Marvin Mandel, Governor                         817

Executive and Administrative Departments," subtitle "The Depart-
ment of General Services," to follow immediately after Section
231L thereof; to add new Section 2 (24A) to Article 23A of the
said Code (1966 Replacement Volume), title "Corporations Munic-
ipal," sub-title "In General," to follow immediately after Section
2(24) thereof; to add new Section 3A to Article 25 of the said Code
title "County Commissioners," subtitle "General Provisions," to
follow immediately after Section 3 thereof, and to repeal and re-
enact, with amendments, Section 5(F) of Article 25A of the said
Code, title "Chartered Counties of Maryland," subtitle "Express
Powers," to authorize counties, incorporated municipalities, and
Baltimore City to purchase materials, supplies, and equipment
through the use of the purchasing bureau of the State Department
of General Services, subject to limitations, and to provide for the
manner of making such purchases.

Section 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Maryland,
That new Section 231M be and it is hereby added to Article 41 of
the Annotated Code of Maryland (1971 Replacement Volume), title
"Governor—Executive and Administrative Departments," subtitle
"The Department of General Services," to follow immediately after
Section 231L thereof, and to read as follows:

231M.

The County Commissioners or the appropriate purchasing agency
for any county, any municipal corporation and the City of Baltimore
may utilize the services of the Purchasing Bureau of the Department
of General Services to purchase materials,, supplies and equipment,
subject to the initial approval of the Secretary of General Services.
The right to purchase through the Department shall be in addition
to, but not in substitution for, the applicable purchasing power
granted to any county, municipal corporation, and the Mayor and
City Council of Baltimore in its public local laws or charter.

Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That new Section 2(24A) be
and it is hereby added to Article 23A of the said Code (1966 Replace-
ment Volume), title "Corporations-Municipal," sub-title "In Gen-
eral," to follow immediately after Section 2(24) thereof, and to read
as follows:

2.

The Legislative body of every incorporated municipality in this
State, except Baltimore City, by whatever name known, shall have
general power to pass such ordinances not contrary to the public
general or public local laws and the Constitution of Maryland as they
may deem necessary in order to assure the good government of the
municipality, to protect and preserve the municipality's rights, prop-
erty, and privileges, to preserve peace and good order, to secure per-
sons and property from danger and destruction, and to protect the
health, comfort and convenience of the citizens of the municipality;
but nothing in this article shall be construed to authorize the legis-
lative body of any incorporated municipality to pass any ordinance
which is inconsistent or in conflict with any ordinance, rule or regula-
tion passed, ordained or adopted by the Maryland-National Capital
Park and Planning Commission and the Washington Suburban