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MUNICIPAL CHARTERS

A CHARTER AMENDMENT ENTITLED:

3. An amendment to amend section 78, paragraph (c) of
the chevy chase village charter so as to require an
individual to be a village resident for thirty days prior
to the date of the annual meeting rather than six months
and to be a registered and qualified voter of the state
of Maryland in order to be eligible to be appointed to
the board of managers to fill an unexpired term of
office.

BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of Managers of Chevy
Chase Village on this 11th day of February, 1974, that
Section 78, Paragraph (c) of the Chevy Chase Village
Charter shall be amended so that Paragraph (c) of Section
78 reading as follows [If any newly elected Board member
fails to so qualify, or if any Board member shall remove
his residence from the corporate limits of Chevy Chase
Village, or if a vacancy shall occur by resignation,
death or for any other reason, such office shall be
deemed to have become vacant. Vacancies in the Board of
Managers which occur before the annual election
hereinbefore provided for may be filled by appointment,
by a favorable vote of at least four of the remaining
Board of Managers, of a registered, qualified voter of
the State of Maryland having resided in Chevy Chase
Village for six months prior to his appointment, to serve
upon qualification as required by a newly elected Board
member until the next regular election.] be amended to
read IF ANY NEWLY ELECTED BOARD MEMBER FAILS TO SO
QUALIFY, OR IF ANY BOARD MEMBER SHALL REMOVE HIS
RESIDENCE FROM THE CORPORATE LIMITS OF CHEVY CHASE
VILLAGE, OR IF A VACANCY SHALL OCCUR BY RESIGNATION,
DEATH OR FOR ANY OTHER REASON, SUCH OFFICE SHALL BE
DEEMED TO HAVE BECOME VACANT. VACANCIES IN THE BOARD OF
MANAGERS WHICH OCCUR BEFORE THE ANNUAL ELECTION
HEREINBEFORE PROVIDED FOR MAY BE FILLED BY APPOINTMENT,
BY A FAVORABLE VOTE OF AT LEAST FOUR OF THE REMAINING
BOARD OF MANAGERS, OF A REGISTERED, QUALIFIED VOTER OF
THE STATE OF MARYLAND HAVING RESIDED IN CHEVY CHASE
VILLAGE FOR THIRTY DAYS PRIOR TO HIS APPOINTMENT, TO
SERVE UPON QUALIFICATION AS REQUIRED BY A NEWLY ELECTED
BOARD MEMBER UNTIL THE NEXT REGULAR ELECTION; Provided,
however, that this resolution be posted at the Town Hall
for a period of at least forty days following the date of
its adoption and provided further that a summary of this
resolution be published in a newspaper of general
circulation within Chevy Chase Village not less than four
times at equal intervals within a period of at least
forty days after the adoption of this resolution.

This amendment shall become effective following the
compliance with the above—mentioned conditions on the