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MUNICIPAL CHARTERS

the adoption of this Resolution shall be the 12th day of
February 1974 and this Amendment to the Charter shall
become effective on the 3rd day of April 1974, unless a
proper petition for a referendum hereon 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 24th day of March 1974 and provided further
that a copy of the Title and a summary of this Resolution
or a complete copy 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 17th,
February 24th, March 3rd, and March 10th, 1974.

SECTION 3. 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 appropriate certificate of publication of the
newspaper in which the Title and summary of this
Resolution or a complete copy of this resolution were
published and shall declare the amendment hereby enacted
to be effective by affixing his signature hereto in the
space provided for that purpose.

SECTION 4. 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 send separately and 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 or 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 12th day of February 1974, at a
regular meeting of the Mayor and Commission of the City
of District Heights, Prince George's County, Maryland.

The Charter amendment enacted by the foregoing
Resolution became effective on the 3rd day of April 1974.

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