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EAST NEW MARKET

EVERY ACT OR OMISSION WHICH, BY ORDINANCE, IS MADE A
MISDEMEANOR UNDER THE AUTHORITY OF THIS CHARTER, UNLESS
PROVIDED, SHALL BE PUNISHABLE UPON CONVICTION BY THE
DISTRICT COURT SITTING IN THE COUNTY WITHIN WHICH THE
OFFENSE IS COMMITTED BY A FINE NOT EXCEEDING ONE HUNDRED
DOLLARS ($100.00) OR IMPRISONMENT FOR THIRTY DAYS IN THE
COUNTY JAIL, OR BOTH, IN THE DISCRETION OF THE COURT.
WHERE THE ACT OR OMISSION IS OF A CONTINUING NATURE AND
IS PERSISTED IN, A CONVICTION FOR ONE OFFENSE IS NOT A
BAR TO A CONVICTION FOR A CONTINUATION OF THE OFFENSE
SUBSEQUENT TO THE FIRST OR ANY SUCCEEDING CONVICTION.

102.   EFFECT OF CHARTER ON EXISTING ORDINANCES.

(A)    ORDINANCES, ETC., NOT IN CONFLICT WITH CHARTER
REMAIN IN EFFECT. — ALL ORDINANCES, RESOLUTIONS, RULES,
AND REGULATIONS IN EFFECT IN THE TOWN AT THE TIME OF THIS
CHARTER BECOMES EFFECTIVE WHICH ARE NOT IN CONFLICT WITH
THE PROVISIONS OF THIS CHARTER SHALL REMAIN IN EFFECT
UNTIL CHANGED OR REPEALED ACCORDING TO THE PROVISIONS OF
THIS CHARTER.

(B)     ORDINANCES. ETC., IN CONFLICT WITH CHARTER
REPEALED.— ALL ORDINANCES, RESOLUTIONS, RULES AND
REGULATIONS IN EFFECT IN THE TOWN AT THE TIME THIS
CHARTER BECOMES EFFECTIVE WHICH ARE IN CONFLICT WITH THE
PROVISIONS OF THIS CHARTER ARE REPEALED TO THE EXTENT OF
SUCH CONFLICT.

103. SEPARABILITY.

IF ANY SECTION OR PAST OF SECTION OF THIS CHARTER IS
HELD INVALID BY A COURT OF COMPETENT JURISDICTION, THIS
HOLDING SHALL NOT AFFECT THE REMAINDER OF THIS CHARTER OR
THE CONTEXT IN WHICH SUCH SECTION OR PART OF SECTION SO
HELD INVALID APPEARS, EXCEPT TO THE EXTENT THAT AN ENTIRE
SECTION OR PART OF SECTION MAY BE INSEPARABLY CONNECTED
IN MEANING AND EFFECT WITH THE SECTION OR PART OF SECTION
TO WHICH SUCH HOLDING SHALL DIRECTLY APPLY.

CERTIFICATION

In accordance with the provisions of Article 23A, Section
17, of the Annotated Code of Maryland, I, Edward H. Nabb,
Attorney for the municipal corporation of EAST NEW
MARKET, certify that the above new charter was duly
advertised as provided by law and that no effort was made
to bring it to Referendum.