2228                               Municipal Charters

less than four (4) times in the issues of November 7, 14, 21 and 28, 1968,
weekly intervals, and posted in public view in the Town Municipal Building
for no less than forty (40) days and during such period of time no
petition for referendum on the Charter Amendment was received by the
Mayor and Council, and no objections was made at the public meeting
of the Mayor and Council held on January 6, 1969. Therefore,

IT IS HEREBY MOTIONED, That Resolution No. 1-68, Charter
Amendment, dated 10-7-68 proposing an amendment to the Town Charter,
original Chapter 341, Public Laws of 1947, the same being amended and
codified as Section 3.01 to 3.61, inclusive, of the Code of Public Local Laws
of Prince George's County, Md., 1963-Edition by Everstine, that the
charter amendment shall in all respects become effective and be observed
as such upon the fiftieth (50th) day from this date, the effective date being
25th day of February, 1969.

Affirmed and adopted this 16th day of January, 1969, Public Meeting
of the Mayor and Council, Town of Bladensburg, Md.

By order of the Mayor and Council.
Signed: Francis C. O'Donnell.

Mayor.
ATTEST:

Elsie S. Morrison, Clerk.

TOWN OF BLADENSBURG

Maryland

Charter Amendment Resolution 1, 1968
October 7, 1968

A Resolution to amend the Charter of the Town of Bladensburg,
Md., by repealing in its entirety and to re-enact with amendments
the existing Chapter 3, Section 58, of the Code of Public Local Laws
of Prince George's County, 1963-Edition, "Everstine," subtitle
"Bladensburg," relating to the property tax of ($0.15) rate on the one-
hundred ($100.) dollars assessable valuation on certain classes or prop-
erty within the Town of Bladensburg.

Whereas, Chapter 341 of the Laws of Maryland, 1947, enacted a new
Charter for the Town of Bladensburg, and subsequent Acts of the General
Assembly enacted amendments thereof and thereto, and as amended to
1963, the Charter is codified as Sections 3.01 to 3.61, inclusive, of the Code
of Public Local Laws of Prince George's County, Md., 1963-Edition by
Everstine, and

Whereas, Pursuant to Article 11E of the Constitution of Maryland
and pursuant to Chapter 423 of the Laws of 1955, being Article 23A of the
Annotated Code of Maryland, 1957-Edition, as amended, the Mayor and
Council of Bladensburg being the legislative body of said municipal cor-
poration, have adopted and enacted certain amendments to the Charter
of the Town of Bladensburg, all being accomplished in accordance with
the requirements and procedures in said Article 23A of the Annotated
Code of Maryland; and

Whereas, The Mayor and Council of Bladensburg, proposes, by actions
of this Charter Amendment, to repeal and amend Chapter 3, Section 58,
titled "Taxation of Rural Areas," having determined that no farm land nor