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143.

Said Commissioners of Denton may, whenever they deem it necessary,
borrow money on the credit of said Town by note or otherwise, to any
amount they may deem necessary, provided said indebtedness thus created
(exclusive of such additional bond indebtedness as may be authorized)
shall not exceed the sum of One Hundred and Fifty Thousand Dollars
($150,000.00).

Section 2. Be It Further Resolved that the date of the adoption of
this Resolution is March 2, 1970, and that the amendment to the Charter
of the Commissioners of Denton, hereby proposed by this enactment shall
be and become effective on April 23, 1970, unless a proper petition for a
referendum hereon shall be filed as permitted by law. A complete and
exact copy of this Resolution shall be posted in the offices of The Commis-
sioners of Denton until April 13, 1970, and a copy of this Resolution shall
be published in a newspaper of general circulation in Denton, not less than
four (4) times, at weekly intervals, before April 3, 1970.

Section 3. And Be It Further Resolved that as soon as the Charter
amendment hereby enacted shall become effective, either as herein pro-
vided or following a referendum, the Mayor of Denton shall send sepa-
rately, by registered mail, to the Secretary of the State of Maryland and to
the Department of Legislative Reference, the following information con-
cerning the Charter amendment: (1) the complete text of Section 143 of
Article 6 of the Code of Public Local Laws of Maryland, 1930 Edition,
(also being Section 69 of the Code of Public Local Laws of Caroline
County) as hereby enacted; (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
Commissioners of Denton or in a referendum; and (4) the effective date
of the Charter amendment.

Section 4. And Be It Further Resolved that the Mayor of Denton be
and he is specifically enjoined and instructed to carry out the provisions
of Sections 2 and 3. As evidence of compliance herewith, the said Mayor
shall cause to be affixed to the minutes of this meeting (1) appropriate
certificates of publication of the newspaper in which the title of this Reso-
lution shall have been published and (2) the return receipts of the mailing
referred to in Section 3, and shall further complete and execute the cer-
tificate of effect attached hereto.

ATTEST:

Walter B. Palmer, Jr., Commissioner
Emory Dobson, Commissioner
Howard M. Mezick, Commissioner
Gerald T. Warwick, Commissioner
Lewis W. Davis, Mayor
Omer J. Shively, Secretary
Introduced: March 2, 1970
Passed: March 2, 1970

CERTIFICATE OF EFFECT

I HEREBY CERTIFY, in accordance with the terms and conditions
of Sections 13 and 17 of Article 23A of the Annotated Code of Maryland
(1957 Edition, as amended) and of Sections 3 and 4 of the foregoing
Resolution, that: