Terms Used In Maryland Code, LOCAL GOVERNMENT 9-310

  • County: means a county of the State or Baltimore City. See
  • Original bill: A bill which is drafted by a committee. It is introduced by the committee or subcommittee chairman after the committee votes to report it.
(a) Each public local law of a code county shall be passed by original bill.

(b) The style of the enacting clause for each bill shall be “Be it enacted by …”.

(c) Each public local law enacted shall embrace only one subject, which shall be described in the title of the bill.

(d) A public local law may not be repealed or amended by reference to its title only.

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