1466 LAWS OF MARYLAND [CH. 662

PROPOSAL BY CHARTER COMMISSION:

114. The council may appoint a charter commission to
amend this charter or propose a new charter. Any charter
amendment or new charter proposed by a duly constituted
charter commission shall be submitted by the council, with-
out change or modification, to the voters of the City of
Frostburg at a special election before the next succeeding
general election or at the next succeeding general election,
provided: that such charter amendment or new charter
shall be submitted to the council at least sixty days before
any general election at which such amendment or new
charter is to be submitted to the voters.

ADVERTISEMENT:

115. The council shall authorize, at city expense, an
advertisement of any charter amendment or new charter
to be published in at least one newspaper of general circula-
tion in the City of Frostburg at least once a week for four
weeks immediately preceding an election at which such
amended or new charter is to be voted on. This advertise-
ment shall contain the date of the election and a true copy
of the proposed amendment or new charter, or a true un-
biased description of the subject matter concerned. Such
advertisement shall be made for all amendments, whether
proposed by the council or by a charter commission.

APPROVAL:

116. A charter amendment, however proposed, shall be-
come a part of this charter when approved by a majority of
the voters voting thereon. Such amendment, when ap-
proved, shall have the force of law, subject to the Constitu-
tion and general laws of the State of Maryland.

ARTICLE XIV

Legality

INCONSISTENT LAWS:

117. All acts and parts of acts, general or local, incon-
sistent with the provisions of this charter, be and the same
hereby are repealed to the extent of such inconsistency.
Nothing contained herein shall affect or restrict any control
which the State Board of Health is empowered by law to
exercise in any part of this state.