of Baltimore City having equity jurisdiction,
shall have jurisdiction of all petitions for adoption under
this sub-title. Any such petition may be filed in the coun-
ty, or in Baltimore City, as the case may be, in which (1)
the petitioner or petitioners have their domicile; or (2) the
person to be adopted is domiciled; or (3) any lawfully
licensed child placement agency, having legal or physical
care, custody or control of the person to be adopted * is
located; or (4) such petition may be filed in any court
having equity jurisdiction which had prior to the filing
of the petition for adoption assumed a continuing jurisdic-
tion over the custody of the person to be adopted. Pro-
vided, however, except in (4) above no such petition shall

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