THEODORE R. McKELDIN, GOVERNOR                     701

notices shall specify a time and place at which a public hearing will
be held by the legislative body on the resolution; the hearing shall be
set for not less than fifteen (15) days after the fourth publication of
the notices and shall be held either within the boundaries of the
municipal corporation or within the area to be affected ANNEXED.

(e)  following the public hearing, the legislative body may proceed
to enact the resolution, in accordance with the usual requirements and
practices applicable to its legislative enactments. The resolution shall
not become effective until at least thirty

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QUALIFIED voters of the municipal corpo-
ration. Upon verifying that the requirements of this sub-section
have been complied with, the officer shall by proclamation suspend
the effectiveness of the resolution, contingent upon the results of the
referendum.

(h) The chief executive and administrative officer of the city, town
or village shall set a date for the referendum on the ordinance or
resolution, which shall be not less than fifteen (15) days and not
more than ninety (90) days from the publication of notices therefor.
Such notices shall be published twice at not less than weekly intervals
in a newspaper OR NEWSPAPERS of general circulation in the
municipal corporation AND THE AREA TO BE ANNEXED. The
notices shall specify the time and place or places at which the refer-
endum will be held; the place or places shall be within the limits of
the area to be affected ANNEXED for the referendum within that
area, and shall be within the limits of the municipal corporation for
the referendum in this latter place.