Delaware General Assembly


CHAPTER 241

CAMDEN

AN ACT TO AMEND CHAPTER 159, VOLUME 43, LAWS OF DELAWARE, 1941, RELATING TO THE TOWN OF CAMDEN AND THE POWER OF THE TOWN COUNCIL TO ENTER INTO CERTAIN AGREEMENTS.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Delaware in General Assembly met (two-thirds of all the Members elected to each Branch thereof concurring therein):

Section 1. That Chapter 159, Volume 43, Laws of Delaware, 1941, be and the same is hereby amended by adding at the end of Section 18 of said Chapter a new paragraph as follows:

No Town Council of The Town of Camden can enter into any agreement or contract with any company or corporation whereby The Town of Camden will be bound for a period of time exceeding ten (10) years, unless said Council has secured authority by the popular vote of the people in a referendum election to enter into such an agreement. The notice for such election, the qualifications of electors, and the statement of the issue, shall be as provided in Sections 5 and 22 of the Charter of The Town of Camden as the same appears in Chapter 159, Volume 43, Laws of Delaware.

Approved June 8, 1949.