CHARTERED COUNTIES OF MARYLAND 1053

ties of Maryland as do not adopt for themselves a charter or form of gov-
ernment under the provisions of said Article XIA of the Constitution, but
that the powers herein granted shall be operative in any and all such
counties of Maryland as do adopt such charter or form of government.

Enumeration of Express Powers.

An. Code, 1924, sec. 3. 1912, sec. 3. 1918, ch. 456, sec. 3.

3. The following enumerated express powers are hereby granted to
and conferred upon any county or counties which shall hereafter form a
charter under the provisions of said Article XIA of the Constitution, that
is to say:

(A) Local Legislation.

To enact local laws for such county, including the power to repeal or
amend local laws thereof enacted by the General Assembly upon the mat-
ters covered by the express powers in this Article granted; to provide for
the enforcement of all ordinances, resolutions, by-laws and regulations
adopted under the authority of this Article by fines, penalties and im-
prisonment, enforceable according to law as may be prescribed, but no such
fine or penalty shall exceed $100.00 for any offense or imprisonment for
more than six months.

(B) County Property and Franchises.

To provide for the protection of county property; to provide for the
acquisition and condemnation of property required for public purposes in
the county; to dispose of any real or leasehold property belonging to the
county, provided the same is no longer needed for public use, and to grant
any franchise or right to use the same, or any right or franchise in rela-
tion to any highway, street, road, lanes, alley or bridge, for a period not
longer than twenty-five years, and then only upon such terms and compensa-
tion as said corporation may deem proper, and after such disposition or
grant shall have been advertised once a week for three successive weeks in
one or more newspapers of general circulation published in said county,
stating the terms thereof and the compensation to be received therefor, and
giving opportunity for objections thereto.

(C) County Institutions.

To erect, establish, maintain and control hospitals, almshouses, pest
houses or other similar institutions within such county, and make all regu-
lations for the government and conduct of the same; to establish, maintain,
regulate and control county jails, and county houses of correction or de-
tention and reformatories, and to regulate all persons confined therein;
to make proper provision for female and juvenile offenders.

(D) Advertising and Printing.

To provide for county advertising, printing and publishing, including
that of all ordinances, by-laws or resolutions adopted by the County Coun-
cil and of annual statements of expenses of the County Government.