THEODORE R. McKELDIN, GOVERNOR 209

Beginning for the same at the intersection of the easterly
right-of-way of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad with Duelling
Run; thence in a southwesterly direction along said easterly
right-of-way of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad to the bound-
ary line of the District of Columbia; thence southeasterly
along said boundary line of the District of Columbia to the
center line of the Washington-Baltimore Boulevard; thence
northeasterly along said center line of the Washington-Balti-
more Boulevard to its intersection with Duelling Run and
thence northwesterly along the meandering of said Duelling
Run to the place of beginning.

SEC. 2. And be it further enacted, That except as hereinafter
otherwise provided, all the provisions of the Constitution of
Maryland, all laws of the State of Maryland applicable to the
Town of Cottage City which now are in force or may hereafter
be enacted, and all the existing ordinances of the Town of
Cottage City, shall be and the same are hereby extended and
made applicable to such portion of Prince George's County
as is, under the provisions of this Act, annexed to and made a
part of the said Town of Cottage City. Nothing herein, or
elsewhere in this Act, shall affect the power of the Cottage City
Commission to amend or repeal any ordinance existing at the
date of the passage of this Act, or to enact and ordain any
ordinance which, at the date of the passage of this Act, or here-
after, it may be authorized to enact and ordain.

SEC. 3. And be it further enacted, That the new territory
hereby annexed to said town by this Act, shall constitute and
become a part of Ward One of the said Town of Cottage City.
All qualified voters living in said annexed territory shall
register in accordance with existing registration and election
laws in effect in said Town of Cottage City.

SEC. 4. And be it further enacted, That persons resident and
property situate within the SAID AREA SHALL BE exempt
from taxation by the said Town Commissioners of Cottage City
for the year 1951. Beginning with the municipal levy to be
made in the year 1952, the persons so resident and the property
so situate shall be subject to the same taxes, assessments,
license fees and charges as are now imposed upon said town
or may be hereafter imposed thereon. The Treasurer of said
Town of Cottage City is authorized and required, in addition
to the duties heretofore imposed upon him, to collect all
municipal taxes, assessments, license fees and charges levied,
assessed and imposed by the said Cottage City Commission
upon the persons resident and property situate within said
annexed territory, which shall be levied or assessed by the said
Cottage City Commission.