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power, on its own motion, to pro-
pose an amendment on the subject
matter covered by an amendment
petition after such petition has been
filed with the Mayor, until such
time as the Mayor shall have re-
fused to authenticate the signatures
on the petition, or the voters shall
have accepted or rejected the petit
ton amendment.
108 The Council shall authorize,
at City expense, an advertisement
of any charter amendment or new
charter, to be published in at least
one Hagerstown newspaper of gen
eral distribution at least once a week
for four weeks Immediately preced-
ing an election at which such amend
ment or new charter is to be voted
upon; this advertisement shall con-
tain the date of the election, and a
true copy of the proposed amend
ment or new charter, or a true and
unbiased description of the subject
matter concerned; such advertise
ment shall be made for all amend
ments, whether proposed by the
Council, by petition of voters, or
hHy oh
100. A Charter amendment, how
ever proposed, shall become a part
of this Charter when approved by
a majority of the voters voting
thereon; such amendment, when APP
proved, shall have the force of law.
subject to the Constitution and Cen
eral Laws of the State of Maryland.
10. The Council may by ordinance
authorize and direct the Mayor to
appoint a Charter Commission to
revise or amend this Charter or to
| propose new Charter. The May
or may also be authorized and di-
rected to appoint a Charter Com
mission by petition signed by a
number of qualified voters of Ha-
gerstoWn equal to ten per cent of
those voting for candidates for the
office of Mayor at the last preceding
regular City election; provided, how
ever, that the Mayor shall have
! thirty days in which to authenticate.
the signatures on the petition, which
shall contain the street address of
each signer, and an additional thirty
days in which to appoint the Char
I ter Commission.
Any Charter amendment, Chart
er revision, or new Charter proposed
by a duly constituted Charter Com
mission, shall be submitted by the
Council, without change or modifi-
cation, to the voters of Hagerstown
at special election before the next
succeeding general election or at the
next succeeding general election, pro-
vided that such Charter amendment,
Charter revision or new Charter
shall be submitted to the Council at
least sixty days before any general
election at which such amendment,
revision or new Charter is to be SUBJ
mitted to the voters A Charter
amendment, Charter revision, or
new Charter, so proposed, when ap-
proved by majority of the voters
voting thereon, shall have the force
of law, subject to the Constitution
and General Laws of the State of
Maryland.
Ill. If any section or part of sec
ton of this charter shall be held in
valid by court of competent juris-
diction, such holding shall not af-
feet the remainder of this charter
nor the context in which such Sec
ton or part of section so held in
valid may appear, except to the ex-
tent that an entire section or part
of section may be inseparably con-
nected in meaning and effect with
the section or part of section TO
which such holding shall directly
! apply. Advt