ROBERT L. EHRLICH, JR., Governor                              Ch. 26

BALTIMORE CITY, IN COOPERATION WITH AND WITH THE ACTIVE SUPPORT OF THE
MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL OF BALTIMORE, AFFECTED STATE UNITS, AND OTHER
PUBLIC AND PRIVATE INSTITUTIONS.

(2) THE CORPORATION MAY CARRY OUT ITS CORPORATE PURPOSES
WITHOUT THE CONSENT OF ANY UNIT OF STATE GOVERNMENT.

(C) BODY POLITIC; PUBLIC NATURE.

(1)      THE CORPORATION IS:

(I)      A BODY POLITIC AND CORPORATE;

(II)     A PUBLIC INSTRUMENTALITY OF THE STATE; AND

(III)   AN INDEPENDENT UNIT IN THE EXECUTIVE BRANCH OF STATE
GOVERNMENT.

(2)     THE EXERCISE BY THE CORPORATION OF THE POWERS CONFERRED
BY THIS SUBTITLE IS AN ESSENTIAL PUBLIC FUNCTION.

REVISOR'S NOTE: This section is new language derived without substantive
change from former Art. 41, §§ 20-102(a) and (b), 20-105(a), and
20-111(b).

In subsection (c) of this section, the former reference to the State "of
Maryland" is deleted as unnecessary.

Defined term: "Corporation" § 9-2601
9-2603. BOARD OF DIRECTORS.

(A)     ESTABLISHED; PURPOSE.

(1)      THERE IS A BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE CORPORATION.

(2)      THE BOARD SHALL MANAGE THE AFFAIRS OF THE CORPORATION
AND SHALL EXERCISE ALL OF ITS CORPORATE POWERS.

(B)     COMPOSITION; APPOINTMENT.

(1) THE BOARD SHALL CONSIST OF 37 MEMBERS, OF WHOM:

(I)      TWO SHALL SERVE EX OFFICIO, AS FOLLOWS:

1.       THE MAYOR OF BALTIMORE OR THE MAYOR'S DESIGNEE;
AND

2.       THE CHAIRMAN OF THE COMMISSION ON AFRICAN
AMERICAN HISTORY AND CULTURE OR THE CHAIRMAN'S DESIGNEE; AND

(II)     THIRTY-FIVE SHALL BE APPOINTED BY THE GOVERNOR, AS
FOLLOWS:

1. ONE REPRESENTATIVE OF MORGAN STATE UNIVERSITY,
APPROVED BY THE BOARD OF REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY;

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