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PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY

KNOWN AND MAY BE CITED AS "THE PRINCE GEORGE'S
CHARTER."

COUNTY

SECTION
CONSTRUCTION.
OF LEGISLATION

1017. DEFINITIONS AND
AS USED IN THIS CHARTER OR
ATTACHED HERETO:

RULES OF

THE SCHEDULE

(A)    THE WORD "BILL" SHALL MEAN ANY MEASURE
INTRODUCED IN THE COUNCIL FOR LEGISLATIVE ACTION.

(B)    THE WORDS "ACT," "ORDINANCE," "PUBLIC LOCAL
LAW," AND "LEGISLATIVE ACT,¹¹ WHEN USED IN CONNECTION
WITH ANY ACTION BY THE COUNCIL, SHALL BE SYNONYMOUS,
AND SHALL MEAN ANY BILL ENACTED IN THE MANNER AND FORM
PROVIDED IN THIS CHARTER.

(C)    THE WORD "RESOLUTION" SHALL MEAN A MEASURE
ADOPTED BY THE COUNCIL HAVING THE FORCE AND EFFECT OF
LAW BUT OF A TEMPORARY OR ADMINISTRATIVE CHARACTER.

(D)    THE WORD "LAW" SHALL BE CONSTRUED AS
INCLUDING ALL ACTS, PUBLIC LOCAL LAWS, ORDINANCES,
RESOLUTIONS, AND OTHER LEGISLATIVE ACTS OF THE
COUNCIL, ALL ORDINANCES AND RESOLUTIONS OF THE COUNTY
COMMISSIONERS NOT HEREBY OR HEREAFTER AMENDED OR
REPEALED, AND ALL PUBLIC GENERAL LAWS AND PUBLIC LOCAL
LAWS OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY IN EFFECT FROM TIME TO
TIME AFTER THE ADOPTION OF THIS CHARTER, WHENEVER SUCH
CONSTRUCTION WOULD BE REASONABLE.

(E)    THE WORDS "ENACT," "ENACTED," OR
"ENACTMENT," WHEN USED IN CONNECTION WITH THE
LEGISLATIVE ACTS OF THE COUNCIL, SHALL MEAN THE ACTION
BY THE COUNCIL IN APPROVING ANY ITEM OF LEGISLATIVE
BUSINESS PRIOR TO ITS SUBMISSION TO THE COUNTY
EXECUTIVE FOR HIS APPROVAL OR VETO.

(F)

MARYLAND.

THE WORD "STATE" SHALL MEAN THE STATE OF

(G) THE WORDS "STATE LAW" SHALL MEAN ALL LAWS
OR PORTIONS OF LAWS ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF
MARYLAND WHICH MAY NOT BE REPEALED BY THE COUNCIL
AFTER THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS CHARTER.

(H) THE WORD
MANDATORY AND THE
PERMISSIVE.

"SHALL" SHALL BE CONSTRUED AS
WORD "MAY" SHALL BE CONSTRUED AS

(I)

THE WORD "PERSON" SHALL INCLUDE THE WORDS