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MUNICIPAL CHAPTERS

Annapolis and is subject to any charter provisions of
amendments thereto, pursuant to Article XI—E, Section 6
of the Constitution of Maryland; and

WHEREAS, the Act relates only to the City of
Annapolis and Anne Arundel County and is thus in violation
of the Home Rule provisions for municipalities and
counties, in that all laws enacted by the General
Assembly must be uniform and apply alike to all
municipalities in a class; and

WHEREAS, the Mayor and Aldermen wishes to make it
clear that it is not subject to Article 23A, Section
19(q) ;

NOW THEREFORE:

SECTION I: BE IT RESOLVED BY THE THE MAYOR AND ALDERMEN
OF THE CITY OF ANNAPOLIS that Section 4 of the Charter of
the City of Annapolis be and the same is hereby repealed
and re-enacted to read as follows:

Sec. 4. Annexation of territory.

The procedure for the annexation of territory of the
City of Annapolis shall be the procedure prescribed by
section 19 of article 23-A of the Annotated Code of
Maryland (1971 Cumulative Supplement), or by any public
general law of Maryland, in force and effect at the time
any such annexation is initiated, amending, superseding or
supplementing said section and enacted pursuant to the
authority of article 11—E of the Constitution of
Maryland, PROVIDED HOWEVER, THAT THE PROVISIONS OF
SECTION 19(Q) OF ARTICLE 23-A OF THE ANNOTATED CODE OF
MARYLAND (1973 REPLACEMENT VOLUME AND 1973 SUPPLEMENT)
SHALL NOT APPLY, GOVERN, OR BE IN EFFECT IN THE CITY OF
ANNAPOLIS. Whenever any area is so annexed to the City
of Annapolis shall thereupon be empowered to exercise in
such area all governmental municipal powers vested in
that body to the same extent and in the same manner as
such powers are then exercised in said city and, upon
such annexation becoming effective, all laws and
ordinances then and thereafter in effect with respect to
the City of Annapolis, shall apply to the annexed
territory; provided, however, that prior to any
referendum on any such annexation, the may and aldermen
of the City of Annapolis, may adopt any ordinance or
ordinances making special provisions, not contrary to
law, for limited periods of time, not exceeding five
years, with respect to the levy of municipal taxes and
assessments and the rendition of municipal services in
any such annexed area. The mayor and aldermen of the
City of Annapolis may also enter into appropriate
agreements with any other political subdivision, agency