THEODORE R. MCKELDIN, GOVERNOR 859

Upon the closing of said polls, the said judges and clerks
shall canvass the said vote, publicly announce the result
of said canvass, certify the result to the Mayor and Com-
mon Council of College Park, and deliver the ballot boxes,
with the ballots sealed therein, to the Mayor and Common
Council, who shall faithfully keep the sealed boxes for a
period of thirty (30) days after said election.

In the event that the majority of said votes are in favor
of the annexation of the territory herein described to the
Town of College Park, said territory shall thereupon be
annexed to and become a part of said Town as provided
above, but in the event that a majority of said votes are
against such annexation, this Act shall then be null and
void and of no effect.

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 April 11, 1953.

CHAPTER 448
(Senate Bill 512)

AN ACT to establish a Commission for the study of the
correct policy to be adopted concerning the Board of
Education of Washington County.

WHEREAS, there have been from time to time in Wash-
ington County many questions raised as to the best manner
of organizing the School Board of Washington County; and

WHEREAS, these questions deserve consideration in order
that recommendations on this subject may be made to the
Washington County Delegation and to all the members of
the General Assembly of Maryland; now therefore

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