Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-03-25
TWENTY-FOUR PAGES.
OFFICIAL NOTICES

Of the City q TaEona Park, Ma. I
Section /. Whereas, In accordance
with Section o Of Article 23A OF
the Annotated Code Of Maryland
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the entire Section 1422ta1 Of the
Charter of the City Of Takoma
Park ne repealed. and that the
following be substituted thereof:
Every resident Of said City whose
name shall be certified 70 the
Hisons ao 81 C seetcn sSs '6s hs
Charter shall be entitled to vote
in the municipal elections in the
said City. and no person whose
name shall not be so certified shah
vote In any such municipal cleo
ton. The residents Of said City
are hereby DESIGNATED the voters
Of the City. ana by that designa-
ton they shall elect as Councilmen
seven persons not less than rs
years Of age. and as Mayor one
person at least 80 years of age,
each Of whom shall have resided
n in sold CITY a. least Least one one year
voter Of the City and q property
elected shall serve for two years.
beginning with the second Monday
in April ensuing after his election.
or until his successor Is duly quail
ned, The Councilmen so elected
shall, except as otherwise provided
Councilmen elected in 1858, serve
for four years, beginning with the
second Monday in, April ensuing
after their election. or until their
successors are. duly qualified. The
Mayor and Councilmen shall be
men shall have the following resi-.
dence requirements: Two shall
reside in each Of the first. second,
and. fourth areas hereinafter de-
scribed, and one in the third area
The areas shall be as follows: QlI
the 4th and goth precincts Of the
21st precincts OF the said 18th
election. district. 80 the 9th pre-
cinct Of the said 18th election dis
trict and "a SO much Of Prince
Georges County as lies within the
City The Council, b. ordinance.
which shall take place on the
fourth Tuesday Of March. in 1858.
shall designate In said ordinance
O. convenient polling place or
places; shall appoint judges and
clerks of election: shah designate
TIE the man ans,, OF holding said sles.
voting machines OF paper ballots
shall be used; shall provide the
voting machines or paper ballots.
as the case may be; and shall
conduct said elections in accord
ance with provisions of this section.
Fcr the purpose Of convenience in
which the Council shall provide,
the names, addresses. and election
precincts Of all persons whose
names shall appear on the lists
certified by the Boards OF Election
section 1924. In the event that
the Council shall establish more
than one polling place, it shall by
ordinance provide for the separa-
ton by districts Of the cards bear
ing the names Of the voters, and
for furnishing the said ards for
each each. district So established TO the
tuesday in March. 1855. Mayor
and seven Councilmen shall be-
chosen, as follows; The candidate
receiving the largest number OF
votes for Mayor shall be declared
The person receiving tie lsrsest
candidate for Councilman residing
n area 3 shall be declared elected
for q term OF two years. The per-
son receiving the largest number
Of votes cast for any candidate for
Councilman residing in areas n
clared elected for term Of four
years. and the person receiving
the second largest number Of votes
cast for any candidate for Council
man, from each Of these areas shall
be be DECLARED cellar elected for { term Of
Of March. 1850. and on the fourth fourth
Tuesday Of March every fourth
year thereafter, Mayor and fous
Councilmen shall be chosen. The
candidate receiving the largest
number Of votes for Mayor shall
be declared elected for Q term Of
the largest number # votes ec cast
for any candidate for Councilman
from each Of the four areas shall
be declared elected for term Of |
four years. On the fourth Tues |
day Of March. 1862, and on the
f fourth g Tassda ser Ct Mash
and three Councilmen shall be |
chosen. The candidate receiving
the largest number Of votes for
Mayor shall De declared elected
for term of two years. Thel
person. receiving the largest num-
Der Of votes cast for any candi- |
areas /, Q, and 4, respectively, shall
be declared elected for q term of
four years. No Councilman shall
be elected from area 3. Section 2.
Whereas, the amendment TO the
Charter, as stipulated in this Ordi-
Nance nance: shall be submitted to The
held on March 27th, the date Of
the general election. said referen-
dunn to be conducted according to
the procedures and practices OBJ
served for regular nunictpat cleo
tons Section 8 Whereas, II the
BY the majority Of the voters o the
electorate, then 1t shall become a
Takoma Park Section 4. Where
as, the City Clerk Is hereby au-
thorizied end directed to have this
question placed on the voting ma
feHs mIn 'n snS asaSt chsrser
Amendment also arrange to place
amendment to the City Charter
to give the Mayor and Council
staggered terms Of office." Section
3. And whereas, the city Clerk
notice by posting and publication
Of the exact text Of the proposed
Charter Amendment for not less
than four weeks Immediately pre-
ceding election ami to have posted
In the City Municipsl building or
range to place similar copy at
the place or places designated for
voting Section 6. And whereas,
In the event this proposed Charter
Amendment is adopted by the
voters, the Mayor shall within ten
the the result Of the referendum.
HAROLD J billiard SR, City
Clerk. Adopted W the Mayor and
Council January 20, 1856. mh11,26