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registered mail to the Secretary of State of Maryland and to the
Department of Legislative Reference the following information con-
cerning the charter adopted by the municipal corporation: (1) The
complete text thereof, (2) the date of the referendum election, (3) the
number of votes cast for and against the question of incorporation,
under the charter, and (4) the effective date of the charter. [Pro-
vided, however, that the text of the charter need not be so submitted
to the Secretary 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
Department of Legislative Reference. Or, if the provisions of said
Article 23B have been substantially adopted as the municipal charter,
that fact shall be stated to the Secretary of State and to the Depart-
ment of Legislative Reference, together with the complete text of
the provisions in the charter which differ from those in Article 23B.]

(b)    A proposal to incorporate a municipal corporation and to
adopt a charter may not be rescinded after its formal submission,
in any manner other than that of a formal charter repeal as provided
in the sub-heading "Repeal of Charter" in this sub-title.

(c)   The charter is not effective and shall not be applied or con-
sidered as if effective unless and until it has been registered as
required in this section.

28. Codification of charter.

The exact text of the charter of the municipal corporation, adopted
under the provisions of this sub-title and as amended from time to
time, shall thereafter be included in any edition or codification of
the charter of the municipal corporation. [Provided, however, that
the charter shall not be included in any code of public local laws for
the county or for the State if the municipal corporation is being
governed under and according to the municipal charter contained
in Article 23B of the Annotated Code of Maryland, title "Municipal
Corporation Charter".]

Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That this Act shall take effect
June 1, 1961.

Approved April 24, 1961.

CHAPTER 315

(Senate Bill 7)

AN ACT to repeal and re-enact, with amendments, Section 149 of
Article 43 of the Annotated Code of Maryland (1957 Edition), title
"Health", sub-title "Practitioners of Medicine", to provide legal

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.