GENERAL PROVISIONS  


§ 1 to 3A. Definitions; general powers of county commissioners; defense of sovereign immunity in actions in contract; power as to roads, streets, and sidewalks, parking, fire hydrants, trailer camps, and bounties; payment of cost of highway projects within municipalities; electric lighting districts; enumerated powers; purchases through Purchasing Bureau.
§ 1-1. General powers of county commissioners
§ 1A. Defense of sovereign immunity in actions in contract
§ 2. Power as to roads, streets and sidewalks, parking, fire hydrants, trailer camps and bounties
§ 2A. Payment of cost of highway projects within municipalities
§ 2B. Electric lighting districts
§ 3. Enumerated powers
§ 3A. Purchases through Purchasing Bureau
§ 3B. Application for building permit for construction near railroad
§ 3C to 4. Franchise for community antenna television system; power to displace or limit competition; when acts, ordinances, and resolutions become effective; recording and indexing in Worcester and Dorchester counties.
§ 3D. Power to displace or limit competition
§ 4. When acts, ordinances and resolutions become effective; recording and indexing in Worcester and Dorchester counties
§ 4B. Legislation in Prince George's County subject to referendum
§ 5, 5A. Meetings of county governing bodies to be public; Saturday closing of offices.
§ 5A. Saturday closing of offices
§ 5B. Evening meetings of Cecil County Commissioners
§ 5C to 5E. Evening meetings of Washington County Commissioners; purchases, sale, etc., of real property in Carroll County; sale of real property in Charles County; powers of Commissioners.
§ 5D. Purchases, sale, etc., of real property in Carroll County
§ 5E. Sale of real property in Charles County; powers of Commissioners
§ 6. Section 3 conveys supplementary authority
§ 7. Express powers of Howard County Commissioners
§ 8 to 9B. Additional powers of Cecil County Commissioners; power of Dorchester County Commissioners to acquire, etc., real or leasehold property; power of Charles County Commissioners to acquire, etc., real or leasehold property; power of Calvert County Commissioners to acquire, etc., real or leasehold property.
§ 9C. Department of public facilities and services in Calvert County
§ 9D to 10B. Power of Calvert, Caroline, Charles, Dorchester, Frederick, and Garrett counties to purchase or lease personal property; power of Calvert County to provide for liens upon real property for certain charges; power of Carroll County to fix, impose, and collect development impact fees; power of Calvert County to fix, impose, and collect development impact fees; power of Garrett County to fix, impose, and collect development impact fees; power of Washington County to create and make payments relating to agricultural preservation districts; power of Frederick County to fix, impose, etc., development impact fees; power of Washington County to adopt regulations for restricting growth of certain weeds; power of Garrett County to enforce charges for discontinuing and restoring water service; power to adopt, amend and enforce building code in Cecil County; power of Prince George's County Council to create advisory committee on natural resources and community appearance; power of Carroll County to regulate construction, use, etc., of roads, bridges, etc
§ 9E. Power of Calvert County to provide for liens upon real property for certain charges
§ 9F. Power of Carroll County to fix, impose, and collect development impact fees
§ 9G. Power of Calvert County to fix, impose, and collect development impact fees
§ 9H. Power of Garrett County to fix, impose, and collect development impact fees
§ 9-I. Power of Washington County to create and make payments relating to agricultural preservation districts
§ 9J. Power of Frederick County to fix, impose, etc., development impact fees
§ 9K. Power of Washington County to adopt regulations for restricting growth of certain weeds
§ 9L. Power of Garrett County to enforce charges for discontinuing and restoring water service.
§ 10. Power to adopt, amend and enforce building code in Cecil County
§ 10A. Power of Prince George's County Council to create advisory committee on natural resources and community appearance
§ 10B. Power of Carroll County to regulate construction, use, etc., of roads, bridges, etc
§ 10B 1/2. Special assessment on land developers in Carroll County
§ 10C to 10D-1. Power of Anne Arundel County Commissioners to levy tax for parking facilities and pedestrian malls; power to adopt, amend, and enforce building code in St. Mary's County; building permit fees and fees payable after approval of property plans in St. Mary's County.
§ 10D-2. Civil zoning violations in St. Mary's County
§ 10E to 13. Building code in Charles County; power of Talbot County Commissioners to require uniforms for Sheriff and deputies; rent control in Washington County; rent control in Frederick County; power of St. Mary's County to regulate construction, use, etc., of roads, bridges, etc.; sedimentation control in St. Mary's County; power of St. Mary's County to prosecute and penalize violations of county ordinances and resolutions; erosion and sediment control in Calvert County; regulation of roads in Calvert County; acquisition of property for public purpose; erection of buildings; sale or disposition of property no longer needed; financing of housing projects; power of Cecil County Commissioners to control air and water pollution and industrial waste; power of County Commissioners in Dorchester and Somerset counties to regulate fishing, docking, and mooring; power of Commissioners in Dorchester County to adopt regulations concerning public docks, piers, and harbor facilities; bonds in Cecil County to finance residential mortgage loans; pensions for teachers -- In general; pensions for teachers -- Frederick County
§ 13A to 13D. Length of service award program for volunteer firemen, rescue squadsmen, and mobile intensive care units in Charles County; length of service award program for volunteer firemen and rescue squad members in Calvert County; length of service award program for volunteer firemen and rescue squadsmen in St. Mary's County; monetary service award plan for volunteer firemen in Frederick County.
§ 14 to 23. Recreational facilities; refuse and garbage disposal facilities; applicability of road provisions to streets, lanes, and alleys in unincorporated towns and villages; filling vacancy in office of county commissioner; special provision as to Allegany County; suing or being sued with respect to county property; number of commissioners; oath of office; meetings; levy and collection of taxes in general; county expenditures; levy to assist in solution of farm labor problem; levy for cooperation with soil conservation districts
§ 24. Annual publication of county expenses; counties excepted from operation
§ 25 to 27A. Opening and closing public roads; regulation of size and weight of vehicles in certain counties; building and repairing bridges; regional council of governments; permits required for dance halls and other amusements, tourist camps, etc.; permits for labor camps in Dorchester County.
§ 28. Compensation and mileage allowance of county commissioners; special provisions as to Baltimore, Talbot, St. Mary's, Carroll, Frederick, Somerset, Worcester, Queen Anne's, Washington and Caroline counties; meeting of County Commissioners in Baltimore County
§ 29 to 32. Requirements of contracts for work to be done; county commissioners not to be interested in contracts; county commissioners not to acquire claims against county; violations of §§ 30 and 31.