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now enumerating the changes, in line 20 and 21 I think

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you omitted the words "by law" which should come after the

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word "prescribe".

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THE PRESIDENT: No, as I understand it, what the

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committee did was insert the word "prescribe" after the

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word "shall" in line 20, and to strike out from line 21

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the word "establish" and insert the word "a".

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Are there any questions of the committee chairman

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Delegate Cardin.

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DELEGATE CARDIN: I would just like to establish

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Delegate Penniman, that on line 42 on page 3 the separation

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of "prescribe" then "by the General Assembly by law",

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is that there is a difference in meaning, that there

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the General Assembly may prescribe by law as opposed to

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the instrument of government of a county, is that correct?

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DELEGATE PENNIMAN: The instrument of the

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county is in effect the charter, and it is provided by the

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charter.

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THE PRESIDENT: Delegate Cardin.

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DELEGATE CARDIN: As I understand it, that is

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why the terminology "prescribed by the General Assembly