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MUNICIPAL CHARTERS

the City by filing a certificate of nomination signed by
ten registered voters in the City. Such certificate
shall state the following: (1) The office for which the
candidate is seeking the nomination, (2) the name of the
candidate, (3) a statement that the signers of the
certificate are registered voters, (4) the signers
support the nomination of the named candidate. The
certificate shall be filed with the Clerk—Treasurer or
the Chairman of the Board of Supervisors of Elections at
least [fourteen] THIRTY calendar days prior to the
election. No person shall file for nomination to more
than one elective City public office or hold more than
one elective City public office at one time."

SECTION 3. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the date of
the adoption of this Resolution shall be the first day of
February 1974 and the amendment to the Charter shall
become effective on the 23rd day of March 1974, unless a
proper petition for a referendum shall be filed as
permitted by law, provided a complete and exact copy of
this resolution shall be continuously posted on the
bulletin board in the District Heights Municipal Center
until the 13th day of March, 1974 and provided further
that a copy of the Title and a summary of this Resolution
be published in the Enquirer—Gazette or some other
newspaper of general Circulation throughout Prince
George's County, Maryland once in each of the four weeks
beginning February 3rd, 1974, February 10th, 1974,
February 17th, 1974 and February 24th, 1974.

SECTION 4. AND BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the
Mayor is hereby specifically enjoined to carry out the
provisions hereof and as evidence of such compliance, the
Mayor shall cause to be affixed to the minutes of this
meeting an appropriated certificate of publication of the
newspaper in which Title and summary of this or a
complete copy of this Resolution is published and shall
declare the amendment hereby enacted to be effective by
affixing his signature hereto in the space provided for
that purpose.

SECTION 5. AND BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that as soon
as the amendment to the Charter hereby enacted shall
become effective, either as herein provided or by
referendum, the Mayor shall separately or by registered
mail, to the Secretary of State and the Department of
Legislative Reference of Maryland (1) a certified copy of
the text of this Resolution as hereby enacted, (2) the
date of the referendum if any, (3) the number of votes
cast for and against the Charter Amendment either in the
legislative body or in a referendum, and (4) the
effective date if the Charter is amended.

RESOLVED THIS 1st day of February 1974, at a regular