Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-03-11
OFFICIAL NOTICES Cont

Of the City Of Takoma Park. Nd.
Section /. Whereas, in accordance
with Section 8 Of Article 23A o!
the Annotated Code Of MARYLAND
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the entire Section 1422la) Of the
Charter Of the City Of Takoma
following be substituted thereof:
Every resident Of said City whose
name shall be certified to tns
Mayor and Council under the pro
C ass1as shsi is' Be- entitled 70 vote
in the municipal elections in the
name shall not be 50 certified shall
vote In any such municipal cleo
ton. The residents of said City
whose names shall be SO certineo
are hereby DESIGNATED the voters
ton they shall elect IS coyneilmsn
years OF age. and as Mayor one
person ct least 80 years of age,
each Of whom shall have resided
In said City at least one year
previous to his election and be Q
voter Of the. City and g property
owner, therein. The Mayor Sc
s sesn6n sh With ef tSe Second Ss sEG
in April ensuing after his election,
or until his successor is duly quail,
fed. The Councilmen so elected
shall, except as otherwise provided
herein with respect to certain
Councilmen elected in 1858, serve
for four years. beginning with the
second Monday in April ensuing
successors sucet s are duly aualined. The
Mayor and Councilmen shall be
elected at large, but the Council
men shall have the following resi-:
dence reauiIements: Two shall
reside in each Of the hrst, second
and fourth areas hereinafter de-
scribed, and one. in the third area.
the 4th and goth precincts 9f , the
2Ist precincts of the said 18th
election district; (3) the 9th pre-
cinct Of the said 18th election dis
trict and "a so much Of Prince
Georges County as lies within the
CITY :b n The Soun sI say. az eecsoSs
Which shall take place on the
fourth Tuesday Of March, in 1868,
and every two years thereafter;
shall designate in said ordinance
8 convenient polling place or
places; shall appoint Judges and
clerks Of election: shall designate
the manner, of holding SAID cleo &C.
item shall des oE psper W bsots
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.
For the purpose OF convenience IN
voting in City elections, the, judges
and clerks q election shall e enter e
the names, addresses, and election
precincts of all persons whose
names shall appear on the lists
certified by the Boards OF Election
Supervisors under the provisions OF
section 1924. In the event that
the Council shall establish more
ordinance provide for the sepaIa-
ton by districts of the cards bear;
ing the names Of the voters, and
for furnishing the said cards Tor
each district so established to the
Judges and clerks at the. respective
polling places. On the fourth
ana seven ~
chosen, as follows: The candidate ss
votes for Mayor shall. be declared
elected for q term OF two years;
The person receiving the. lsrgest
number Of votes cast Tor any
candidate for Councilman residing
in area 3 shall be declared elected
for a term Of two years. Inc per-
81 cast fnF rAndInAIA I0T
Councilman residing In areas l.
2, and 4, respectively, shall be de-
clared elected for q term OF Tour
years, and the person receiving
the second largest number OF votes
cast for any candidate for Council;
man from each Of these areas snail
be declared elec tSa f tST T IsIm
Of March, 1860, and on the fourth
Tuesday of March every fourth
year thereafter. q mayor and f2u2
Councilmen shall be chosen. The
candidate receiving TIE vo- largest fSsif
be declared elected for q term OF
two years. The person vd TeSeir YIN
from each Of the four areas shall
four Se ae Years On the fourth Tues
day Of March, 1862, and on the
fourth Tuesday of March ey1y
fourth year thereafter, mayor
and three Councilmen snail pc
chosen, The candidate y reseiVi fog
Mayor shall be declared elected
for a term Of two years; the
person receiving the largest num-
Der Of votes cast for any candi-
date for Councilman residing N
areas l, 2, and 4, respectively, shall
be declared elected for q term q
be elected from area 3: Section 2 :
Charter, as stipulated in this Ordi-
nance. shall be submitted to the
held on March nth. the date Of
the general election. said referen-
DUN to be conducted according 70
the procedures and practices oo-
lions Section 5 Whereas, If the
proposed amendment is adopted
BY the majority Of the voters Of the
electorate, then 1t shall Eecome q
part of the Charter Of the City OF
Takoma Park. Section 4. Where
as, the City Clerk is hereby az
thorizied and directed to have TINS
question placed on the voting ma a.
Amendment" and Against Charter
Amendment" also arrange to place
on each voting machine the words
Amendment to the City CharteI
to give the Mayor and Council
staggered terms Of ONCE" SECTION
5. And whereas, the city Cerk
is authorized and directed 70 give
notice by posting and publication,
OF the exact text of the proposed
Charter Amendment for NOT less
than four weeks Immediately pre-;
ceding election and to have posted
in the City Municipal Building or
in other public places; also is2, ar =,
range to place a similar copy az
the place or places designated tor
voting Section 8. And whereas.
in 1' the event this PROPOSED G. Charter Ter
voters. the Mayor shall. within ten
days, make public BY proclamation
AZ tAe result tn Fl I, ths ret Ere city
CierF Adopted " the Mayor and
Council January 20, 1855. mh11,25