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Mill Road"; thence in a westerly direction following the center line of the said old
county Road to the northwest corner of Rudolph Garner's land; thence in a
southerly direction along the said Garner line until it intersects the line of the
Posey land; thence in a westerly direction along the north boundary of the Posey
and Clark land to the west side of a private roadway leading to the lands of
George Johnson, et. al.; thence southerly in a straight line until this line
intersects the run or stream directly in back of Sacred Heart School; thence with
said stream in a westerly direction until it intersects the private roadway leading to
the home of Hal Barnes; thence in a southerly direction to a large black walnut
tree standing about 20 feet north of a private cemetery on the land of James Wills;
thence in a southeasterly direction to the southwest corner of Frank Simms'
property; thence with the south boundary line of said Simms' property running in
an easterly direction to the east side of U.S. Route 301; thence S 05 deg 04 min W
197.0 feet; thence leaving U. S. Route 301 S 63 deg 36 min E 360.01 feet; thence S 11
deg 07 min E 653.39 feet; thence S 80 deg 10 min E 486.3 feet to the east side of St
Mary's Avenue, thence with the east side of St. Mary's Avenue in a southerly
direction to a pipe in the southwest corner of the Thomas C. Hayden property;
thence N 85 deg 30'-23"E 553.49 feet; thence N 15 deg 20'-34"E 480.13 feet;
thence N 12 deg 19' 19" E - 175.31 feet; thence N 07 deg 38'-35" E 145.52 feet;
thence N 04 deg 21'-18"E- 75.60 feet; thence N 01 deg 34'-23"E - 94.22 feet;
thence N 00 deg 44' -21" W - 71.64 feet; thence N 03 deg 02' - 21" W 804.29 feet;
thence S 86 deg 25'-48" E - 3015 feet to the stream known as Clark Run; thence
running up and with the stream in a northerly direction as it meanders to the point
of beginning.

RESOLUTION NUMBER FORTY

A RESOLUTION of the Council of the Town of La Plata adopted pursuant to
the authority of Article 11-B of the Constitution of Maryland, Article 23-A of the
Annotated Code of Maryland (1957 Edition, 1966 Replacement Volume, as
amended), and Article 66-B of the Annotated Code of Maryland (1957 Edition,
1967 Replacement Volume, as amended), to introduce a proposed Charter
Amendment Resolution to annex a parcel of land directly to the east of St. Mary's
Avenue and being adjacent to the existing boundaries of the corporate limits of the
Town of La Plata and directly to the south and east thereof.

Whereas, two petitions have been presented to the Council of the Town of La
Plata proposing to enlarge the corporate boundaries of the Town of La Plata so as
to include an area encompassing part of a tract of land situate, lying and being in
the First Election District of Charles County, Md., directly to the east of St.
Mary's Avenue and being adjacent to the existing boundaries of the corporate
limits of the Town of La Plata and directly south and east thereof; and

Whereas, the signatures on said petitions have been verified and it has been
ascertained that the persons signing said petitions represent not less than
twenty-five per centum (25%) of the persons who reside in the area to be annexed
and who are registered as voters in county elections in the precinct or precincts on
which the territory to be annexed is located and by the owners of not less than
twenty-five per centum (25%) of the assessed valuation of the real property located
in the area to be annexed; and

Whereas, the provisions of the Annotated Code of Maryland (1957 Edition,
1966 Replacement Volume, as amended), Article 23-A, Section 19 (c), entitled
"Corporations-Municipal," subtitled "Annexation," make it mandatory to