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HOWARD COUNTY

The County Council for the safety and convenience
of the public and for the purpose of keeping the roads
and highways in said county from becoming congested by
automobiles, motor cars and other vehicles and to
permit the free and unobstructed use of said roads and
highways, shall have power, from time to time, and
whenever in its judgment it becomes necessary, to pass
and adopt such reasonable rules, orders and
regulations as it may deem proper regulating,
restricting and/or limiting the parking or movement of
automobiles or other vehicles on any public highway of
said county, and such orders, rules and regulations,
when the same have been so passed, shall have the
force and effect of law and any violation thereof
shall subject the person or persons so violating the
same to the penalties prescribed in this subheading.

Sec. 21.101 — Same; signs, copies.

After the passage and adoption of any such rules,
orders and regulations, the County Council shall cause
to be placed and thereafter maintained in conspicuous
places along such roads or highways, signs or markers
appropriately describing the rules and regulations as
may be applicable to the particular road or highway.
The County Council shall keep in its office a separate
docket or journal containing all such rules, orders,
and regulations passed and adopted pursuant to this
subheading, which journal or docket shall at all times
be open to inspection and examination by the public.

Sec. 21.102 - Same; temporary effect.

In the case of public fairs, games, parades
and/or other public events being held in said county
where a large gathering of people or vehicles along
any such road, street or highway is anticipated, the
County Council may pass and adopt such reasonable
temporary rules and regulations governing the traffic
and the movement of vehicles in the vicinity of any
such fair, game, parade or other public event as said
County Council may deem necessary to prevent the
congestion of such traffic and the obstruction of such
streets, roads or highways; and such rules and
regulations shall have the same force and effect as
other rules and regulations passed pursuant to this
subheading.

Sec. 21.103 — Same; interference with signs.