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PROPOSED CONSTITUTION OF 1968
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CONSTITUTION OF 1867
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tion only by general laws which shall in
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their terms and in their effect apply alike
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to all municipal corporations in one or
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more of the classes provided for in Section
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2 of this Article. It shall be the duty of
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the General Assembly to provide by Law the
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method by which new municipal corpo-
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rations shall be formed.
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Sec. 2. The General Assembly, by Law,
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shall classify all such municipal corpora-
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tions by grouping them into not more than
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four classes based on populations as deter-
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mined by the most recent census made
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under the authority of the United States or
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the State of Maryland. No more than one
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such grouping of municipal corporations
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into four (or fewer) classes shall be in effect
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at any time, and the enactment of any such
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grouping of municipal corporations into
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four (or fewer) classes shall repeal any
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such grouping of municipal corporations
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into four (or fewer) classes then in effect.
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Municipal corporations shall be classified
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only as provided in this section and not
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otherwise.
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Section 7.07. Additional Powers of Munici-
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See Art. III, Sec. 61 at Section 1.16 for
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pal Corporations.
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the power of the General Assembly by pub-
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The General Assembly by law or a county
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lic local law to enable any county or munic-
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by law may grant additional powers to mu-
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ipal corporation to carry out urban renewal
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nicipal corporations, and the granting au-
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projects.
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thority may withdraw such powers.
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Art. XI-A, sec. 3. ... provided that
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nothing herein contained shall be construed
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to authorize or empower the County Council
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of any county in this State to enact laws or
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regulations for any incorporated town,
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village, or municipality in said county, on
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any matter covered by the powers granted
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to said town, village, or municipality by the
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Act incorporating it, or any subsequent Act
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or Acts amendatory thereto.......
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Art. XI-E, sec. 4. The adoption of a
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new charter, the amendment of any charter
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or local laws, or the repeal of any part
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of a charter or local laws shall be proposed
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either by a resolution of the legislative body
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of any such municipal corporation or by
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a petition containing the signatures of at
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least five per cent of the registered voters
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of a municipal corporation and filed with
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the legislative body of said municipal corpo-
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ration. The General Assembly shall amplify
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the provisions of this section by general
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law in any manner not inconsistent with
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this Article.
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