WILLIAM DONALD SCHAEFER, Governor Ch. 227

collector may require. The manner and procedure relative to such
sale by the collector of taxes shall in all respect conform to
the procedures relating to tax sales set forth in the [Public
General Laws of Maryland as they may from time to time appear]
ANNOTATED CODE OF MARYLAND.

19-28.

In the event that a sanitary district or a sanitary
commission (a body politic and corporate) has been created in
Cecil County prior to the effective date of this chapter pursuant
to any provision of public general or public local law applicable
to Cecil County, such district or commission shall cease to exist
as a body politic and corporate on the effective date of this
chapter and it shall not thereafter be necessary for such
district or commission to file any ordinances, resolutions,
certificates or articles with any person or agency except as may
specifically be provided in this chapter. Nothing contained in
this chapter shall be construed as impairing or affecting in any
way the validity or enforceability of any proceeding or action
taken, or any obligations or indebtedness incurred by such
district or commission prior to the effective date of this
chapter. In the event that a sanitary district shall have been
created in Cecil County prior to the effective date of this
chapter, any such sanitary district shall be merged into, and
thereby become a part of, the area within which the county is
authorized to exercise its power and authority by this chapter,
subject to the provisions of section 19-1 hereof; provided,
however, that such merger shall in no way affect the security for
any outstanding bonds.

All duties, contracts, debts, assets, real property and
personal property of the Cecil County Metropolitan Commission are
hereby transferred to the BOARD OF county commissioners of Cecil
County.

19-30.

The county may prescribe all needful rules and regulations
for the administration and enforcement of this chapter. In
addition to its own power to adopt appropriate rules and
regulations, the county may adopt and enforce regulations of the
State Department of Health SECRETARY OF THE ENVIRONMENT and/or
the Cecil County Health Officer fixing standards of construction
for sanitary facilities or installations. Prior to the adoption
of any such rules and regulations other than those of the State
Department of Health SECRETARY OF THE ENVIRONMENT or the Cecil
County Health Officer the county shall give public notice of the
rules and regulations which it proposes to adopt by publishing
the same in at least [two newspapers] 1 NEWSPAPER of general
circulation published in Cecil County at least twice not less
than fifteen (15) days prior to a public hearing, the date, time
and place of which shall be specified in such notice.

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