Ch. 330 LAWS OF MARYLAND

ADOPTING THE ARTICLES OF ORGANIZATION WITH THE SECRETARY OF
STATE.

(D) IF THE SECRETARY OF STATE FINDS THAT THE REQUIREMENTS
OF SUBSECTION (A) OF THIS SECTION HAVE BEEN SATISFIED, THE
SECRETARY OF STATE SHALL ENDORSE THE ARTICLES "APPROVED"
AND ISSUE A CERTIFICATE OF APPROVAL ATTACHED TO THE ENDORSED
ARTICLES AND A CERTIFICATE OF ORGANIZATION TO THE AUTHORITY.

(E) UPON ISSUANCE OF THE CERTIFICATE OF APPROVAL, THE
ARTICLES OF ORGANIZATION AS FILED ARE EFFECTIVE AND ARE
CONCLUSIVELY CONSIDERED TO HAVE BEEN LAWFULLY AND
PROPERLY ADOPTED.

(F) IN ANY SUIT, ACTION, OR PROCEEDING INVOLVING THE
VALIDITY OR ENFORCEMENT OF OR RELATING TO ANY CONTRACT OF
THE AUTHORITY, THE AUTHORITY SHALL BE CONCLUSIVELY DEEMED
TO HAVE BECOME ESTABLISHED AND AUTHORIZED TO TRANSACT
BUSINESS AND EXERCISE ITS POWERS UPON ISSUANCE BY THE
SECRETARY OF STATE OF A CERTIFICATE OF ORGANIZATION. A COPY
OF SUCH CERTIFICATE OF ORGANIZATION SHALL BE ADMISSIBLE IN
EVIDENCE IN ANY SUIT, ACTION, OR PROCEEDING.

1-204.

(A) ARTICLES OF ORGANIZATION MAY BE ADOPTED FOR
AUTHORITIES GOVERNED BY TITLES 2 THROUGH 9 OF THIS ARTICLE,
BUT SUCH ARTICLES OF ORGANIZATION SHALL NOT BE INCONSISTENT
WITH THIS ARTICLE.

(B) THE ARTICLES OF ORGANIZATION FOR SUCH AUTHORITIES
THAT WERE ACTIVATED BEFORE JULY 1, 1990 SHALL BE ADOPTED IN
ACCORDANCE WITH § 1-202 OF THIS SUBTITLE.

1-205.

(A) THE SECRETARY OF STATE SHALL RECORD AND MAINTAIN ALL
ENDORSED ARTICLES OF ORGANIZATION AND AMENDMENTS IN
RECORDS KEPT FOR THAT PURPOSE.

(B) UPON REQUEST, THE SECRETARY OF STATE SHALL ISSUE
CERTIFIED COPIES OF THE ENDORSED ARTICLES OF ORGANIZATION
AND AMENDMENTS, WHICH SHALL BE ADMISSIBLE IN EVIDENCE IN ANY
SUIT, ACTION, OR PROCEEDING.

1-206.

(A) A LOCAL GOVERNMENT MAY NOT AMEND THE ARTICLES OF
ORGANIZATION TO CHANGE THE NUMBER OF COMMISSIONERS OR THE
LENGTH OF TERMS OF COMMISSIONERS AS PROVIDED FOR IN THE
INITIAL ARTICLES OF ORGANIZATION.

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