Terms Used In Maryland Code, LOCAL GOVERNMENT 19-503

  • County: means a county of the State or Baltimore City. See
  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
  • Obligation: An order placed, contract awarded, service received, or similar transaction during a given period that will require payments during the same or a future period.
(a) A county may:

(1) borrow money for any public purpose; and

(2) issue and sell general obligation bonds to evidence the borrowing.

(b) By local law, a county may provide for the issuance of revenue bonds payable as to principal and interest solely from the revenues of one or more revenue-producing projects of the county.

(c) Notwithstanding any other provision of this subtitle, a county may issue bonds:

(1) for sanitary facilities as provided in the Environment Article; and

(2) as authorized by local law in effect on the date the county adopts code home rule.