HARRY HUGHES, Governor

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(2) IF THE SANITARY COMMISSION ADOPTS A
RESOLUTION THAT APPROVES THE WITHDRAWAL OF THE PETITIONING
COUNTY AND IF THE GOVERNING BODY OF EACH MEMBER COUNTY
ADOPTS AN ORDINANCE OR RESOLUTION THAT APPROVES THE
WITHDRAWAL OF THE PETITIONING COUNTY, THE SANITARY DISTRICT
AND THE GOVERNING BODY OF THE WITHDRAWING COUNTY SHALL ADOPT
AND SIGN ARTICLES OF WITHDRAWAL.

(C) FILING ARTICLES OF WITHDRAWAL.

THE DISTRICT AND THE WITHDRAWING COUNTY SHALL FILE THE
ARTICLES OF WITHDRAWAL WITH THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF
ASSESSMENTS AND TAXATION.

REVISOR'S NOTE: This section is new language derived
without substantive change from the references to
withdrawal from a district in the first, second,
third, and fifth sentences of former Article 43,
§ 648.

9-617. FILING CORPORATE DOCUMENTS WITH STATE DEPARTMENT OF
ASSESSMENTS AND TAXATION.

(A)  "CORPORATE DOCUMENT" DEFINED.

IN THIS SECTION "CORPORATE DOCUMENT" MEANS:

(1) ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION;

(2) ARTICLES OF AMENDMENT;

(3) ARTICLES OF JOINDER; OR

(4) ARTICLES OF WITHDRAWAL.

(B)  DUTIES OF STATE DEPARTMENT OF ASSESSMENTS AND
TAXATION.

(1) WHEN A CORPORATE DOCUMENT IS FILED WITH IT,
THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF ASSESSMENTS AND TAXATION SHALL:

(I) ENDORSE ON THE CORPORATE DOCUMENT THE
TIME AND DATE THE CORPORATE DOCUMENT WAS RECEIVED; AND

(II) EXAMINE THE CORPORATE DOCUMENT.

(2) IF, AFTER EXAMINATION, THE STATE DEPARTMENT
OF ASSESSMENTS AND TAXATION DETERMINES THAT THE CORPORATE
DOCUMENT IS PROPER, THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF ASSESSMENTS AND
TAXATION SHALL:

(I) ISSUE A CERTIFICATE OF APPROVAL;

(II) INCLUDE WITH THE CERTIFICATE OF