484 LAWS OF MARYLAND [CH. 191

(d) All property, real and personal, in said territory shall
be subject to assessment, levy and taxation for all proper pur-
poses, including the payment of interest upon and retirement
of the principal of bonds of the Town MAYOR AND COM-
MON COUNCIL of Capitol Heights now outstanding or here-
after to be issued, in the same manner and form and at the
same rate of taxation as property of similar character or
description within the old limits of said Town, the first of
such levies to be made at the time of the annual levy of taxes
of said Town for the year 1952.

(e) All streets, avenues, alleys and roadways, lying within
the areas by this section annexed to the Town of Capitol
Heights which have heretofore been legally constituted streets,
roads, avenues or alleys, shall be held to be validly constituted
streets, roads, avenues and alleys of the Town of Capitol
Heights.

SEC. 2. And be it further enacted, That before the provi-
sions of this Act shall become effective, the Mayor and the
Common Council of the Town of Capitol Heights shall submit
the question to the qualified voters of said town at the regular
general municipal election, to be held next after the effective
date of this Act. Notice of the submission of this question
shall be given by the Mayor and the Common Council in a
newspaper of general circulation in said town at least two
weeks before the said election. The ballots or voting machines,
as the case may be, shall contain a printed summary of this
Act. Printed on the said ballots or voting machines, as the
case may be, shall also appear the words "For Extending the
Boundaries of Capitol Heights" and "Against Extending the
Boundaries of Capitol Heights", with suitable provision to be
made for each voter to indicate his choice on said question. If
a majority of the persons voting on said question shall vote
"For Extending the Boundaries of Capitol Heights", then this
Act shall be immediately of full force and effect; but, if a
majority of the persons voting on this question shall vote
"Against Extending the Boundaries of Capitol Heights", then
this Act shall be void and of no further effect whatsoever.

SEC. 3. 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 Maryland, the same shall take
effect from the date of its passage.

Approved March 24, 1951.