MARVIN MANDEL, Governor                      1619

therewith, in which event the restriction hereinbefore provided shall
be void and this Act shall be fully effective to the same extent as it
would be without the inclusion of this section therein.

Sec. 11. And be it further enacted, That this Act shall take effect

on July 1, 1969.

SEC. 11. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, THAT BE-
FORE THIS ACT BECOMES EFFECTIVE, IT SHALL FIRST
BE SUBMITTED TO A REFERENDUM OF THE LEGALLY
QUALIFIED VOTERS OF DORCHESTER COUNTY. IT SHALL
BE SUBMITTED TO REFERENDUM AT THE TIME OF THE
NEXT GENERAL ELECTION HELD IN DORCHESTER
COUNTY WHETHER IN THE MONTH OF NOVEMBER 1969
OR IN THE MONTH OF NOVEMBER 1970. THERE SHALL
BE PRINTED ON THE BALLOTS OR BALLOT MACHINE
LABELS TO BE USED AT THE ELECTION THE TITLE OF
THIS ACT AND UNDERNEATH THE TITLE ON SEPARATE
LINES A SQUARE OR BOX TO THE RIGHT OF AND OP-
POSITE THE WORDS "FOR PUBLIC SCHOOL LOAN" AND
A CORRESPONDING SQUARE OR BOX TO THE RIGHT OF
AND OPPOSITE THE WORDS "AGAINST PUBLIC SCHOOL
LOAN" SO THAT EACH VOTER OF THE COUNTY MAY
DESIGNATE HIS OR HER DECISION FOR OR AGAINST
THE PROVISIONS OF THIS ACT. THE BOARD OF SUPER-
VISORS OF ELECTIONS AND THE BOARD OF COUNTY
COMMISSIONERS OF DORCHESTER COUNTY AND ALL
OTHER OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES OF THE COUNTY
SHALL DO SUCH THINGS AS ARE NECESSARY AND
PROPER TO PLACE THIS QUESTION ON REFERENDUM AT
THE TIME INDICATED. EXCEPT AS OTHERWISE SPE-
CIFICALLY PROVIDED IN THIS SECTION, THE REFER-
ENDUM ELECTION SHALL BE CONDUCTED GENERALLY
IN AGREEMENT WITH THE PROVISIONS OF ARTICLE
33 OF THE ANNOTATED CODE OF MARYLAND, TITLE
"ELECTIONS ." IF A MAJORITY OF THE VOTES CAST IN
A REFERENDUM ELECTION ARE "FOR PUBLIC SCHOOL
LOAN," THIS ACT SHALL BECOME EFFECTIVE IMMEDI-
ATELY UPON THE OFFICIAL CANVASS OF THE VOTES.
IF A MAJORITY OF THE VOTES CAST IN THE REFEREN-
DUM ELECTION ARE "AGAINST PUBLIC SCHOOL LOAN,"
THE PROVISIONS OF THIS ACT SHALL BE OF NO EFFECT
AND SHALL BE NULL AND VOID.

SEC. 12. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, THAT SUB-
JECT TO THE PROVISIONS OF SECTION 11 HEREIN, THIS
ACT SHALL TAKE EFFECT ON JULY 1, 1969.

Approved May 14, 1969.

CHAPTER 732
(House Bill 1118)

AN ACT to repeal and re-enact, with amendments, Section 217 (b)
of the Code of Public Local Laws of St. Mary's County (1965