§ 28. Registration of charter

   (a) Information concerning charter to be sent to Department of Legislative Services. -- At the time of making public proclamation as to the vote on the question of incorporation under the proposed charter, the county governing body shall send the information concerning the charter adopted by the municipal corporation to the Department of Legislative Services, as provided in § 9A of this article for municipal officials.

(b) Rescission prohibited. -- A proposal to incorporate a municipal corporation and to adopt a charter may not be rescinded after its formal submission, in any manner other than that of a formal charter repeal as provided in the subheading "Repeal of Charter" in this subtitle.

(c) Application of § 17A of this subtitle. -- The charter is included in the requirements of § 17A of this subtitle, including its printing and indexing in the laws enacted by the General Assembly.

(d) Codification of charter. -- The exact text of the charter of the municipal corporation, adopted under the provisions of this subtitle and as amended from time to time, shall thereafter be included in any edition or codification of the charter of the municipal corporation.

HISTORY: 1955, ch. 423; 1960, ch. 78; 1961, ch. 314; 1967, ch. 410, § 1; 1976, ch. 628, § 3; 1987, ch. 11, § 1; 1990, ch. 659, § 2; 1997, ch. 635, § 9; ch. 636, § 9; 1998, ch. 678, § 1; 2001, ch. 417.