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relating to municipal incorporation; and generally relating to the incorporation of
municipal corporations.

BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments,
Article 23A - Corporations - Municipal
Section 21

Annotated Code of Maryland
(1987 Replacement Volume and 1989 Supplement)

BY repealing and reenacting, without amendments,
Article 23A - Corporations - Municipal

Section 20 and 22 through 30, inclusive, and the subheading "Incorporation of

Municipalities"
Annotated Code of Maryland
(1987 Replacement Volume and 1989 Supplement)

SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF
MARYLAND, That the Laws of Maryland read as follows:

Article 23A - Corporations - Municipal

21.

(A) Twenty [per centum] PERCENT or more of the persons within any
particular area in a county who are registered to vote in county elections, together with
the owners of not less than [twenty-five per centum (25%)] 25 PERCENT of the
assessed valuation of the real property of the area to be incorporated, may initiate a
proposal to incorporate that area as a municipal corporation, by a petition presented to
the board of county commissioners or to the county council of the county. Each person
signing the petition shall indicate [thereon both his] ON THE PETITION THE
PERSON'S name and residence address and, IF THE PERSON IS THE OWNER OF
REAL PROPERTY IN THE AREA TO BE INCORPORATED, the location and
assessed valuation of [his] THE PERSON'S property. Upon receiving the petition, the
board of county commissioners or county council is directed to verify that any person
who signed it is a resident of the particular area and is registered to vote in county
elections, and/or is an owner of real property within the area to be incorporated, and
shall consider the petition of no effect if it is signed by fewer than [twenty per centum]
20 PERCENT of the persons from that area who are registered to vote in county
elections, or by persons owning less than [twenty-five per centum (25%)] 25
PERCENT of said real property.

(B) TWENTY-FIVE PERCENT OR MORE OF THE PERSONS WHO
RESIDE WITHIN ANY PARTICULAR AREA IN A COUNTY AND WHO ARE
REGISTERED TO VOTE IN COUNTY ELECTIONS MAY INITIATE A
PROPOSAL TO INCORPORATE THAT AREA AS A MUNICIPAL
CORPORATION, BY A PETITION PRESENTED TO THE BOARD OF COUNTY
COMMISSIONERS OR TO THE COUNTY COUNCIL OF THE COUNTY. EACH
PERSON SIGNING THE PETITION SHALL INDICATE ON THE PETITION THE

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