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LAWS OF MARYLAND

[Ch. 693

DESCRIBING THE PROPERTY WHOSE ANNEXATION IS TO BE
DISCUSSED, AND SPECIFYING THE DAY, TIME, AND PLACE OF THE
PUBLIC HEARING. IMMEDIATELY UPON THE FIRST PUBLICATION
OF THE PUBLIC NOTICE, A COPY OF THE PUBLIC NOTICE SHALL
BE PROVIDED TO THE GOVERNING BODY OF THE COUNTY AND ANY
REGIONAL AND STATE PLANNING AGENCIES HAVING JURISDICTION
WITHIN THE COUNTY. EACH OF THESE AGENCIES AND
JURISDICTIONS SHALL HAVE THE FIRST RIGHT TO BE HEARD AT
THE SCHEDULED PUBLIC HEARING, AFTER WHICH THE HEARING
SHALL BE OPEN TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC.

(i) On the date and at the places specified, the
resolution proposing a change in the corporate boundaries
of the Municipal corporation shall be submitted to a
referendum election of the qualified voters of the
municipal corporation or 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 in which
the territory to be annexed is located, or both,
depending upon whether a petition for referendum has been
presented by the residents of the municipal corporation,
or by the residents of the area proposed to be annexed or
by both such sets of residents. THE PETITION FOR
REFERENDUM PRESENTED BY THE GOVERNING BODY OF THE COUNTY
SHALL BE ACTED UPON IN THE SAME MANNER AS A PETITION FOR
REFERENDUM PRESENTED BY THE RESIDENTS OF THE AREA
PROPOSED TO BE ANNEXED. The ballots or the voting
machines, as the case may be, shall contain a summary of
the resolution, with suitable provision for the voter to
indicate a choice for or against it.

SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That Sections
19(h), (i), (j), (k), (l), (m), (n), (o), (p) and (g),
respectively, of Article 23A - Corporations — Municipal,
of the Annotated Code of Maryland (1973 Replacement
Volume and 1974 Supplement) be and they are hereby
renumbered to be Sections 19(i), (j) , (k) , (1) , (a), (n),
(p), (q), (r) and (s), respectively.

SECTION 3. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That new
Sections 19(h) and (o) be and they are hereby added to
Article 23A — Corporations — Municipal, of the Annotated
Code of Maryland (1973 Replacement Volume and 1974
Supplement) to read as follows:

Article 23A — Corporations — Municipal

19.

(H) AT ANY TIME WITHIN THE 45 DAY PERIOD FOLLOWING
THE FINAL ENACTMENT OF THE RESOLUTION, THE GOVERNING BODY
OF THE COUNTY OR COUNTIES IN WHICH THE MUNICIPALITY IS