2636                                   MUNICIPAL CHARTERS

ELKTON

(Cecil County)

RESOLUTION of the Mayor and Commissioners of the Town
of Elkton, adopted pursuant to the authority of Article XIE
of the Constitution of Maryland and Section 19 of Article
23A of the Annotated Code of Maryland (1957 Edition), 1973
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 Petition represented 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 persons 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 27—3 of the Code of Public Local Laws of Cecil
County, repealed and reenacted, with amendments.

Effective Date July 22, 1978]