HARRY HUGHES, Governor

1853

IN THIS ARTICLE THE FOLLOWING WORDS HAVE THE MEANINGS
INDICATED.

REVISOR'S NOTE: This subsection is new language used as the
standard introductory language to a definition
section.

(B)  COUNTY.

"COUNTY" MEANS A COUNTY OF THIS STATE AND, UNLESS EXPRESSLY
PROVIDED OTHERWISE, BALTIMORE CITY.

REVISOR'S NOTE: This subsection is new language added to
indicate that a reference in this article to "county"
includes Baltimore City, unless the reference
specifically provides otherwise.

Article 1, § 14 of the Code provides that "county"
includes Baltimore City "unless such construction
would be unreasonable". However, the word
"unreasonable" in that section has been interpreted
various ways. Therefore, the Commission to Revise the
Annotated Code concluded that a more explicit
definition of "county" should be included here.

(C)  INCLUDES; INCLUDING.

"INCLUDES" OR "INCLUDING" MEANS INCLUDES OR INCLUDING BY WAY
OF ILLUSTRATION AND NOT BY WAY OF LIMITATION.

REVISOR'S NOTE: This subsection is new language added to
state expressly that the words "includes" or
"including" are used in this article by way of
illustration or expansion and not by way of limitation
or restriction.

In light of this definition, phrases such as "but not
limited to" were deleted throughout this article as
superfluous.

The Commission to Revise the Annotated Code
emphasizes, however, that the absence of a like
definition in a previously revised article of the Code
does not mean that "includes" or "including" is used
there in any different sense or that a different
legislative intent is implied by the absence of
phrases such as "but not limited to". In these
revised articles of the Code, the maxim expressio
unius est exclusio alterius and doctrines of similar
implication are not intended in any way to be made
applicable by reason of the deletion of such phrases.

(D) STATE.