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Unannotated Code of Maryland (Last Updated: May 16, 2014) |
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LOCAL GOVERNMENT |
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DIVISION II. MUNICIPALITIES |
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TITLE 4. IN GENERAL |
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SUBTITLE 5. MERGER OF MUNICIPALITIES |
§ 4-502. Proposal of unification
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(a) Initiation of unification. -- To initiate a merger, the legislative body of each municipality shall adopt a proposal of unification.
(b) Adoption process. -- Each municipality shall adopt the proposal of unification:
(1) in substantially identical form; and
(2) in the manner that the municipality adopts ordinary legislation.
(c) Detailed description. -- The proposal of unification shall include a detailed description of the boundaries of the proposed municipality that:
(1) is comprised of a survey of courses and distances; and
(2) may refer to general landmarks and place names.