CAMBRIDGE                                             2101

APPROVED this 24th day of January, 1972

/s/ Osvrey C. Pritchett
Osvrey C. Pritchett,
Mayor

CHARTER AMENDMENT NO. 45-72-2

RESOLUTION of The Commissioners of Cambridge adopted pursuant to the
authority of Article 11E of the Constitution of Maryland and Section 13 of Article
23A of the Annotated Code of Maryland (1957 Edition, as amended), title
"Corporation - Municipal." to amend the Charter of The Commissioners of
Cambridge by repealing and re-enacting, with amendments. Section 30,
"Commissioners; Number, Election, Tenure, Qualifications," of the Code of Public
Local Laws of Dorchester County (1961 Edition), said Code being Article 10 of the
Code of Public Local Laws of Maryland, title "Dorchester County,"' subtitle
"Cambridge," removing the requirement that a candidate for the office of
Commissioner must own at least Three Hundred Dollars ($300.00) worth of property.

SECTION 1. BE IT RESOLVED by The Commissioners of Cambridge
that the Charter of said Municipal Corporation be, and the same is hereby
amended by repealing and re-enacting said Section 30 to read as follows:

30. COMMISSIONERS;         NUMBER,         ELECTION, TENURE,

QUALIFICATIONS.

The corporate authority, government, rights, powers and prerogatives of
Cambridge shall be vested in and exercised by five commissioners, who shall be
known as "The Commissioners of Cambridge," and shall be elected as in this
sub-title is provided. The terms of office of all Commissioners elected at any
regular election held under this sub-title shall be for a term of four years and until
their successors are duly elected and qualified. The said Commissioners shall be
elected by ballot at a municipal election conducted in said town and every qualified
voter shall be entitled to vote for five Commissioners, provided, however, that no
two Commissioners shall reside in the same ward. No one shall be eligible to be
elected to the office of Commissioner unless on the day of election, wherein he is
elected, he shall be a qualified voter and entitled to vote at the municipal election
of said town, and is then at least 25 years of age and has been a bona fide resident
of said City for one year and a bona fide resident of his ward land unless he or his
wife hold and possesses on the day of such election and has held and possessed for
six months previous, thereto, real estate or leasehold property, which is assessed on
the assessment books of said City as worth at least $300.00, provided, that in the
case of leasehold property, the term of duration of leasehold interest shall not be
less than 15 years].

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that this Resolution shall become effective
May 2, 1972.

ORDAINED AND PASSED by The Commissioners of Cambridge this day of
March 13, 1972.