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elude a fair summary of the provisions in the charter which differ
from those in Article 23B.

27. Registration of charter.

At the time of making public proclamation as to the vote on the
question of incorporation, under the proposed charter, the board of
county commissioners or county council shall send separately by reg-
istered mail to the Secretary of State of Maryland and to the Depart-
ment of Legislative Reference the following information concerning
the charter adopted by the municipal corporation: (1) The complete
text thereof, (2) the date of the referendum election, (3) the num-
ber of votes cast for and against the question of incorporation, under
the charter, and (4) the effective date of the charter. Provided, how-
ever, that the text of the charter need not be so submitted to the Sec-
retary of State and the Department of Legislative Reference if the
municipal corporation is to be governed under and according to the
municipal charter contained in Article 23B of the Annotated Code
of Maryland, title "Municipal Corporation Charter". In such latter
event the fact shall be stated to the Secretary of State and the De-
partment of Legislative Reference. Or, if the provisions of said
Article 28B have been substantially adopted as the municipal char-
ter, that fact shall be stated to the Secretary of State and to the De-
partment of Legislative Reference, together with the complete text
of the provisions in the charter which differ from those in Article
2SB.

SEC. 2. And be it further enacted, That this Act shall take effect
June 1, 1960.

Approved March 23, 1960.

CHAPTER 79
(House Bill 167)

AN ACT to repeal and re-enact, with amendments, Section 5(G) and
Section 5(1) of Chapter 804 of the Acts of 1959, this Act having
been the so-called State Bond Construction Bill and being amended
in order to make changes in the use of monies therein appropriated
for the Department of Mental Hygiene and for the Department of
Correction; and amending Section 8 of said Chapter 804 of the
Acts of 1959 to the extent necessary to renew the provisions of said
Section 8 for a period of two years from the effective date of this
Act with respect to the changes herein made for the Department
of Mental Hygiene and the Department of Correction.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Maryland,
That Section 5(G) and Section 5(1) of Chapter 804 of the Acts of
1959 be and they are hereby repealed and re-enacted, with amend-
ments, to read as follows:

EXPLANATION: Italics indicate new matter added to existing law.

[Brackets] indicate matter stricken from existing law.

CAPITALS indicate amendments to bill.

Strike out indicates matter stricken out of bill.