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CAMBRIDGE

provided] COURT OF LAW SHALL BE FINED FOR EACH AND EVERY
OFFENSE NOT MORE THAN FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS ($500) OR
CONFINED IN THE COUNTY JAIL FOR NOT MORE THAN THREE (3)
MONTHS, OR BOTH, in the discretion of the Court having
jurisdiction and hearing said cases.

SECTION 2. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that this
Resolution shall become effective on the 27th day of
March, 1974.

APPROVED this 4th day of February, 1974.

CHARTER AMENDMENT
NO. 74-74-27

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 39 entitled "Oaths",
of the Code of Public Local Laws of Dorchester County
(1961 Edition), said Code being Article 10 of the Public
Local Laws of Maryland entitled "Dorchester County",
subtitled "Cambridge", by removing certain obsolete
language referring to justice of the peace and penalties.

SECTION 1. BE IT RESOLVED by The Commissioner of
Cambridge that the Charter of said municipal corporation
be, and the same is hereby amended by repealing and
reenacting, with amendments, Section 39 entitled "Oaths"
to read as follows:

39. Oaths.

In addition to any officer authorized to administer
oaths under the laws of the State of Maryland, the Mayor,
the clerk, and any Commissioner are hereby authorized to
administer all official oaths and to administer an oath
to any person who may desire to give testimony before the
Commissioners, or who may be summoned by the
Commissioners, on any subject, if the Mayor or two
Commissioners shall demand that such testimony be given
on oath, and any person who shall refuse or fail to
appear when summoned, or who shall refuse to answer any
relevant or pertinent questions, or who shall answer
falsely any question, or make any false statement on oath
before the Commissioners or a majority of them, or before
the Mayor, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and on