846 LAWS OF MARYLAND [CH. 444

authorized by Section 610A as enacted by Section 1 hereof,
to the extent of any such inconsistency.

SEC. 3. And be it further enacted, That Section 1 and 2
of this Act shall not become effective until they have been
submitted for adoption or rejection to the qualified voters
of Church Hill in Queen Anne's County at a special elec-
tion to be held in the town of Church Hill prior to June
1, 1953 on a date designated by the County Commissioners
of Queen Anne's County. There shall be printed on the
ballots to be used at said elections 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 Motion
Pictures on Sunday, " and a corresponding square or box
to the right of and opposite the words "Against Motion
Pictures on Sunday, " so that the said voters shall be able
to designate by a cross mark in the proper square or box
Ms or her decision for or against motion pictures on
Sunday.

If a majority of the votes cast at said elections in the
Town of Church Hill on said question shall be "For Motion
Pictures on Sunday, " then Sections 1 and 2 of this Act
shall automatically become effective. If a majority of the
votes cast on said question shall be "Against Motion Pic-
tures on Sunday, " then Section 1 and 2 of this Act shall
not become effective.

SEC. 4. 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 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 April 11, 1953.

CHAPTER 444
(Senate Bill 494)

AN ACT to repeal Chapter 553 of the Acts of 1939, and to
authorize and empower the Burgess MAYOR and Coun-

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[Brackets] indicate matter stricken from existing law.
CAPITALS indicate amendments to bill.
Strike out indicates matter stricken out of bill.