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corporation, the new matter, if any, to be added to the charter shall
be indicated by being underscored or in italics and all matter to be
eliminated from the existing charter, if any, shall be indicated in
its proper place by enclosing such matter in double parentheses or
in bold-face brackets. Where the subject matter consists of an en-
tirely new section or sections the words of such new section or sec-
tions shall also be underscored or in italics or contain some marginal
or other notation to that effect. When the purpose of any proposal is to
repeal in entirety any section or sections of the existing charter,
the matter intended to be repealed need not be written out in full
and enclosed in either double parentheses or bold-face brackets.

(b)  The resolution to amend a charter shall identify the source
of the existing section or sections, citing the code or other publi-
cation or amendment in which appears the most recent text of the
section or sections to be amended.

(c)  Amendments to the charter of any municipal corporation shall
be in a consecutively numbered series.

(d)   The resolution to amend a charter shall provide specifically
(and not simply by implication) for the repeal of any section or
sections of the existing charter which are inconsistent with the
amended section or sections.

(e)    A proposal to amend a charter, whether initiated by the
legislative body of the municipal corporation or by a petition of
qualified voters of the municipal corporation, may not be rescinded
after its adoption by the legislative body or after its formal sub-
mission in a petition, in any manner other than that of another
charter amendment.

[(b)] (f) At the time a charter amendment or amendments be-
come effective by reason of having been ordained or passed by the
legislative body of the municipal corporation, or at the time of
making public proclamation as to the vote on any question con-
taining a proposed charter amendment or amendments which have
been adopted, the mayor or other chief executive officer of the munic-
ipal corporation shall send separately by registered mail to the Sec-
retary of State of Maryland and to the Department of Legislative
Reference the following information concerning the charter amend-
ment or amendments: (1) The complete text thereof, or a state-
ment that the charter contained in Article 23B has been adopted,
(2) the date of the referendum election, if any, (3) the number of
votes cast for and against each question containing the charter
amendment or amendments, whether in the legislative body or in a
referendum, and (4) the effective date of the charter amendment
or amendments.

(g) The charter amendment or amendments are not effective and
shall not be applied or considered as if effective, unless and until it
or they have been registered as required in sub-section (f) of this
section.

18. The exact text of any amendment or amendments to the charter
of any municipal corporation, adopted as in this subheading specified,
shall thereafter be included in any subsequent edition or codification
of the charter of the municipal corporation, [unless the charter
contained in Article 23B has been adopted,] until altered, modified