Ch. 116

LAWS OF MARYLAND

certain benefit assessments for private roads in Charles
County.

BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments,

The Public Local Laws of Charles County
Section 104-9

Article 9 - Public Local Laws of Maryland
(1988 Edition, as amended)

SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF
MARYLAND, That the Laws of Maryland read as follows:

Article 9 - Charles County

104-9.

(A)  The County Commissioners may construct and improve
roads and drainage incident to construction or improvements on or
along private roads after the approval of a petition of the
majority of the property owners whose property abuts on the road
to be constructed or improved [requesting]. THE PETITION SHALL
REQUEST that the roads be taken into the county road system. In
the exercise of the powers granted by this section, the County
Commissioners [may] by [proper] ordinance [passed in accordance
with the provisions of Article 25, § 3 of the Annotated Code of
Maryland], MAY adopt all necessary [rules] REGULATIONS and
conditions for the acceptance, construction and maintenance of
roads or other authorized improvements by the county.

(B)  The ordinance PASSED UNDER SUBSECTION (A) OF THIS
SECTION ALSO shall [also] provide for [the]:

(1)  THE method of determination of the annual benefit
assessments to be levied against the abutting properties for the
purpose of reimbursing the county for the cost of the
improvements; and [the]

(2)  THE time and manner of payment, [but] WHICH MAY
not [to] exceed [ten (10)] 15 years. The County Commissioners
may charge interest on the amount of county funds provided to
make the improvements provided for in this section. The County
Commissioners shall determine any rate of interest imposed.
Annual benefit assessments shall be a first lien upon the
property against which they are assessed until paid, subject only
to prior state and county taxes, and if any property shall be
sold for state and county taxes and [there remains] a surplus
REMAINS, then the County Commissioners [may], upon petition to
the Circuit Court, MAY be allowed the payment of their lien.

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