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Enclosures

cc—Town Clerk, The Mayor and Council of Hancock

cc—Director, Hall of Records Commission

cc—Clerk of Circuit Court for Washington County

cc—Director, State Dept. of Legislative Reference

AGREEMENT TO ANNEX

THIS AMENDMENT, Made this 30th day of June, 1966, by and be-
tween LONDONTOWN MANUFACTURING COMPANY, a corporation
of the State of Maryland, and DANIEL R. FLEMING AND BEATRICE
J. FLEMING, his wife, of Hancock, Washington County, Maryland, herein-
after referred to as PROPERTY OWNERS, and THE MAYOR AND
COUNCIL OF HANCOCK, a municipal corporation of the State of Mary-
land,

WITNESSETH

THAT WHEREAS, Londontown Manufacturing Company and Daniel
R. Fleming and Beatrice J. Fleming, his wife, are the sole owners of
real estate adjoining the present corporate boundary of the Town of
Hancock, said real estate being outlined in red on a plat attached hereto
and made a part hereof, and

WHEREAS, it is the desire to the Property Owners and the Mayor
and Council of Hancock that the said real estate be annexed to enlarge the
corporate boundary of the Town of Hancock according to the Provisions of
Section 19 of Article 23 A of the Annotated Code of Maryland.

NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and mutual
covenants herein contained the parties hereto agree as follows:

1.    The Property Owners hereby agree that the real estate owned by
them as shown on the attached plat be annexed to enlarge the corporate
boundary of the Town of Hancock.

2.    The Mayor and Council of Hancock agree to immediately take steps
to comply with Section 19 of Article 23 A of the Annotated Code of Mary-
land, to the end that the land in question may be incorporated within the
boundary of the Town of Hancock.

3.    The Mayor and Council agree that taxes due on real and personal
property of the Property Owners as related to said annexed area, shall be
due and payable as follows:

(a)    For the tax year July 1, 1965 through June 30, 1966, one-third
(⅓) of the normal tax bill or bills on real and personal property for the
given year.

(b)    For the tax year July 1, 1966 to June 30, 1967, two-thirds
(⅔) of the normal tax bill or bills on real and personal property for the
given year.