THEODORE R. MCKELDIN, GOVERNOR 521

84M. The present Commissioners of the Town are hereby
vested with all the powers under the foregoing sections that
their successors shall have and they, and each of them, shall
hold their respective offices until the second Monday in the
month of January, 1952, and until their successors are elected
and qualify, but no longer, and it shall be incumbent upon the
present Commissioners to call the election to be held on said
date and the present President of the said Commissioners shall,
immediately after this Charter goes into effect, assume the
office of President and be vested with all the authority vested
in the President to be hereafter chosen under these sections,
and shall hold said office until his successor is chosen.

SEC. 2. And be it further enacted, That this Act shall not
become effective until it shall have been submitted to the quali-
fied voters of Charlestown in Cecil County, at a special election
to be held on such date not later than May 10, 1951, which such
date shall be determined by the Town Commissioners of said
Town. 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, a square or box to the right of and opposite
the words "For Charter Amendment", and a corresponding
square or box to the right of and opposite the words "Against
Charter Amendment", 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 Amendment.
If a majority of the votes cast on said question shall be "For
Charter Amendment", then this Act shall become immediately
effective. If a majority of the votes cast thereon shall be
"Against Charter Amendment", then this Act shall be null
and void and of no 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.