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of this Act, even though the same may not be specifically
mentioned herein or in the Charter of the Town of Laurel
or in any other Act relating to the said town.

SEC. 5. And be it further enacted, That before any bonds,
notes or other certificates of indebtedness shall be issued
and sold pursuant to this Act, the question of such issue
shall first be submitted to the legally qualified voters of the
Town of Laurel at a regular or special municipal election
on such a date not later than December 31, 1953, as shall
be determined by the Mayor and City Council of said town.
There shall be printed on the ballots to be used at said
election the title of this Act, the amount of bonds, notes or
other certificates of indebtedness to be issued and the pur-
pose for which the proceeds will be used and underneath
said title, on separate lines, a square or box to the right of
and opposite the words "For Bond Issuance", and a
corresponding square or box to the right of and opposite
the words "Against Bond Issuance", 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 bond issue.
If a majority of the votes cast shall be "For Bond Is-
suance", then said bonds, notes or other certificates of in-
debtedness shall be issued and sold, but if a majority of the
votes cast shall be "Against Bond Issuance", then said
bonds, notes or other certificates of indebtedness shall not
be issued or sold.

SEC. 6. And be it further enacted, That this Act is hereby
declared to be an emergency law 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 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 April 6, 1953.

CHAPTER 396
(House Bill 762)

AN ACT to repeal Section 107-41 of the Montgomery
County Code (1950 Edition), being Article 16 of the

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