Terms Used In Maryland Code, LOCAL GOVERNMENT 12-517

  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • County: means a county of the State or Baltimore City. See
  • Real property: Land, and all immovable fixtures erected on, growing on, or affixed to the land.
If a county road cannot be conveniently drained by drains along the road, to make drains on the property outside the road, the governing body of a county may:

(1) contract for a right-of-way on the property as authorized under § 12-513 of this subtitle; or

(2) acquire the necessary property through condemnation under Title 12 of the Real Property Article.

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