MARVIN MANDEL, Governor

1889

codes of ordinances; providing and generally
relating to the content of the supplement or code;
defining a certain term; providing for the levy and
expenditure of necessary funds; and generally
relating to a supplement or new edition of codes of
ordinances for municipal corporations.

BY adding to

Article 23A — Corporations — Municipal

Section 17B

Annotated Code of Maryland

(1973 Replacement Volume and 1975 Supplement)

SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF
MARYLAND, That new Section 17B be and it is hereby added
to Article 23A — Corporations - Municipal, of the
Annotated Code of Maryland (1973 Replacement Volume and
1975 Supplement) to read as follows::

Article 23A — Corporations — Municipal

17B.

(A)    FOR THE PURPOSE OF PROVIDING READY ACCESS TO A
CURRENT COMPILATION OF THE MUNICIPAL CORPORATION'S
ORDINANCES, THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL (BY WHATEVER. NAME
KNOWN) OF EACH MUNICIPAL CORPORATION IN THE STATE SUBJECT
TO ARTICLE 11E OF THE CONSTITUTION OF MARYLAND, AND THE
MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL OF BALTIMORE, SHALL PROVIDE
ANNUALLY (IF THE MUNICIPAL CORPORATION DURING THE PAST

YEAR HAS ENACTED ANY ORDINANCES APPROPRIATE FOR

CODIFICATION) FOR THE EDITING, PREPARATION, PUBLICATION,
AND SALE OR OTHER DISTRIBUTION OF A SUPPLEMENT TO ITS
MOST RECENT CODE OF ORDINANCES, OR OF A NEW EDITION OF
THE CODE.

(B)      A SUPPLEMENT SHALL CONTAIN ALL PUBLIC
ORDINANCES OF GENERAL APPLICATION AND CONTINUING FORCE
WHICH FOR THE MUNICIPAL CORPORATION ARE IN EFFECT AND
HAVE BEEN ENACTED OR AMENDED SINCE PUBLICATION OF THE
MOST RECENT CODE OF PUBLIC ORDINANCES; AND A NEW CODE
SHALL CONTAIN ALL PUBLIC ORDINANCES OF GENERAL
APPLICATION IN EFFECT FOR THE MUNICIPAL CORPORATION AT

THE TIME OF PUBLICATION. A SUPPLEMENT OR A CODE NEED__NOT

CONTAIN ORDINANCES OF LESS THAN GENERAL APPLICATION AND

CONTINUING FORCE, INCLUDING (WITHOUT LIMITATION) THE

BUDGET ORDINANCE.

(C)    FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, AN ORDINANCE
IS ANY LEGISLATIVE ENACTMENT (BY WHATEVER NAME KNOWN) OF

GENERAL APPLICATION AND CONTINUING FORCE FOR THE

MUNICIPAL CORPORATION, OTHER THAN A PUBLIC LOCAL LAW
REFERRED TO IN SECTION 32B OF ARTICLE 25 OF THIS CODE.

(D)     EACH MUNICIPAL CORPORATION SHALL LEVY AND
APPROPRIATE ITS PUBLIC FUNDS FOR EXPENDITURES NECESSARY