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charter and obtain any powers not denied by general law

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by the General Assembly by charter amendment subject to

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referendum of the municipality.

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That is all subject to general law passed

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by the General Assembly, and still would be under our

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proposal here.

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So the underlying basis for municipal corporate

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changes isin ll(a), and the sections in 23(a) are only

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implementation of that. As a matter of fact, the first

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section, section 12 of 23(a), says pursuant to the power

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granted by 11(e), the following sections are enacted.

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I think it is desirable, I think it is necessary,

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whatever the words are, that this go into at least the

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legislation portions of what we are doing now.

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THE CHAIRMAN: Delegate Carson, may I try to

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paraphrase that, if I followed you?

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Are you saying that the municipal corporations

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have no existing power with respect to amendment of

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their charters, except what is derived from the present

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Constitut ional provision which you embodied in 33 (b)?

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DELEGATE CARSON: I am, Mr. Chairman, and I