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be held. The place or places shall be within the limits of the area
to be annexed for the referendum within that area.

(g) Referendum.—On the date and at the places specified, the ord-
inance proposing a change in the boundaries of the Regional Dis-
trict shall be submitted to a referendum election of the qualified
voters who reside in the area to be annexed and who are registered
as voters in county elections. The ballots or the voting machines,
as the case may be, shall contain a summary of the ordinance with
suitable provision for the voter to indicate a choice for or against it.

(h) Definitions for section.—For the purposes of this section, in
any instance in which there are fewer than twenty persons living
in any area proposed to be annexed who are eligible to sign a pe-
tition and to participate in a referendum election under the pro-
visions of this section, any person owning real property in the area
proposed to be annexed (the word "person" here including an as-
sociation, the two or more joint owners of jointly owned property,
a firm or corporation) shall have a right equal to that of a natural
person to sign a petition or to participate in a referendum election,

(i) When favorable vote effective.—If a majority of the persons
voting on the question in a referendum shall vote in favor of the
proposal for change, the change shall become effective as proposed
on the fourteenth (14th) day following the referendum.

(j) Conduct and expenses of referendum.—The County Commis-
sioners of Prince George's County is authorized and empowered by
ordinance, resolution, or regulation to make proper provision for
conducting and for tabulating the results of any referendum to be
held under the provisions of this section. The County Commis-
sioners of Prince George's County shall pay in full for the expenses
for any such referendum.

59. Powers Restricted in Municipalities in Montgomery County.

(a)  Application of section.—This section is applicable within the
area of any municipal corporation subject to Article HE of the Con-
stitution of Maryland lying in whole or in part within the area
added to the Regional District by Chapter 596 of the Acts of the Gen-
eral Assembly of 1957.

(b)  Planning or zoning powers.—Except as hereinafter provided,
neither the Commission nor the Montgomery County Planning Board
nor the District Council shall exercise any planning or zoning power
or jurisdiction within the area hereinabove described, the authority
for which is derived from the sub-title "Regional District".

(c)  Administrative tax.—The administrative tax provided for in
Section 93 of this Article shall not be levied or collected in any such
municipal corporation, except as hereinafter provided.

(d)  Ordinances and regulations.—The ordinances and regulations
adopted by the District Council or the Commission or the Mont-
gomery County Planning Board shall not apply to the area of any
such municipal corporation, except as hereinafter provided.

(e)  Other laws not to apply.—Sections 70, 73, 74, 68, 69, 97, 75,

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