816                              Laws of Maryland                       [Ch. 597

2 MILES ALONG THE AFORESAID BOUNDARY LINE TO ITS
POINT OF INTERSECTION WITH THE EXISTING CENTER
LINE OF EDMONSTON AVENUE; THENCE SOUTHERLY
ABOUT 0.3 MILE ALONG THE AFORESAID CENTER LINE TO
ITS POINT OF INTERSECTION WITH THE EXISTING METRO-
POLITAN DISTRICT BOUNDARY; THENCE DUE SOUTH
ABOUT 0.8 MILES ALONG THE AFORESAID BOUNDARY LINE
TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING.

(3) All of Lanham Election District (No. 20) not previously in-
cluded within said Metropolitan District.

(4) Beginning at the intersection of the existing Metropolitan
District boundary and Ritchie Road, being the dividing line between
Seat Pleasant Election District (No. 18) and Kent Election District
(No. 13) and running thence southeasterly along the center line of
said Ritchie Road approximately 1.1 miles to its intersection with
the Forestville Ritchie Road; thence southwesterly along the Forest-
ville Ritchie Road approximately 0.15 mile to its intersection with
the dividing line between Spalding's Election District (No. 6) and
Melwood Election District (No. 15); thence along said election
district dividing line 0.08 mile to its intersection with the boundary
line of the Maryland-Washington Regional District as established in
1947; thence in a southerly direction along said Regional District
boundary line approximately 4.64 miles to its intersection with
Suitland Parkway, being the dividing line between Spalding's Elec-
tion District (No. 6) and Melwood Election District (No. 15);
thence in a westerly direction along said parkway approximately 0.7
mile to its intersection with Allentown Road; thence southwesterly
along said Allentown Road approximately 6.3k miles to its inter-
section with the existing Metropolitan District line at Palmers Cor-
ner thence northerly along said Metropolitan District line to the
place of beginning., EXCEPTING THEREFROM, HOWEVER, THE
TOWN OF DISTRICT HEIGHTS.

(5) All of the Town of Bowie.

Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That this Act is hereby de-
clared to be an emergency law and necessary for the immediate
preservation of the public health and safety, and being passed upon
yea and nay vote supported by three-fifths of all the members elected
to each of the two houses of the General Assembly, the same shall
take effect from the date of its passage.

Approved April 24, 1961.

CHAPTER 597
(House Bill 151)
AN ACT to repeal and re-enact, with amendments, Section 46 of

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.