THEODORE R. MCKELDIN, GOVERNOR 1527

165. Misdemeanors. Every act or omission designated
as a misdemeanor in this charter, unless otherwise pro-
vided, shall be punishable upon conviction before any jus-
tice of the peace or in the Circuit Court of the county
within which the offense is committed by a fine not ex-
ceeding one hundred dollars ($100. 00) or imprisonment
for thirty days in the county jail, or both, in the discretion
of the court or justice. The party aggrieved shall have
the right of appeal as is now provided under the general
laws of the state. Where the act or omission is of a con-
tinuing nature and is persisted in, in violation of the pro-
visions of this charter or of any rules or regulations for-
mulated hereunder, a conviction for one offense shall not
be a bar to a conviction for a continuation of the offense
subsequent to the first or any succeeding conviction.

ARTICLE XX
CHARTER AMENDMENTS

166. Authorized. Amendments to this charter may be
made as hereinafter provided, and such amendments shall
have the same force of law as if they had been enacted by
the General Assembly of the State of Maryland. The word
"amendments" as used in this article shall include altera-
tions and additions.

167. Council May Amend Charter. Amendments to
this charter may be proposed by a majority vote of all
the members of the council. The mayor shall not have the
power to veto an amendment ordinance. The ordinance
proposing an amendment shall provide for an expression
of the will of the qualified voters at a special or the next
succeeding general election. Special charter amendment
elections shall be administered as other elections. Charter
amendments shall enact a new section or sections, or they
shall repeal a section or sections of the charter and re-enact
the same as amended.

168. Advertisement. The council shall authorize, at
city expense, an advertisement of any charter amendment
to be published in at least one newspaper published in the
City of Salisbury at least once a week for four weeks
immediately preceding an election at which such amend-
ment is to be voted on. This advertisement shall contain
the date of the election and a true copy of the proposed
amendment or a true and unbiased description of the
subject matter concerned.