J. MILLARD TAWES, Governor                      299

County (1955 Edition, being Article 1 of the Code of Public Local
Laws of Maryland), title "ALLEGANY COUNTY", SUB-TITLE
"Potomac Park Addition", as amended by the local laws of Allegany
County, be and it is hereby repealed and re-enacted, with amend-
ments, to read as follows:

456.

[(a) From and after June 1, 1947 until the first Monday in April
1948, the said Citizens' Committee of Potomac Park Addition shall
be constituted as follows: J. Milton Dick, Edward W. Shaffer, Ber-
nard T. Coulehan, Howard D. Smith and J. Alex. Monnett, and the
first named shall, until otherwise directed by said Committee, be and
constitute the Chairman thereof, each of whom shall qualify as such
committeemen by taking an oath before any officer in Allegany
County authorized by law to administer oaths diligently and faith-
fully to discharge all duties of the said office. In case any such per-
sons shall fail to qualify within thirty days after June 1, 1947, or if
any of their successors shall fail to qualify within thirty days after
his election as committeeman, as hereinafter provided, or in case of
any vacancy through death, resignation or otherwise, the remaining
committeemen shall fill such vacancy by the appointment of a resi-
dent of said Potomac Park Addition, of legal age, and owner of real
property in said Addition, who shall hold office for such term or
unexpired term.

(b)]

On the first Monday in April, 1948, two members of the said
Citizens' Committee shall be elected to serve for one year, and three
members to serve for two years. On the first Monday in April, 1949,
and on the first Monday in April of each succeeding year, an election
shall be held at which committeemen shall be elected for two years to
succeed those whose terms expire and which committeemen shall be
elected to fill any vacancies which may exist, but the committeemen
so elected to fill such vacancies shall serve for the remainder of the
unexpired term only. The election shall be by ballot in a manner to
be prescribed by said committee. Only residents of legal age of said
Addition who shall have resided therein for not less than six months
next preceding said election, shall be entitled to vote for or hold the
office of committeemen in said Addition. Following each election
each newly elected member of said committee shall qualify by taking
the oath prescribed as aforesaid. Said Committee shall select from
their members a chairman, secretary, treasurer and any other officers
they may deem necessary.

Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That this Act shall take effect
June 1, 1963.

Approved March 29, 1963.

CHAPTER 165

(Senate Bill 382)

AN ACT to repeal Section 450 of the Code of Public Local Laws of
Allegany County (1955 Edition, being Article 1 of the Code of
Public Local Laws of Maryland), title "Allegany County", sub-title