1948                                            CERTIFICATIONS

(Seal of
State Administrative

Board of

Election Laws)                                             /s/ WILLARD A. MORRIS,

Administrator.

1972, CHAPTER 222 - Cresaptown Special Tax Area

STATE ADMINISTRATIVE BOARD OF ELECTION LAWS

ANNAPOLIS, MARYLAND

Pursuant to the provisions of Section 23-11 of Article 33 of the Annotated Code
of Maryland, the State Administrative Board of Election Laws does hereby certify-
that at the Special Election held in part of Election District 7 and part of Election
District 29, Precinct 2. of Allegany County on August 29, 1972, an Act known as
Chapter 222 of the Acts of 1972 was submitted to the voters thereof under the
provisions of said Chapter 222 of the Acts of 1972, said Act being as follows:

AN ACT to add new Sections 116A to 116H, 116G, inclusive, to the Code of
Public Local Laws of Allegany County (1963 Edition, being Article 1 of the Code
of Public Local Laws of Maryland), title "Allegany County," to follow
immediately after Section 116 thereof and to be under the new subtitle
"Cresaptown Special Fire Tax-Ambulance Area," creating the subdivision of
Cresaptown and vicinity in Allegany County as a special taxing area for the
purpose of providing fire protection and ambulance service in Cresaptown, Bel Air,
Rawlings and Winchester Road areas, defining the extent of the special taxing
area, providing for the imposition of certain taxes therein, creating a Citizens"
Committee, providing for their election, terms of office, powers and duties, and
relating generally to the duties of the County Commissioners of Allegany County
and the subdivision created with respect to such fire protection and ambulance
service; relating generally to the election and duties of the Citizens' Committee;
and submitting this Act to a referendum of the voters in the tax area.

AND IT IS HEREBY CERTIFIED that at said election, 289 votes were cast
for the adoption of said Chapter 222 and 89 votes were cast against the adoption
of said Chapter 222, the said Chapter 222 has therefore been ratified by a majority
of the qualified voters of part of Election District 7 and part of Election District
29, Precinct 2, of Allegany County.

GIVEN Under My Hand and the Seal of the State Administrative Board
of Election Laws of the State of Maryland, Done at the City of Annapolis, this
15th day of September, In the Year of Our Lord, One Thousand, Nine Hundred
and Seventy-two.

(Seal of
State Administrative

Board of
Election Laws)

/s/ WILLARD A. MORRIS,
Administrator.