714                               LAWS OF MARYLAND                        [CH. 423

HAVE BEEN APPROVED AT A REGULAR OR SPECIAL MU-
NICIPAL ELECTION BY A MAJORITY OF THE VOTERS OF
THAT MUNICIPAL CORPORATION VOTING ON THE QUESTION.
THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION SHALL APPLY TO ANY
SUCH LOCAL LAW ENACTED AFTER THE EFFECTIVE DATE
OF SAID ARTICLE HE.

Repeal op Charter

31 41. (Repeal.) An entire repeal of the charter of a municipal
corporation, and the termination of the existence of the municipal
corporation, may be accomplished as generally provided above in the
sub-title ^uCharter Amendments." The resolution of the legislative
body of the municipal corporation or the petition of ten TWENTY
per centum or more of the registered QUALIFIED voters need not
contain the text of the charter which it is proposed to repeal, but may
simply state the fact of the proposed repeal. The posting and publica-
tion of the proposed repeal also may simply state that fact, as may the
registration of a favorable vote thereon with the Secretary of State
and the Department of Legislative Reference. From and after the
time that the charter stands repealed it shall no longer be included
in any subsequent edition or printing of the Code of Public Local
Laws of the county or State.

32 42. (Effect of Repeal.) The resolution or petition by which the
proposal is initiated to repeal the charter of the municipal corporation
may provide for the disposition of the property and assets thereof
AND THE LIQUIDATION OF ITS UNPAID INDEBTEDNESS.
If no other SUCH disposition is made, the Board of County Commis-
sioners or the County Council shall succeed to full ownership, title
and control of the property and assets after the charter stands
repealed AND SHALL LIKEWISE BE RESPONSIBLE FOR PAY-
MENT OF THE DEBTS AND OBLIGATIONS OF SAID MUNICI-
PAL CORPORATION IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE TERMS
THEREOF. The Board or Council also is authorized, in its discretion,
to provide by written agreement with the proper officers of the mu-
nicipal corporation, while the charter remains in effect, for taking
over some or all of the property and assets or some or all of the
liabilities and obligations of the municipal corporation, at the time
the repeal of its charter becomes effective. The Board or Council
also is authorized in its discretion, to SHALL establish a special tax
area with boundaries coincident with those of the municipal corpo-
ration for which a charter was repealed, and to tax OR ASSESS the
residents of such area in such manner as other residents of the
county may be taxed OR ASSESSED, in order to provide the revenue
necessary to defray any obligations or debts of the municipal corpo-
ration as of the time the charter is repealed. Such taxes OR ASSESS-
MENTS shall be imposed and collected with the same powers and
procedures as exist for general county taxation; the proceeds thereof
are to be applied only to such obligation or debt, and the tax OR
ASSESSMENT shall be discontinued when all such obligations or
debts have been paid in full.

Automatic Repeal of Charter

33 43. If any municipal corporation, subject to any of the provisions
of this Article, shall fail for three successive years to file with the