WILLIAM DONALD SCHAEFER, Governor Ch. 10
6-308.

(a) In this section, "taxing authority" means:

(1) the county council or board of county commissioners;

(2) the City Council of Baltimore City; and

(3) the governing body of a municipal corporation.

(c) If a taxing authority intends to set a county or municipal corporation
property tax rate that exceeds the constant yield tax rate, it shall advertise to the public
by:

(1) placing an advertisement that satisfies the Department and meets the
requirements of this section in a newspaper of general circulation in the jurisdiction of
the taxing authority; or

(2) mailing a notice that meets the requirements of this section to each
property taxpayer who resides in the jurisdiction.

(d) (1) The advertisement shall be at least 1/4 of a page in size for counties
and 1/8 of a page in size for municipal corporations.

(2) The type that is used in the advertisement shall be:
(i) at least 18 point for counties; and

(ii) at least 12 point [with all letters capitalized] for municipal
corporations.

(3) The advertisement may not be placed with legal notices or classified
advertisements.

£4) THE HEADLINE FOR THE ADVERTISEMENT SHALL BE IN
BOLD PRINT, WITH ALL LETTERS CAPITALIZED.

(51 THE TEXT OF THE ADVERTISEMENT, OTHER THAN THE
HEADLINE, SHALL BE IN UPPER AND LOWER CASE LETTERS.

(e) The notice OR ADVERTISEMENT shall state BE IN THE FOLLOWING
FORM:

"......... COUNTY (OR CITY) (NAME OF JURISDICTION) NOTICE

OF A PROPOSED
PROPERTY TAX INCREASE

THE GOVERNING BODY........ (NAME OF TAXING AUTHORITY) OF........

COUNTY (OR City (NAME OF JURISDICTION) PROPOSES TO INCREASE
PROPERTY TAXES.

1. FOR THE TAX YEAR BEGINNING JULY 1........ THE ESTIMATED

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