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RESOLUTION

A RESOLUTION TO REPEAL AND RE-ENACT WITH AMENDMENTS
SECTION 16-14 OF ARTICLE II OF THE CHARTER OF BRUNSWICK,
TITLE "ELECTIONS", SUBTITLE "NOMINATION OF CANDIDATES"
(THE CODE OF THE COUNTY OF FREDERICK, MARYLAND) TO
ELIMINATE THE PROVISION THAT THOSE PERSONS SIGNING
PETITIONS FOR THE NOMINATION OF CANDIDATES FOR MAYOR
AND COUNCILMEN OF THE TOWN OF BRUNSWICK BE REAL
ESTATE TAXPAYERS.

RESOLVED: That Section 16-14 of Article II. of the Charter of Brunswick,
title "Elections", Subtitle "Nomination of Candidates" (Code of the County of
Frederick, Maryland) be repealed and re-enacted with amendments so as to read
as follows:

Nominations of candidates for Mayor and Councilmen shall be made by
petition; provided, that such petition shall be signed by twenty (20) voters [who are
real estate taxpayers) for Mayor and ten (10) voters [who are real estate
taxpayers] for councilmen and filed with the Town Clerk ten (10) days before the
day of election. The signers of such petitions must be qualified to vote for the
person whose name is presented for a place on the official ballot and at least one
of them shall make oath that he is informed and believes all of the signers thereof
have duly signed the petition, which oath shall be appended to the petition. The
petition of the Mayor shall be accompanied by a filing fee of Ten Dollars ($10.00).
The petition of a councilman shall be accompanied by a filing fee of Five Dollars
($5.00).

AND BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED: That a complete and exact copy of the
aforegoing Resolution be posted at the Brunswick City Hall for a period of at least
forty (40) days commencing on July 11, 1972: and that a fair summary of the
aforegoing Resolution be published in the Frederick News-Post at least four (4)
times at weekly intervals during the aforesaid forty (40) day period; and the
aforegoing Resolution shall become a part of the Municipal Charter of Brunswick
on the fiftieth (50th) day following its adoption unless a petition requesting a
referendum on the matter is submitted to the Mayor and Council of Brunswick on
or before the fortieth (40th) day following the adoption of this Resolution, in
compliance with the provision of Article 23A, Section 13 of the Annotated Code of
Maryland (1957 Edition and its supplements).

ADOPTED July 11, 1972

ATTEST:                                        MAYOR AND COUNCIL OF BRUNSWICK

By: Jess D. Orndorff, Mayor

E. Donald Darr,
Town Clerk-Treasurer