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as to which special provision is made by the local law therefor, nor
to Charles, [or] St. Mary's or Calvert Counties for which provision
is made in Section 10(f) of this Article.

Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That this Act shall take effect
July 1, 1968.

Approved April 10, 1968.

CHAPTER 191
(House Bill 131)

AN ACT to add a new Section 18-1 (h) to the Code of Public Local
Laws of Prince George's County (1963 Edition, being Article 17
of the Code of Public Local Laws of Maryland), title "Prince
George's County," subtitle "County Commissioners," to follow
immediately after Section 18-1(g) thereof and to provide that all
legislative sessions of the Board of County Commissioners of
Prince George's County shall be open to the public; all votes taken
on acts, ordinances, resolutions or amendments thereto, shall be
taken publicly and recorded, and that all acts, ordinances, resolu-
tions or amendments thereto adopted by the Board in its legis-
lative capacity shall be subject to public hearings and public
notice, AND PROVIDING AN EXEMPTION FOR EMERGENCY
MEASURES.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Maryland,
That a new Section 18-1 (h) be and the same is hereby added to the
Code of Public Local Laws of Prince George's County (1963 Edition,
being Article 17 of the Code of Public Local Laws of Maryland),
title "Prince George's County," subtitle "County Commissioners,"
to follow immediately after Section 18-1 (g) thereof, and to read as
follows:

18-1.

(h) Ordinances.

All acts, ordinances, resolutions, or amendments thereto adopted
by the Board in its legislative capacity are subject to public hearings
and public notice, as provided herein:

(1)    Public Notice and Hearings—No act, ordinance or amend-
ments thereto shall be adopted by the Board until (10) days after a
public hearing, and no later than ninety (90) days after the last
scheduled hearing on the proposal, except, on motion made within
the ninety (90) day period, the time after public hearings may be
extended up to sixty (60) additional days.

(2)    All legislative sessions shall be open to the public; all votes
taken on acts, ordinances, resolutions, or amendments thereto, shall
be taken publicly and recorded.

(3)    Notice of proposed hearings shall be published in at least
one (1) newspaper of general circulation in the County at least once