3625
ELKTON

19 of Article 23A of the Annotated Code of Maryland (1957
Edition), 1966 Replacement Volume, Title "Corporations —
Municipal" to add a new section to the Code of Cecil
County, Maryland (adopted January 25, 1971) under Chapter
27 of said Code which incorporates the Charter of the
Town of Elkton by reference, and also known as Section 3
of the new Charter of the Town of Elkton as adopted on
October 30, 1968, and constituting an amendment to the
municipal charter of the body politic and corporate known
as the Town of Elkton, and to annex and include the
following described land in the boundaries of taxable
limits of the Town of Elkton.

WHEREAS, in accordance with Section 19 (c) of
Article 23A of the Annotated Code of Maryland (1957
Edition) at least 25% or more of the registered voters in
County elections who reside in the hereinafter described
area, and the owners of at least 25% of the assessed
valuation in the said area have petitioned the Mayor and
Commissioners of the Town of Elkton, to annex said area
into the corporate boundaries of the Town of Elkton; and

WHEREAS, upon presentation of the petition to the
Mayor and Commissioners of the Town of Elkton, the
presiding officer thereof caused to be made a
verification of the signatures thereon and ascertained
that the persons signing the petitions represented at
least 25% or more of the registered voters residing in
the area to be annexed and who are, in fact, registered
as voters in County elections in the precinct in which
the territory to be annexed is located; and

WHEREAS, upon presentation of the petition to the
Mayor and Commissioners of the Town of Elkton, the
presiding officer thereof caused to be made a
verification of the signatures thereon and ascertained
that the person signing the petition owned at least 25%
or more of the assessed valuation of the real property
located in the area to be annexed; and

WHEREAS, the Mayor and Commissioners of the Town of
Elkton are desirous of annexing the hereinafter described
area into the corporate boundaries and taxable limits of
the Town of Elkton, this resolution is adopted.

SECTION 1. BE IT RESOLVED BY THE MAYOR AND
COMMISSIONERS OF THE TOWN OF ELKTON, that a new section
known as Section 3 of the new Charter of the Town of
Elkton as adopted on October 30, 1968, said Code also
being Chapter 27 of the Code of Cecil County, Maryland
(adopted January 25, 1971) (said new section also to be
and constitute a part of the charter of the municipal
corporation known as the Town of Elkton), be and the same
is hereby enacted to read as follows: