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bodies has directed. It may be a job, but it can be done.
However, it is totally impossible to find this at any place
in Maryland. Now, you can argue yes, we have three statutes
which direct this to be done. I only point out to you that
it has not been done, and it is necessary to force it to
be done. The second sentence of this says "Unless otherwise
provided by law, no action having a force of law shall be
effective until it is made a part of this compilation and
published." Only in the Constitution can you cut broadly
across the law-making power of these 197 bodies to require
them to do this, otherwise there would be no way that you
can force that the laws made by these law-making bodies not
be effective until this is complied with. There is an
escape clause "unless otherwise provided by law." This
would most certainly exempt emergency legislation; it would
exempt small things such as letting poeple off on a snowy
day. However, I want to point out to you this is not only
teeth which would be an advantage to get this done, it is
also something that would settle a legal problem.
Knowledge is something that is required to be
known before a person can be found to be guilty of violating