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WHEREAS, The City of Salisbury has caused to be made a certification of
the signatures on said consent to annexation and has verified that the persons
signing the petition represent at least 25% of the persons who reside in the area to
be annexed and who are registered to vote in the county elections for Wicomico
County, in which said area is located and that the persons signing the consent to
annexation are the owners of at least 25% of the assessed valuation of the real
property located in the area sought to be annexed, all as of December 9, 1970, as
will more particularly appear by the certification of Philip W. Cooper, Director of
Public Works for The City of Salisbury, attached hereto; and

WHEREAS, it appears that the consents meet all the requirements of law.

SECTION 1. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE
COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SALISBURY, That it is hereby proposed and
recommended, that the boundaries of The City of Salisbury be changed so as to
annex to and include within said city all that certain area of land, together with the
persons residing therein and their property, contiguous to and binding upon the
Southeasterly corporate limits of The City of Salisbury and being more
particularly described in Exhibit "A", attached hereto and made a part hereof.

SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED BY THE CITY OF
SALISBURY, That the annexation of the said area be made subject to the terms
and conditions in Exhibit "B", attached hereto and made a part hereof.

SECTION 3. AND BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL
OF THE CITY OF SALISBURY, That the Council hold a public hearing on the
annexation hereby proposed on Monday, February 8, 1971, at 8:05 o'clock p.m. in
the Council Chambers at the City hall and the Executive Secretary shall cause a
public notice of the time and place of said hearing to be published not fewer than
four (4) times at not less than weekly intervals, in a newspaper of general
circulation in The City of Salisbury and the area to be annexed, accurately
describing the proposed annexation, and the conditions and circumstances
applicable thereto, which said notice shall specify a time and place at which the
Council of The City of Salisbury will hold a public hearing on this resolution.

SECTION 4. AND BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL
OF THE CITY OF SALISBURY, That this resolution shall take effect upon the
expiration of forty-five (45) days following its final passage, subject, however, to
the right of referendum as contained in Article 23 A of the Maryland Code.

The above resolution was introduced and read and passed at the regular
meeting of the Council of the City of Salisbury, held on the 14th day of December,
1970, and having been duly published as required by law in the meantime, was
finally passed after a public hearing at its meeting held on the 8th day of Feb,
1971.

Fara L. Tawes,                                                                        W. Paul Martin, Jr.,

City Clerk                                                                                 Council President

APPROVED by me this 8th day of February , 1971.

Dallas G. Truitt,

Mayor of The City of Salisbury