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CONSTITUTION OF 1867
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PROPOSED CONSTITUTION OF 1968
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ing of municipal corporations into four
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(or fewer) classes shall be in effect at any
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time, and the enactment of any such group-
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ing of municipal corporations into four
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(or fewer) classes shall repeal any such
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grouping of municipal corporations into
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four (or fewer) classes then in effect.
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Municipal corporations shall be classified
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only as provided in this section and not
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otherwise.
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Sec. 3. Any such municipal corporation,
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Section 7.07. Additional Powers of Munici-
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now existing or hereafter created, shall
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pal Corporations.
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have the power and authority, (a) to amend
or repeal an existing charter or local laws
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The General Assembly by law or a county
by law may grant additional powers to mu-
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relating to the incorporation, organization,
government, or affairs of said municipal
corporation heretofore enacted by tht Gen-
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nicipal corporations, and the granting au-
thority may withdraw such powers.
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eral Assembly of Maryland, and (b) to
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adopt a new charter, and to amend or
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repeal any charter adopted under the pro-
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visions of this Article.
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Sec. 4. The adoption of a new charter,
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See Section 7.07, Additional Powers of Mu-
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the amendment of any charter or local
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nicipal Corporations, p. 99.
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laws, or the repeal of any part of a charter
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or local laws shall be proposed either by a
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resolution of the legislative body of any
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such municipal corporation or by a petition
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containing the signatures of at least five
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per cent of the registered voters of a
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municipal corporation and filed with the
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legislative body of said municipal corpo-
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ration. The General Assembly shall amplify
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the provisions of this section by general
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law in any manner not inconsistent with
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this Article.
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Sec. 5. Notwithstanding any other pro-
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See Section 7.07, Additional Powers of Mu-
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vision in this Article, the General Assembly
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nicipal Corporations, p. 99.
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may enact, amend, or repeal local laws
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placing a maximum limit on the rate at
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which property taxes may be imposed by
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any such municipal corporation and regu-
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lating the maximum amount of debt
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which may be incurred by any municipal
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corporation. However, no such local law
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shall become effective in regard to a munici-
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pal corporation until and unless it shall
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have been approved at a regular or special
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municipal election by a majority of the
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voters of that municipal corporation voting
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on the question. No such municipal corpo-
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ration shall levy any type of tax, license,
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fee, franchise tax or fee which was not
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in effect in such municipal corporation on
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January 1, 1954, unless it shall receive
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the express authorization of the General
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