A charter county: (1) shall have perpetual succession; (2) may sue and be sued; (3) may acquire and hold property, either absolutely or in trust for a public purpose; (4) may dispose of property; (5) may adopt a common seal; and (6) may adopt an ordinance, a resolution, or bylaws to exercise its powers.
When a county becomes a charter county: (1) all property and franchises belonging to or in the possession of the former county commissioners of the county or any county agencies are vested in the charter county as a corporation; (2) an action against the former county commissioners of the county does not abate and is continued in […]
After the adoption or rejection of charter home rule, a county promptly shall notify and provide copies of the adopted or rejected charter to the following: (1) five copies to the Department of Legislative Services; (2) one copy to the Secretary of State; (3) one copy to the State Archives; and (4) one copy to the Maryland Thurgood Marshall […]
(a) Members of the county council of a charter county shall be elected as provided in Article XI–A, § 3A of the Maryland Constitution. (b) A county charter may require that a specified number of members of the county council shall: (1) reside in specified districts in the charter county; but (2) be elected by the voters of the […]
(a) (1) The voters of a charter county may reserve in the charter the power of referendum by which they may submit a local law enacted by the county council, by petition, to the voters for approval or rejection. (2) The charter shall specify: (i) what types of local laws may be petitioned to referendum; and (ii) whether a part […]
(a) (1) At the end of each calendar or fiscal year, each charter county shall compile a complete set of all local laws enacted during that year under the Express Powers Act, Title 10 of this article. (2) The laws in the compilation shall be in numerical order, beginning with No. 1, and in a separate series for […]
(a) (1) At the end of each calendar year, the Department of Legislative Services shall ask each charter county whether the county has enacted any part of its local laws under the Express Powers Act, Title 10 of this article, during that calendar year or its latest fiscal year. (2) The charter county promptly shall: (i) answer the inquiry; […]
