GARRETT PARK                                   1965

Section 2. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, by the Mayor and City
Council of Gaithersburg, the date of the introduction of this Resolution
is the 16th day of October, 1967, and shall become effective on the 19th
day of September 1968, unless a prompt petition for referendum thereon
shall be filed as permitted by law, and provided further that the notice
required by law shall be published in the Gaithersburg Gazette, being a
newspaper of general circulation in the City of Gaithersburg, once each in
the weeks of December 14, 21, 28 and January 4, 1968. Said notice to pro-
vide for a public hearing to be held on the 29th of January 1968 at 8:00
P.M. in the Office of the Mayor and City Council, Civic Center, Gaithersburg,
Maryland.

Section 3. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, by the Mayor and City
Council of Gaithersburg, that as soon as the Resolution hereby enacted
shall become effective either as herein provided, or following a referendum,
the Mayor shall promptly register both the original boundaries and the
new boundaries with the Clerk of the City or similar official thereof,
with the Commissioner of the Land office, with the Circuit Court of
Montgomery County, and with the Director of the Department of Legis-
lative Reference.

Section 4. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, by the Mayor and City
Council of Gaithersburg, and the persons residing therein, if any, shall
after the effective date of this Resolution, be subject to all the laws, ordi-
nances, and resolutions of the City of Gaithersburg, Maryland.

The foregoing Resolution was passed at a meeting of the Mayor and
City Council of Gaithersburg, held on the 5th day of August 1968, at
which time the Mayor and a quorum of Councilmen were present and
voted throughout: 5 Councilmen voting in the affirmative: 0 Councilmen
voting in the negative; and the said Resolution became effective on the
19th day of September 1968.

Harold C. Morris, Mayor of the
City of Gaithersburg, Maryland

GARRETT PARK

Montgomery County

Resolution of December 9, 1968

To amend the Charter of the Town of Garrett Park to reduce the
Voting Age requirement from 21 years to 18 years.

Whereas, it is believed that the reasons originally considered valid
and sufficient for establishing the age of 21 years as an appropriate re-
quirement for eligibility to vote in Town elections are no longer compelling,
and,

Whereas, it is believed that young men and women at the age of 18
years are or should be adequately aware of their responsibilities and obli-
gations as citizens, Now, Therefore,

BE IT RESOLVED That Sec. 53-4.2 of the Charter for the Town of
Garrett Park, titled "Qualifications" is hereby amended by adding at the
end thereof the following new paragraph: