3248

COUNTY LOCAL LAWS

PETITION FILED WITH THE COUNTY EXECUTIVE AND SIGNED BY
10,000 REGISTERED VOTERS OF THE COUNTY. WHEN SO
PROPOSED, WHETHER BY ACT OF THE COUNCIL OR BY
PETITION, THE QUESTION SHALL BE SUBMITTED TO THE
VOTERS OF THE COUNTY AT THE NEXT GENERAL ELECTION
OCCURRING AFTER THE PASSAGE OF SAID ACT OR THE FILING
OF SAID PETITION; AND IF AT SAID ELECTION THE MAJORITY
OF VOTES CAST ON THE QUESTION SHALL BE IN FAVOR OF THE
PROPOSED AMENDMENT, SUCH AMENDMENT SHALL STAND ADOPTED
FROM AND AFTER THE THIRTIETH CAY FOLLOWING SAID
ELECTION. ANY AMENDMENTS TO THIS CHAPTER, PROPOSED IN
THE MANNER AFORESAID, SHALL BE PUBLISHED BY THE COUNTY
EXECUTIVE IN THE COUNTY NEWSPAPERS OF RECORD FOR FIVE
SUCCESSIVE WEEKS PRIOR TO THE ELECTION AT WHICH THE
QUESTION SHALL BE CONSIDERED BY THE VOTERS OF THE
COUNTY.

ARTICLE XII

TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS

SECTION 1201. NATURE OF THIS ARTICLE. THE
PROVISIONS OF THIS ARTICLE RELATE TO THE TRANSITION
FROM THE EXISTING COMMISSIONER FORM OF GOVERNMENT TO
THE FORM OF GOVERNMENT PROVIDED IN THIS CHARTER.
WHERE INCONSISTENT WITH THE FOREGOING ARTICLES OF THIS
CHARTER, THE PROVISIONS OF THIS ARTICLE SHALL
CONSTITUTE EXCEPTIONS THERETO.

SECTION 1202. THE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS. THE
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS IN OFFICE AT THE EFFECTIVE DATE
OF THIS CHARTER, NOT TO EXCEED FIVE IN NUMBER, SHALL
CONTINUE TO HOLD OFFICE UNTIL THE ADDITIONAL MEMBERS
OF THE FIRST COUNCIL ARE ELECTED AND TAKE OFFICE AS
PROVIDED IN SECTIONS 1203, 1204, AND 1205 OF THIS
CHARTER. DURING THE TIME BETWEEN THE EFFECTIVE DATE
OF THIS CHARTER AND THE TIME THAT THE ADDITIONAL
MEMBERS OF THE FIRST COUNCIL TAKE OFFICE, THE SAID
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS SHALL EXERCISE ONLY THOSE POWERS
AND PERFORM ONLY THOSE DUTIES ASSIGNED TO THEM
IMMEDIATELY PRIOR TO THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS
CHARTER. AT THE TIME THAT THE ADDITIONAL MEMBERS OF
THE FIRST COUNCIL TAKE OFFICE, THE SAID COUNTY
COMMISSIONERS SHALL BECOME AT-LARGE COUNCILMEN AND THE
OFFICE OF COUNTY COMMISSIONER SHALL CEASE TO EXIST IN
PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY. SHOULD ONE OR MORE OF THE