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MUNICIPAL CHARTERS

CHARTER AMENDMENT
NO. 49-74-1

RESOLUTION of The Commissioners of Cambridge adopted
pursuant to the authority of Article 11E of the
Constitution of Maryland and Section 13 of Article 23A of
the Annotated Code of Maryland (1973 Replacement Volume),
entitled "Corporation — Municipal" to amend the Charter
of The Commissioners of Cambridge by repealing and
reenacting, with amendments. Section 20 entitled
"Incorporated; general powers" of the Code of Public
Local Laws of Dorchester County (1961 Edition) , said
Code being Article 10 of the Code of Public Local Laws of
Maryland entitled "Dorchester County", subtitled
"Cambridge", to expressly provide that The Commissioners
of Cambridge have the power of eminent domain and may
dispose of property, whether held in a governmental or
proprietary capacity.

SECTION 1. BE IT RESOLVED by The Commissioners of
Cambridge that the Charter of said municipal corporation
be, and the same is hereby amended by repealing and
reenacting, with amendments. Section 20 of said Charter
to read as follows:

20. Incorporated; general powers.

The inhabitants of the City of Cambridge, in
Dorchester County, are now and shall hereafter be, as
they have heretofore been, a body corporate under the
name and title of "The Commissioners of Cambridge", with
all rights, franchises, powers, privileges and
prerogatives, which, on April 7, 1900, they do, as a body
corporate, have hold and possess, and as well all the
rights, franchises, powers, privileges and prerogatives
which are given under this sub—title, and that may
hereafter be given, acquired or received thereby under
the authority of law. The said Commissioners, as such,
shall have perpetual succession, and by said name may sue
and be sued. They may purchase or otherwise acquire and
hold and possess real, personal and mixed property for
corporate purposes and may sell, dispose of and convey
such property for the benefit of said City[,] WHETHER
SAID PROPERTY WAS HELD IN A GOVERNMENTAL OR PROPRIETARY
CAPACITY AND either before or after dedication of same to
public use, and without special authority from the
General Assembly of Maryland for the making of such sale,
disposition or conveyance; and they may use a corporate
seal, and may alter the same at pleasure. THE SAID
COMMISSIONERS OF CAMBRIDGE SHALL HAVE THE POWER OF
EMINENT DOMAIN AS PROVIDED IN ARTICLE 32A OF THE
ANNOTATED CODE OF MARYLAND.

The said Commissioners of Cambridge shall have full