384 LAWS OF MARYLAND [CH. 208

enter and take possession of said property so condemned
upon first paying to the Clerk of the Court the amount of
said award and all costs taxed to date notwithstanding any
appeal or further proceedings on the part of the defendant.
At the time of said payment, however, the Town Commis-
sioners shall give their corporate undertaking to abide by
and fulfill any judgment on such appeal or further pro-
ceedings if there be an appeal, or on the expiration of the
appeal time limit if there be no appeal. The Town Com-
missioners are hereby authorized to sell, convey, transfer,
lease or exchange any land held by them under this sub-
title and deemed by the Town Commissioners not to be
needed for the purposes of this sub-title.

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 Revisions" 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 ma-
jority 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 Maryland, the same
shall take effect from the date of its passage.

Approved March 31, 1953.