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shall reserve the right to cancel, without notice or recourse, such
delegation for stated cause or on thirty days notice without cause.
Before the county commissioners shall proceed to enforce any rule,
regulation or resolution, passed in pursuance of the provisions of
this section, advertisement of such rule, regulation or resolution
shall be made in some newspaper of general circulation published
in such county once each week for four (4) successive weeks, in
order to provide any person, firm or corporation adversely affected
thereby an opportunity to be heard by the county commissioners
in opposition to the adoption of such rule, regulation or resolution.
The said boards of county commissioners are further authorized and
empowered to enter into a contract with any animal welfare or
humane society [of] or any other individual, association or corpo-
ration specially qualified for the purposes hereinafter set forth, for
the establishment of a dog pound, and for the collection, disposition
and destruction of stray, injured and sick dogs. Notwithstanding
the provisions of Section 195 of this article, said county commis-
sioners may in their discretion use all or any part of the dog license
tax for the establishment of said pound, and for the collection or
destruction of said dogs.

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

Approved April 10, 1968.

CHAPTER 336
(House Bill 946)

AN ACT to add eleven new sections under the new subheading
"Redevelopment—Urban Renewal" to the Charter of the Town of
Seat Pleasant as said charter is contained in the Code of Public
Local Laws of Prince George's County (1963 Edition, as amended,
being Article 17 of the Code of Public Local Laws of Maryland),
title "Prince George's County," subtitle "Seat Pleasant," to au-
thorize and empower the Town of Seat Pleasant to carry out urban
renewal projects and the redevelopment and rehabilitation of slum
or blighted areas, including the acquisition of property for such
purposes with certain provisions in regard to such acquisition by
the exercise of the power of eminent domain; declaring such
activities to constitute functions in furtherance of which the
Town of Seat Pleasant may exercise the power of taxation, spend
public funds and extend public credit; granting to the Town of
Seat Pleasant certain additional powers and authority necessary
or proper to carry into full force or effect the powers hereinabove
mentioned and to place certain restrictions and limitation on cer-
tain powers granted.

Section 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Maryland,
That eleven new sections be and they are hereby added to the Charter
of the Town of Seat Pleasant as said charter is contained in the Code
of Public Local Laws of Prince George's County (1963 Edition, as
amended, being Article 17 of the Code of Public Local Laws of