THEODORE R. MCKELDIN, GOVERNOR 1903

County", sub-title "Indian Head", be and it is hereby repealed
and re-enacted, with amendments, to read as follows:

120. The citizens of said town of Indian Head having the
qualifications prescribed for voters by the laws of this State
and having resided in said town six months previous to any
municipal election, shall annually on the first Monday in
May MUNICIPAL ELECTION, SHALL, EVERY TWO
YEARS BEGINNING ON THE FIRST MONDAY IN MAY,
1951, elect three citizens, taxpayers of said town of Indian
Head, who are assessed on the tax books of said Charles County
as owning five hundred ($500. 00) dollars worth of property
within the corporate limits of said town of Indian Head, who
shall have resided in said town for twelve months next pre-
ceding said election, as the Town Commissioners of Indian
Head to serve for [one year] two years, from June 1st next
succeeding their election or until their successors shall be
elected and qualified. Said Town Commissioners shall receive
[no pay] annual compensation at the rate of two hundred
dollars each for their services as such, and they shall continue
to reside in said town during their term of office [; provided,
however, that there shall be no election of Town Commis-
sioners in the month of May, 1920, but that Francis E. Mat-
tingly, Frederick C. Shaw and Thomas Norman shall be and
constitute the Town Commissioners of Indian Head, from and
after the first day of June, 1920, until the first day of June,
1921, subject to the provisions of this Act, provided for the
Town Commissioners elected for all other times than as herein
in this section set forth, with power to fill vacancies occurring
among their own number, or elsewhere in this Act set forth,
for the Commissioners elected as herein otherwise provided].

Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That this Act shall take
effect June 1, 1951.

SEC. 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, THAT THIS
ACT IS HEREBY DECLARED TO BE AN EMERGENCY
MEASURE AND NECESSARY FOR THE IMMEDIATE
PRESERVATION OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFE-
TY AND HAVING BEEN PASSED BY A YEA AND NAY
VOTE, SUPPORTED BY THREE-FIFTHS OF ALL THE
MEMBERS ELECTED TO EACH OF THE TWO HOUSES
OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, THE
SAME SHALL TAKE EFFECT FROM THE DATE OF ITS
PASSAGE.

Approved April 30, 1951.