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be adopted. Said date for hearing of objections shall be not less than
fifteen nor more than sixty days after the date of the passage of the
resolution of intention. Such notice and hearing shall not be required
if the legislative body, when considering passage of the resolution of
intention, finds and determines by a four-fifth's vote of all members
thereof, that all of the owners of lots or lands liable to be assessed, or
their agents (who shall make oath that they are such agents), have
signed and filed a petition waiving said hearing, with the clerk, on or
before the fifth day prior to the day that the resolution of intention
is to be considered for passage, declaring that they do not have
any objections to the proposed work or works, to the extent of the
district to be assessed, or to any agreement proposed to be entered
into pursuant to Section 64A (h) or any other objections, and
requesting that the hearing of objections shall not be required.
WITHIN A FIFTEEN (15) DAY PERIOD FOLLOWING THE
PUBLIC HEARING, THE OWNERS OF PROPERTY WITHIN
THE PROPOSED CONVERSION DISTRICT MAY CERTIFY
THAT THEY WISH TO WITHDRAW THEIR NAMES FROM
THE PETITION FOR PROCEEDINGS. IF A SUFFICIENT NUM-
BER OF OWNERS OF PROPERTY DO SO CERTIFY AND THE
REMAINING SIGNERS ON THE PETITION CONSTITUTE
LESS THAN THE OWNERS OF PROPERTY CONSTITUTING
FIFTY PER CENTUM (50%) OF THE TOTAL ASSESSED
VALUE WITHIN THE PROPOSED CONVERSION DISTRICT,
THEN THE PETITION FOR PROCEEDINGS SHALL BE CON-
SIDERED TO HAVE BEEN WITHDRAWN.

64C.

BALTIMORE COUNTY IS HEREBY EXCLUDED FROM THE
EFFECT OF THIS ACT.

Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That this Act shall take effect
June 1, 1967.

Approved May 4, 1967.

CHAPTER 659
(Senate Bill 141)

AN ACT to repeal and re-enact, with amendments, Section 76 of
Chapter 780 of the Acts of 1959, as last amended by Chapter 449

of the Acts of 1965, said section being also Section 72-81 70-86 of

the Montgomery County Code, 1960, title "Montgomery County,"
subtitle "Chapter 72. 70. Maryland National Capital Park and Plan-
ning Commission," subheading "Article III—Maryland-Washing-
ton Regional District," and being also Section 59-80 of the Code
of Public Local Laws of Prince George's County (1963 Edition),
title "Prince George's County," subtitle "59. Park and Planning
Commission," AS LAST AMENDED BY CHAPTER 449 OF THE
ACTS OF 1965, to exempt zoning applications, filed by the district
council or commission under the Park and Planning Commission
laws from the requirement that all owners be listed on zoning
applications and to exclude mortgages, deeds of trust and other