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COUNTY LOCAL LAWS

MAJORITY OF THE QUALIFIED VOTERS OF THE COUNTY VOTING
THEREON AT THE NEXT ENSUING REGULAR ELECTION HELD FOR
MEMBERS OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE UNITED
STATES. AN EMERGENCY LAM SHALL REMAIN IN FORCE FROM
THE DATE IT BECOMES LAW NOTWITHSTANDING THE FILING OF
SUCH PETITION, BUT SHALL STAND REPEALED THIRTY
CALENDAR DAYS AFTER HAVING BEEN REJECTED BY A MAJORITY
OF THE QUALIFIED VOTERS OF THE COUNTY VOTING THEREON.
A PETITION MAY CONSIST OF SEVERAL PAPERS, BUT EACH
PAPER SHALL CONTAIN THE TEXT OR A FAIR SUMMARY OF THE
LAW BEING PETITIONED UPON; AND THERE SHALL BE ATTACHED
TO EACH SUCH PAPER AN AFFIDAVIT OF THE PERSON
PROCURING THE SIGNATURES THEREON THAT, TO THE SAID
PERSON'S OWN PERSONAL KNOWLEDGE, EACH SIGNATURE
THEREON IS GENUINE AND BONA FIDE, AND THAT, TO THE
BEST OF HIS KNOWLEDGE, INFORMATION, AND BELIEF, THE
SIGNERS ARE QUALIFIED VOTERS OF PRINCE GEORGE'S
COUNTY, AS SET OPPOSITE THEIR NAMES. A MINOS
VARIATION IN THE SIGNATURE OF A PETITIONER BETWEEN HIS
SIGNATURE ON A PETITION AND THAT ON THE VOTER
REGISTRATION RECORDS SHALL NOT INVALIDATE THE
SIGNATURE. THE INVALIDATION OF ONE SIGNATURE ON A
REFERENDUM PETITION SHALL NOT SERVE TO INVALIDATE ANY
OTHER SIGNATURE ON THE PETITION. EACH PETITIONER
SHALL INCLUDE HIS ADDRESS AND THE DATE OF HIS
SIGNATURE OPPOSITE HIS NAME. THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
OF ELECTIONS SHALL VERIFY THE QUALIFICATION OF SAID
PETITIONERS.

SECTION 320. PUBLICATION OF LAWS. THE COUNCIL
SHALL CAUSE ALL LAWS AND ALL AMENDMENTS TO THIS
CHARTER TO BE PUBLISHED PROMPTLY FOLLOWING THEIR
ENACTMENT AS PROVIDED BY LAW. SUCH LAWS AND CHARTER
AMENDMENTS SHALL ALSO BE MADE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC
AT REASONABLE PRICES TO BE FIXED BY THE COUNCIL.

SECTION 321. COMPILATION OF LAWS. AT INTERVALS
NOT GREATER THAN EVERY FOUR YEARS, THE COUNCIL SHALL
COMPILE AND CODIFY ALL LAWS OF THE COUNTY IN EFFECT AT
SUCH TIMES. EACH SUCH CODIFICATION SHALL BE SUBMITTED
TO THE COUNCIL, AND, IF ADOPTED BY LAW, SHALL BE KNOWN
AS THE "PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY CODE." SUCH CODE SHALL
BE PUBLISHED WITH AN INDEX AND SUCH APPROPRIATE NOTES,
CITATIONS, ANNOTATIONS, AND APPENDICES AS THE COUNCIL
MAY DETERMINE. NOT EARLIER THAN MARCH 1 OF EACH YEAR
AND NOT LATER THAN MAY 31 OF THE SAME YEAR, THE
COUNCIL SHALL PREPARE AND PUBLISH A CUMULATIVE
SUPPLEMENT TO THE COUNTY CODE OF LAWS.

SECTION 322. CONFIRMATION OF ADMINISTRATIVE