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PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY

SECTION 1101. EFFECTIVE DATE OF CHARTER. THIS
CHARTER SHALL BECOME EFFECTIVE ON THE THIRTIETH DAY
FOLLOWING ITS ADOPTION, EXCEPT AS OTHERWISE
SPECIFICALLY PROVIDED IN THE TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS
{ARTICLE XII) OF THIS CHARTER.

SECTION 1102. EXISTING LAWS. THE PUBLIC LOCAL
LAWS OF PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY AND ALL RULES,
REGULATIONS, RESOLUTIONS, AND ORDINANCES OF THE COUNTY
COMMISSIONERS IN FORCE AT THE TIME OF THE EFFECTIVE
DATE OF THIS CHARTER ARE HEREBY REPEALED TO THE EXTENT
THAT THEY ARE INCONSISTENT WITH THE PROVISIONS OF THIS
CHARTER, BUT NO FURTHER; AND TO THE EXTENT THAT THEY
ARE NOT HEREBY REPEALED BECAUSE OF SUCH INCONSISTENCY,
ALL SUCH PUBLIC LOCAL LAWS, RULES, REGULATIONS,
RESOLUTIONS, AND ORDINANCES SHALL CONTINUE IN FULL
FORCE AND EFFECT UNTIL REPEALED OR AMENDED.

SECTION 1103. EXISTING OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES.
ALL APPOINTED OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES OF THE COUNTY
GOVERNMENT HOLDING OFFICE AT THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF
THIS CHARTER, EXCEPT THE OFFICERS HOLDING THE OFFICES
SPECIFICALLY ABOLISHED BY THIS CHARTER, SHALL CONTINUE
TO BE EMPLOYED AT THEIR EXISTING COMPENSATION SUBJECT
TO THE PROVISIONS OF THIS CHARTER.

SECTION 1104. REFERENCE IN STATE CONSTITUTION
AND LAWS TO COUNTY COMMISSIONERS. ALL REFERENCES IN
THE CONSTITUTION AND THE LAWS OF THIS STATE TO THE
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS SHALL, AT SUCH TIME AS THE
ELECTED MEMBERS OF THE FIRST COUNCIL AND THE FIRST
COUNTY EXECUTIVE TAKE OFFICE, BE CONSTRUED TO REFER TO
THE COUNCIL AND TO THE COUNTY EXECUTIVE WHENEVER SUCH
CONSTRUCTION WOULD BE REASONABLE. THE COUNCIL AND THE
COUNTY EXECUTIVE SHALL SUCCEED TO ALL POSERS VESTED
HERETOFORE IN THE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS BY THE
CONSTITUTION AND LAWS OF THIS STATE. WHENEVER ANY
STATE LAW IMPOSES UPON THE BOARD OF COUNTY
COMMISSIONERS THE RESPONSIBILITY OF MAKING A
RECOMMENDATION TO THE GOVERNOR OF MARYLAND OR TO ANY
OTHER OFFICIAL NOT ESTABLISHED BY THIS CHARTER
CONCERNING THE APPOINTMENT OF ANY PERSON, SUCH
RESPONSIBILITY SHALL DEVOLVE UPON THE COUNTY
EXECUTIVE.

SECTION 1105. CHARTER AMENDMENT. AMENDMENTS TO
THIS CHARTER MAY BE PROPOSED BY AN ACT OF THE COUNCIL
APPROVED BY NOT LESS THAN TWO-THIRDS OF THE MEMBERS OF
THE FULL COUNCIL, AND SUCH ACTION SHALL BE EXEMPT FROM
EXECUTIVE VETO. AMENDMENTS MAY ALSO BE PROPOSED BY