HARRY HUGHES, Governor

737

(1977 Volume and 1984 Supplement)

SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That a new Article of
the Annotated Code of Maryland, designated "State Finance and
Procurement", be and hereby is enacted to read as follows:

ARTICLE - STATE FINANCE AND PROCUREMENT

DIVISION I. STATE FINANCE.

TITLE 1. DEFINITIONS.

1-101. DEFINITIONS.

(A)  IN GENERAL.

IN THIS DIVISION I OF 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 Division I of this
article to "county" includes Baltimore City, unless
the reference specifically provides otherwise.

Article 1, § 14(a) of the Code provides that "county"
includes Baltimore City "unless such construction
would be unreasonable". However, the word
"unreasonable" in that subsection 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 in this
Division I of this article.

(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 Division I of this
article by way of illustration or expansion and not by
way of limitation or restriction.