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1968, Chapter 738—Prince George's County Transit

District Bonds
Executive Department
Annapolis, Maryland

Governor's Proclamation Declaring The Result Op
The Election Of November 5,1968, For Referendum

PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY

Whereas, Under authority contained in Article XVI of the Con-
stitution of Maryland, the Secretary of State, was legally and duly
petitioned by the qualified voters of Prince George's County, Mary-
land, to submit to the qualified voters of said County for their
adoption or rejection at the Election to be held on November 5, 1968,
Chapter 738 of the Acts of the General Assembly of 1968; and

Whereas, the Secretary of State, acting under the authority
contained in said Article XVI of the Constitution of the State, did at
the said election of November 5, 1968, so submit the said Act to the
qualified voters of Prince George's County, Maryland; and

Whereas, from the returns of said election transmitted to me
as required by the provisions of Article XVI of the Constitution,
it appears that:

"For the adoption of Chapter 738 aforesaid 74,145 votes were
cast and against the adoption thereof 45,903 votes were cast
in said County."

Now, Therefore, I, Spiro T. Agnew, Governor Of Maryland,
do by this my Proclamation, issued under the authority and direction
contained in said Article XVI of the Constitution, hereby declare and
proclaim that in Prince George's County, Maryland, a majority of the
votes having been cast for the adoption of the said referred law,
Chapter 738 of the Acts of 1968, the same has been duly adopted and
ratified and, therefore, under the provisions of Article XVI of the
Constitution, shall take effect as enacted by the General Assembly of
Maryland, thirty days after having been ratified by a majority of the
qualified voters voting thereon.

Given, Under My Hand and the Great Seal of the State of
Maryland, Done at the City of Annapolis this 4th Day
of December, in the Year of Our Lord, One Thousand
Nine Hundred and Sixty-Eight.

(The Great Seal

of Maryland)

By the Governor:

(s) SPIRO T. AGNEW,
(s) C. STANLEY BLAIR,

Secretary of State.