378 LAWS OF MARYLAND [CH. 137

SEC. 2. And be it further enacted, That this Act shall
not become effective until it shall have been submitted to
the qualified voters of the town of Cheverly, in Prince
George's County, at the next regular municipal election,
or at a special election to be held on such date as shall be
determined by the mayor and town council, there shall be
printed on the ballots to be used at said election, the title
of this act and underneath said title on separate lines,
square or box to the right of and opposite the words "for
charter adoption", and a corresponding square or box to
the right of and opposite the words "against charter adop-
tion", so that the voters shall be able to designate by a
cross mark in the proper square or box his or her decision
for or against said proposed charter. If it shall appear,
from the results of said election, that a majority of the
votes cast are "against charter adoption", then this act
shall not become effective and it shall be null and void,
but if a majority of the votes cast are "for charter adop-
tion", then this act shall immediately become effective.

SEC. 3. And be it further enacted, That the officers now
in office under the present existing charter shall continue
to serve until the term for which they have been elected
or appointed shall expire or until their successors are duly
elected and installed as hereinbefore provided by this
charter. Provided, however, that the mayor and town
council shall by resolution designate the wards that vacan-
cies will exist in on the first Monday in May, 1951, by
virtue of this adoption of the proposed charter as pro-
vided hereinbefore. The mayor and town council shall
also by resolution designate that the candidates for one
ward shall be elected for a term of one year at the election
on the first Monday in May, 1951, and thereafter as pro-
vided in the town charter.

SEC. 4. 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
safety, and having been passed by a yea and nay vote,
supported by three-fifths of all of the members elected to
each of the two Houses of the General Assembly of Mary-
land, the same shall take effect from the date of its passage.

Approved March 21, 1951.