2304                               Municipal Charters

for Persons Over Sixty-Five (65) Years of Age," be and is hereby repealed
and re-enacted as amended and that Article XII, Section 45, of the said
Charter shall hereby read as follows:

[45. Deductions for persons over sixty-five (65) years of age.]
-45. Deductions for certain property owners.

Every person over the age of sixty-five (65) years or any person who
has not attained the age of sixty-five (65) years and who receives dis-
ability benefits under the Social Security Act who has been a bona fide
resident of the City of College Park, and whose total gross income is within
the prescribed limitation, and who has legal title or beneficial title to real
property located in the City of College Park, and who makes such real
property his or her permanent home, shall be entitled to a deduction from
the assessed valuation of said property for the purpose of city real estate
taxes levied against said property by the City of College Park; provided,
that if said taxable real estate is owned as tenants by entirety, only one
(1) exemption shall be allowed; provided further, such exemption shall be
allowed only if the combined gross income of said tenants by the entirety
does not exceed the prescribed limitation of any one (1) year, provided
further, that such exemption shall be allowed if either one (1) or both
tenants received disability benefits under the Social Security Act or one
(1) or both of said tenants are sixty-five (65) years of age or more and
if either one (1) or both of said tenants have resided on such property
for the prescribed period; provided further, however, that only one (1)
such exemption shall be allowed on any real estate taxable hereunder. The
assessment deduction to be allowed, the prescribed income limitation and
the prescribed period of residence shall be the same as those set forth
by the Prince George's County Government for the purpose of providing
tax relief [to persons sixty-five (65) years of age and older.] to certain
persons.

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the date of the adoption of this
Resolution is September 23, 1969, and that the Amendment to the Charter
of the City of College Park hereby proposed by this enactment shall be
and became effective on the 12th day of November, 1969, unless a proper
petition for referendum hereon shall be filed as permitted by law. A
complete and exact copy of the Resolution shall be posted in the City
Office until the 2nd day of November, 1969, and a copy of the title of this
Resolution shall be published in a newspaper of general circulation in the
City of College Park not less than four times at weekly intervals before the
2nd day of November, 1969.

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that as soon as the Charter Amend-
ment hereby enacted becomes effective, either as herein provided or follow-
ing a referendum, the Mayor of the City of College Park shall send
separately, by registered mail, to the Secretary of the State of Maryland,
and to the Department of Legislative Reference, the following information
concerning the Charter Amendment:

1.    The complete text of this Resolution;

2.    The date of the referendum election, if any, held with respect
thereto;

3.    The number of votes cast for and against the question contained
in the Charter Amendment whether by the Council of the City of College
Park or in a referendum; and