1654 LAWS OF MARYLAND [CH. 723

Appeals:

341-68. The council shall hear and determine appeals
from refusal of building permits and appeals where an
error in the application of the zoning ordinances and regu-
lations is charged.

ARTICLE XII

CHARTER AMENDMENTS
Authorized:

341-69. Amendments to this charter may be made as
herinafter provided, and such amendments shall have the
same force and effect in law as if they had been enacted
by the General Assembly of the State of Maryland. Any
alterations and/or additions are to be deemed amendments.

Proposal by Council:

341-70. Amendments 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 not less than
sixty days following the proposal 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 of the
charter, or they shall repeal a section or sections of the
charter or they shall repeal a section or sections of the
charter and re-enact the same as amended.

Proposal by Charter Commission:

341-71. The Council may by ordinance authorize and
direct the Mayor to appoint a Charter Commission to pro-
pose amendments to this charter. Any charter amend-
ments proposed by a duly constituted Charter Commission
shall be submitted by the Council, without change or modi-
fication, to the voters of the city at a special election before
the next succeeding regular city election or at the next
succeeding regular city election. Any charter amendment
proposed by a Charter Commission shall be submitted to
the Council at least sixty days before any general election
at which such amendment is to be submitted to the voters.

Advertisement:

341-72. The Council shall authorize at city expense, an
advertisement of any charter amendment to be published