CERTIFICATIONS

circumstances; providing that this Act does not apply to the salary or
compensation of the incumbent State's Attorney for Worcester County;
submitting this Act to a referendum of the legally qualified voters of Worcester
County; providing for the effective date of this Act; and generally relating to the
State's Attorney for Worcester County,

And it is hereby certified that at said election, 10,055 votes were cast for the
adoption of said Chapter 257 and 3,849 votes were cast against the adoption of said
Chapter 257, the said Chapter 257 of the Acts of 1996 has therefore been ratified.

GIVEN Under My Hand and the Seal of the State Administrative Board of
Election Laws, Done at the City of Annapolis, this 3rd day of December, In the Year of
Our Lord, One Thousand, Nine Hundred and Ninety-six.

(Seal of State
Administrative Board of
Election Laws)

Gene M. Raynor
Administrator

STATE ADMINISTRATIVE BOARD OF ELECTION LAWS

ANNAPOLIS, MARYLAND

Pursuant to the provisions of Section 23-11 of Article 33 of the Annotated Code
of Maryland, the State Administrative Board of Election Laws does hereby certify
that at the General Election held in Garrett County on November 5, 1996, an Act
known as Chapter 470 of the Acts of 1996 (House Bill 628, Question A) was submitted
to the voters of Garrett County in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 470 of
the Acts of 1996, said Act being as follows:

AN ACT concerning

Garrett County - Alcoholic Beverages
(Sunday Class B and C Sales)

FOR the purpose of providing for Sunday sales of certain alcoholic beverages in
Garrett County under certain circumstances; specifying the terms and
conditions of the sales; establishing a certain fee; providing for a local
referendum and an effective date; making stylistic changes; requiring the Board
of Supervisors of Elections of Garrett County to carry out certain duties; and
generally relating to alcoholic beverages in Garrett County.

And it is hereby certified that at said election, 135 votes were cast for the
adoption of said Chapter 470 in Election District 11 and Election District 15 and 97
votes were cast against the adoption of said Chapter 470 in Election District 11 and
Election District 15, the said Chapter 470 of the Acts of 1996 has therefore been
ratified in Election District 11 and Election District 15.

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