MARVIN MANDEL, Governor                             1787

resolution; and relating generally to ordinances and
resolutions of the St. Mary's County Commissioners.

BY repealing and re—enacting, with amendments.

Article 25 — County Commissioners

Section 3(r)

Annotated Code of Maryland

(1973 Replacement Volume and 1973 Supplement)

BY adding to

The Public Local Laws of St. Mary's County
Section 16(e)

Article 19 - Public Local Laws of Maryland
(1965 Edition and 1973 Supplement)

SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF
MARYLAND, That Section 3(r) of Article 25 — County
Commissioners, of the Annotated Code of Maryland (1973
Replacement Volume and 1973 Supplement) be and it is
hereby repealed and re—enacted, with amendments, to read
as follows:

Article 25 — County Commissioners

3.

(r) No act, ordinance or resolution shall be
adopted by the county commissioners, under the powers
conferred by this section, until ten days after a public
hearing has been held on the proposed act, ordinance, or
resolution. Prior notice of such public hearing,
together with a fair summary of the proposed act,
ordinance, or resolution, shall be published in at least
one newspaper of general circulation in the county once
each week for three successive weeks[; provided that this
subsection shall not apply to any administrative act or
resolution adopted by the county commissioners of
Dorchester and Harford counties. This subsection shall
apply to Washington County. The provisions of this
subsection are not applicable in Kent County]. THIS
SUBSECTION IS NOT APPLICABLE IN KENT COUNTY, NOB IS IT
APPLICABLE TO ANY ADMINISTRATIVE ACT OR RESOLUTION
ADOPTED BY THE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF DORCHESTER,
HARFORD, OR ST. MARY'S COUNTY. THIS SUBSECTION SHALL
APPLY TO WASHINGTON COUNTY. FOR PURPOSES OF THIS
SUBSECTION, "ORDINANCE" MEANS A PERMANENT RULE OF LAW
ENACTED BY THE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS, AND "RESOLUTION"
MEANS A FORMAL EXPRESSION OF THE OPINION OF AN OFFICIAL
BODY.