2238                               Municipal Charters

votes cast for and against the City of Bowie or in a referendum; and (4)
the effective date of the Charter Amendment.

Section 4. That the Manager of the City of Bowie be, and he is spe-
cifically enjoined and instructed to carry out the provisions of Sections 2
and 3 as evidence of compliance herewith, the said Manger shall cause
to be affixed to the minutes of this meeting (1) an appropriate certificate
of publication of the newspaper in which the fair summary of the Amend-
ment shall have been published; and (2) return receipts of the mailing
referred to in Section 3, and shall further complete and execute the
Certificate of Effect attached hereto.

Section 5. That this Resolution and Amendment rescind the Amend-
ment to Section 22 purportedly enacted on March 13, 1963 to become
effective on May 2, 1963.

INTRODUCED AND PASSED by the Council of the City of Bowie,
Maryland at a Regular Meeting on January 13, 1969.

Leo E. Green, Mayor
ATTEST:

Edith Maylack, City Clerk

Charter Amendment Resolution No. 5-69
Charter Amendment X

A Resolution of the Council of the City of Bowie, Maryland adopted
pursuant to the authority of Article 11E of the Constitution of Mary-
land and Section 13 of Article 23A of the Annotated Code of Maryland
(1957 Edition, as amended) to amend Sections 4, 15 and 31, entitled
"(Qualifications of Councilmen)," "(Qualifications of Mayor)," and
"(Election of Councilmen)," respectively, said sections being Sections
5-4, 5-15, and 5-31, respectively, of Subtitle 5 of Article 17 of the
Code of Public Local Laws of Maryland (1963 Edition) which Article
contains in whole or in part the Charter of the City of Bowie, by
repealing and re-enacting with Amendments said Sections 4, and 15,
respectively, specifying that the eligible age for election as Mayor or
Councilman shall be twenty-one years of age and Section 31 desig-
nating the time of election of Councilmen from the various Districts.

BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BOWIE,
MARYLAND:

Section 1. That the Charter of said municipal corporation be and the
same is hereby amended by repealing Sections 4, 15, and 31, respectively,
and enacting in lieu new Sections 4, 15, and 31, respectively, to read as
follows:

4. (Qualifications of Councilmen.) [Councilmen] Each Councilman
shall be at least twenty-one years of age, shall have resided in the City at
least one year immediately preceding the date of election, and shall be a
qualified voter in the City. [Councilmen] Each Councilman shall main-
tain a permanent residence in the City during [their] his term of office.
Provided, however, that for the election to be held in [June, 1963] April,
1969, the candidates for [Councilmen] Councilman need only have re-
sided in the City for [six] three months immediately preceding the date
of election.