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sons who reside in the area and who are registered as voters in Harford
County elections in the precinct in which the described area is located, re-
questing that the corporate boundaries of the Town of Bel Air be enlarged
by annexing thereto the area so described;

WHEREAS, the Chairman of the Commissioners of Bel Air has
caused to be made a verification of the signatures on said petition and has
ascertained that the persons signing the said petition represent at least
25% of the persons who reside in the area requested to be annexed and who
are registered as voters in Harford County elections in the precinct in
which the territory so requested to be annexed is located, and that the
assessment records of Harford County show that the signers of the peti-
tion are the owners of at least 25% of the assessed valuation of the
real property located in the area so requested to be annexed, all of which
will appear by reference to the certificate of verification dated July 13,
1970, being subscribed by the Chairman of the Commissioners of Bel Air
and Town Counsel.

Section 1. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Com-
missioners of Bel Air that the corporate boundaries of the Town of Bel
Air be and the same are hereby enlarged by adding or annexing thereto
the area contiguous to and adjoining the present northeasterly boundaries
of the Town of Bel Air, as particularly described in the aforesaid petition
and also in the title to this resolution;

Section 2. AND BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the conditions
and circumstances applicable to the change in said corporate boundaries
and to the residents of property in the area so annexed are as follows:

(a)    That the persons residing in the area to be annexed and the
owners of all property therein shall be generally subject to the provisions
of the Charter of the Town of Bel Air, without special treatment as to
rates of the municipal tax, or as to municipal services and facilities, except
that they shall not be subject to real estate taxes levied for the year July 1,
1970 to June 30, 1971, by the Town of Bel Air, paying in lieu thereof
such charges as the Commissioners of Bel Air may fix for that year for
services furnished to them by the Town of Bel Air. The exception to the
levy for real estate taxes for the year 1970-71 shall not include any semi-
annual assessment that may become due and payable.

(b)    That the area to be annexed shall be or constitute a R-2 Gen-
eral Residence District as described in the Zoning Ordinance of the Town
of Bel Air, and shall be subject to all of the provisions and conditions in
said Ordinance.

Section 3. AND BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Charter
of the Town of Bel Air, being a part of Article 13 of the Code of Public
Local Laws of Maryland, as recodified by Everstine's Code, 1965 edition, is
hereby amended by adding thereto a new section to be known as Section
104-1, which new section is hereinafter underscored, this amendment to the
Charter to be known as Amendment No. 22, to wit:

AMENDMENT NO. 22

Section 104-I. Annexed Area No. 20, being comprised of the lands
owned by Mervel P. Lewis, Doris L. Lewis, his wife, Dallas Sturgill, and
Libra, Inc., a Maryland corporation, and described by courses and distances
as follows: