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(c)    Every statement filed pursuant to this section shall set forth a
schedule of any real estate situated in Anne Arundel County (except the
residential home of the public official) classified as follows:

Category A: Real property which is, in whole or in part, owned,
held in trust, held under executory contract, whether written or oral,
conveyed by deed recorded or unrecorded, by or for the public official,
whether directly or through a holding company, syndicate, partnership,
corporation, trust, or other form, whether in fee simple absolute or lesser
interest, and whether or not subject to a mortgage, lien, or other en-
cumbrance, or condition precedent or subsequent.

Category B: Any other real property (regardless of title or owner-
ship) which, if it increased in value, would directly or indirectly benefit
such public official, whether or not such benefit would be enforceable,
vested, contingent, current or future.

Such schedule shall identify such real estate by size, location improve-
ments, then current market value, and the identity of any other person,
firm or corporation having any beneficial interest of any nature therein;
as well as the interest or connection therewith of such public official.
Provided, however, that no such real estate need be scheduled if the direct
or indirect interest of such public official in such real estate is both less
than five percent (5%) of the whole and equal to less than five hundred
dollars ($500.00).

(d)    Failure to file any statement required by this Section shall be
a misdemeanor, punishable upon conviction by a fine not exceeding One
Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00), or imprisonment of not more than six (6)
months.

(e)    If any provision of this ordinance or the application thereof to
any person or circumstance is held invalid for any reason, such invalidity
shall not affect the other provisions or any other application of this act
which can be given effect without the invalid provisions or application,
and to this end, all the provisions of this act are hereby declared to be
severable.

SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That at the next
general election to be held in this State on November 3, 1970, the fore-
going section hereby proposed as an amendment to the Charter of Anne
Arundel County, shall be submitted to the legal and qualified voters of
Anne Arundel County for their adoption or rejection pursuant to Section
1202 of the Charter of Anne Arundel County and at the said general
election, the vote on the said proposed amendments to the Charter shall
be by ballot; and upon each ballot there shall be printed the words "For
the Charter Amendment" and "Against the Charter Amendment". If a
majority of the votes cast in said election shall be in favor of the pro-
posed amendment, such amendment shall stand adopted from and after the
thirtieth (30th) day following said election; but if a majority of the
votes cast in the election shall be against the proposed amendment, then
the provisions of this ordinance shall be null and void and of no effect.

READ AND PASSED this 21st day of May, 1970.

Bill No. 50-70

An Ordinance to repeal and re-enact, with amendments, Section 17-
704 of the Anne Arundel County Code (1967 Edition and Supple-