988

LAWS OF MARYLAND

Ch. 284

SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF
MARYLAND, That a new Article of the Annotated Code of Maryland,
designated "State Government", be enacted to read as follows:

Article

State Government

TITLE 1. DEFINITIONS.
1-101. DEFINITIONS.

(A)  IN GENERAL.

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 THE 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.

Art. 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 in
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" and
"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, former phrases such as
"but not limited to" are 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