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may require. The said Commissioners shall meet in some
convenient place in said town on or before the first Mon-
day next succeeding their election, and once a month or
as often thereafter as may be necessary to discharge the
duties of their office, and shall receive [no] as compensa-
tion for their services $120. 00 each per annum and in
addition to said compensation the treasurer shall receive
for his services $80. 00 per annum; they shall have power
to appoint such officers, not elsewhere provided for, as
they may deem necessary for the proper carrying into
effect of the powers and duties conferred upon them by
this sub-title, and shall define their particular duties and
fix their compensation.

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 Upper Marlboro, 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 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 Proposed Town Charter Revi-
sions", and a corresponding square or box to the right of
and opposite the words "Against Proposed Town Charter
Revisions", 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 Town Charter Revisions.
If a majority of the votes cast on said question shall be
"For Proposed Town Charter Revisions", then this Act
shall become immediately effective. If a majority of the
votes cast thereon shall be "Against Proposed Town
Charter Revisions", 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 Mary-
land, the same shall take effect from the date of its passage.

Approved March 23, 1953.