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3. A place in which the person may endorse the notice by signing his
name and address, indicating his receipt thereof and willingness to appear.

(c)    If a person does not willingly consent to issuance of the Notice
of Violation the officer or agent shall:

1.   If a police officer who has witnessed the violation, proceed to
arrest the person; and

2.   If the authorized agent is not a police officer, proceed to obtain a
warrant from a committing magistrate or other authorized magistrate or
judge of a court of competent jurisdiction in the manner provided by law.

(d)    It shall be a misdemeanor for a person not to appear in the court
on the hour and date stated in the notice after endorsement of the notice
and assent to court appearance, and upon conviction by a court the violator
shall be punished by a fine not to exceed one hundred dollars.

(e)    The forementioned notice may be personally issued to both resi-
dents and non-residents, when found within the County's geographical
boundaries.

(f)    The person serving the notice shall make proof of his service to
the court promptly and in any event within the time during which the
person served must respond to the notice. Failure to make proof of service
to the court, however; shall not affect the validity of the notice.

Section 2. This Act shall take effect August 15, 1968.

Chapter 8
(Bill No. 16)

An Act to repeal and re-enact, with amendments, Sections 2-1
through 2-6, of Chapter 2, title "Administration," Montgomery County
Code 1965, which sections pertain to procedures for amendment of the
Charter of Montgomery County, Maryland, so as to comply with the
provisions of public general law, being Sec. 23-1 (b), Art. 33, Anno-
tated Code of Maryland 1957, as amended, and further to provide for
a procedure consistent with any existing or amended Constitution of
Maryland and with any existing or amended Charter of Montgomery
County by eliminating specific reference in such sections to time
requirements for filing a referendum petition and ballot title and
inserting in lieu thereof that such time requirements shall be as
established by public general law, the Charter, or the Constitution of
Maryland, as shall be applicable.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE COUNTY COUNCIL FOR MONTGOMERY
COUNTY, MARYLAND, that—

Section 1. Section 2-1, title "Amendment of Charter generally—Form
of petition," of Chapter 2, title "Administration," is hereby repealed and
re-enacted, with amendments, to read as follows:

2-1. Amendment of Charter generally—Form of petition.

Any petition of the voters for an amendment of the Charter shall be
composed of one or more sheets, each in substantially the following form:

PETITION FOR AMENDMENT OF
MONTGOMERY COUNTY CHARTER

We, the undersigned registered voters of Montgomery County, Mary-
land, do hereby petition for a referendum vote at the next regular, general