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(4) That the effective date of the charter amendment is June 9, 1969.

Stuart B. Hensley, Jr., Mayor
Town of Edmonston

ELKTON

Cecil County
Resolution of September 24, 1969

Resolution of the Mayor and Commissioners of the Town of Elkton,
adopted pursuant to the authority of Article 11E of the Constitution
of Maryland, and Section 19 of Article 23A of the Annotated Code of
Maryland (1957 Edition), 1966 Replacement Volume, title "Corpora-
tions—Municipal" to add a new section to the Code of the Public
Local Laws of Cecil County of 1961, said Code being Article 8 of the
Code of Public Local Laws of Maryland, and said new section to be
known as Section 179A, and also known as Section 3A of the new
Charter of the Town of Elkton as adopted on October 30, 1968, and
constituting an amendment to the municipal charter of the body poli-
tic and corporate known as the Town of Elkton, and to annex and
include the following described land in the boundaries and taxable
limits of the Town of Elkton.

Whereas, in accordance with Section 19 (c) of Article 23A of the
Annotated Code of Maryland (1957 Edition) at least 25% or more of the
registered voters in County elections who reside in the hereinafter de-
scribed area, and the owners of at least 25% of the assessed valuation in
the said area have petitioned the Mayor and Commissioners of the Town
of Elkton, to annex said area into the corporate boundaries of the Town
of Elkton, and

Whereas,, upon presentation of the petitions to the Mayor and Com-
missioners of the Town of Elkton, the presiding officer thereof caused to
be made a verification of the signatures thereon and ascertained that the
persons signing the petitions represented at least 25% or more of the
registered voters residing in the area to be annexed and who are, in fact,
registered as voters in County elections in the precinct in which the
territory to be annexed is located, and

Whereas, upon presentation of the petitions to the Mayor and Com-
missioners of the Town of Elkton, the presiding officer thereof caused to
be made a verification of the signatures thereon and ascertained that the
persons signing the petitions owned at least 25% or more of the assessed
valuation of the real property located in the area to be annexed, and

Whereas, the Mayor and Commissioners of the Town of Elkton are
desirous of annexing the hereinafter described area into the corporate
boundaries and taxable limits of the Town of Elkton, this resolution is
adopted.

Section 1. BE IT RESOLVED by the Mayor and Commissioners of
the Town of Elkton, that a new section to be known as Section 179A of the
Code of the Public Local Laws of Cecil County of 1961, and also known as
Section 3A of the new Charter of the Town of Elkton as adopted on
October 30, 1968, said Code being Article 8 of the Code of Public Local
Laws of Maryland (said new section also to be and constitute a part of the