1550                             LAWS OF MARYLAND                         CH. 755

IN LIGHT OF PRESENT AND FUTURE NEEDS OF THE
PEOPLE OF CARROLL COUNTY, GIVING DUE CONSIDERA-
TION TO THE PROSPECTIVE GROWTH OF THE COUNTY AND
TO THE CHARACTER AND NATURE OF SUCH GROWTH. IT
SHALL MEET AND HOLD HEARINGS AS OFTEN AS MAY
BE NECESSARY TO ACCOMPLISH THIS PURPOSE. IT SHALL
ASSEMBLE SUCH DATA AND OBTAIN SUCH TECHNICAL
ADVISORY SERVICES AS MAY BE NEEDED. WITH THE
APPROVAL OF THE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS, IT MAY
OBTAIN THE SERVICES OF THE BUREAU OF GOVERN-
MENTAL RESEARCH OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND
AND SUCH OTHER TECHNICAL OR ADVISORY SERVICES
AS MAY BE NEEDED, INCLUDING A PART-TIME OR FULL-
TIME RESEARCH ASSISTANT. THE COMMISSION SHALL
CONSIDER AND MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS CONCERNING
ALL PROPOSALS FOR CHANGE IN THE STRUCTURE OF
COUNTY GOVERNMENT INCLUDING REVISION OF THE
COUNTY COMMISSIONER SYSTEM, ADOPTION OF CHARTER
FORM OF GOVERNMENT, CODE HOME RULE AND ANY
OTHER LEGAL FORM OF GOVERNMENT. THE COMMISSION
ALSO SHALL CONSIDER AND MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS
ON PREPARATION OF AN INSTRUMENT OF GOVERNMENT
FOR CARROLL COUNTY AND THE RECOMMENDATIONS AS
TO PROCEDURES AND SCHEDULE FOR ADOPTION SHALL
BE SUBMITTED NOT LATER THAN AUGUST 1, 1968, PRO-
VIDED THAT THIS ADDITIONAL RESPONSIBILITY SHALL
BE CARRIED OUT ONLY IF THE PROPOSED CONSTITUTION
IS RATIFIED AT THE REFERENDUM ON MAY 14, 1968.

(D) THE COMMISSION IS DIRECTED TO REPORT TO THE
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS, TO THE STATE SENATOR, THE
MEMBERS OF THE HOUSE OF DELEGATES AND THE
PEOPLE OF CARROLL COUNTY ON OR BEFORE JANUARY 1,
1969. SUCH REPORT SHALL BE IN WRITING AND SHALL
INCLUDE ITS DETAILED FINDINGS, RECOMMENDATIONS
AND A DRAFT OF ANY SUGGESTED CHANGES OR INSTRU-
MENT OF GOVERNMENT TOGETHER WITH SUCH OTHER
PERTINENT MATTERS AS THE COMMISSION DEEMS
NECESSARY OR APPROPRIATE.

SEC. 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That Section 2 of
Chapter 421 of the Laws of Maryland of 1966 be and it is hereby
repealed and re-enacted with amendments to read as follows:

2.

This Act shall expire automatically on June 1 [1968] 1969 with-
out further action on the part of the General Assembly and shall
be null and void after said date.

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

June 1, 1968.

SEC. 3. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, THAT THIS ACT
IS HEREBY DECLARED TO BE AN EMERGENCY MEASURE