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agriculture land exist as such and that no such land is being used for
production of crops or livestock as a business enterprise nor for marketing
purposes within the Town of Bladensburg, therefore, the existing Chapter
3, Section 58, titled, "Taxation of Rural Areas," should be repealed and
re-enacted making all real property lying within the boundaries of the
Town of Bladensburg be taxed on equal basis and that no classes of real
property be established for differences of the property tax rate effective
for the Town fiscal year 1969-70, and thereafter.

Section 1. BE IT RESOLVED AND ORDAINED by the Mayor and
Council, Town of Bladensburg, Md., That Chapter 3, Section 58, titled,
"Taxation of Rural Areas" of the Code of Public Local Laws of Prince
George's County, Md., 1963-Edition by Everstine, as amended, relating
to a class distinction of property taxes levied upon certain property owners
within the Town of Bladensburg, be and they are hereby repealed and
re-enacted, with amendments and to read as follows:

Taxation of Rural Areas. Real Property within the Town of Bladens-
burg, having the character of rural and undeveloped and unimproved land,
or land primarily for farming purposes shall be a class of property and a
rate of tax may be levied thereon different from the rate to be levied on all

other property within the Town, and said different rate of tax on said

class shall not at no time exceed ($0.15) on the one hundred dollars ($100.00
dollars) assessed valuation.

SECTION 58, CHAPTER 3, TAXATION OF REAL PROPERTY.

FOR TAX PURPOSES REAL PROPERTY WITHIN THE TOWN
OF BLADENSBURG SHALL BE SUBJECT TO THE PROPERTY TAX
RATE AS DETERMINED ANNUALLY BY THE MAYOR AND COUN-
CIL UPON THE APPROVAL OF THE TOWN BUDGET, AND ANY
SUCH TAX RATE LEVIED SHALL NOT EXCEED THE AMOUNT
OF THAT LISTED UNDER SECTION 3-CHAPTER 55, TITLED
"TAXES" OF THE CODE OF PUBLIC LOCAL LAWS OF PRINCE
GEORGE'S COUNTY 1963-EDITION BY EVERSTINE.

Section 2. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED AND ORDAINED by the
Mayor and Council, that a fair summary of this Resolution and the Charter
Amendment hereby proposed be published not fewer than four (4) times
at weekly intervals in a newspaper of general circulation within the Town
of Bladensburg; that a complete and exact copy of the proposed charter
amendment shall be posted in the Town Municipal Building, 4229-Edmons-
ton Avenue, for a period of not less than forty (40) days from date of
adoption of this resolution, and that a public hearing will be held on this
resolution and the charter amendment on JANUARY 6, 1969, 8:00 P.M.,
at the Town Municipal Building, 4229-Edmonston Avenue, Bladensburg,
Md., the charter amendment proposed by this Resolution shall become a
part of the Town Charter according to the terms as herein provided, and
in all respects shall be observed and effective as such upon the Fiftieth
(50th) day after the adoption of this resolution.

Unless on or before the fortieth (40th) day after being adopted and
enacted there shall be submitted to the Mayor and Council a petition
signed by twenty (20) percent or more of the persons who are qualified
and registered to vote in the Town elections requesting that the proposed
amendment be submitted to referendum to the voters of the Town, all
as provided for by Section 13, Article 23A of the Annotated Code of
Maryland, and if the petition submitted complies with all the requirements
of said section 13 of Article 23A, the Mayor and Council shall by resolution