Town of Leonardtown, MD
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2023-02-13
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The Charter
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Chapter C Charter
- The Charter
- Ch C Charter
- Ch C Art 1 INCORPORATION
- § C-101 Corporate name
- § C-102 Definitions
- § C-103 Municipal status
- § C-104 Description of corporate boundaries
- Ch C Art 2 THE COUNCIL
- § C-201 Number of councilpersons; selection; term
- § C-202 Qualifications of councilperson
- § C-203 Salary of councilpersons
- § C-204 Meetings of council
- § C-205 Council to be judge of qualifications of itsmembers
- § C-206 President and vice-president of council
- § C-207 Quorum
- § C-208 Rules and order of business; journal
- § C-209 Passage of ordinances; publication; effectivedate
- § C-210 Veto
- § C-211 Referendum
- § C-212 File of ordinances
- § C-213 Ordinances, resolutions, rules and regulations
- Ch C Art 3 THE MAYOR
- § C-301 Selection and term
- § C-302 Qualifications
- § C-303 Salary
- § C-304 Powers and duties
- Ch C Art 4 TOWN ADMINISTRATOR
- § C-401 Appointment
- § C-402 Qualifications
- § C-403 Salary
- § C-404 Removal
- § C-405 Powers and duties of Town Administrator
- § C-406 Interference in Administration
- Ch C Art 5 POWERS OF THE TOWN
- § C-501 Powers of council enumerated
- § C-502 Exercise of powers
- § C-503 Enforcement of ordinances
- Ch C Art 6 MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS
- § C-601 Qualifications of voters
- § C-602 Election Judge
- § C-603 Removal of Judge
- § C-604 Duties
- § C-605 Notice of registration days and elections
- § C-606 Registration
- § C-607 Appeal from action of the Election Judge
- § C-608 Filing certificate of nomination
- § C-609 Election of mayor and councilmembers
- § C-610 Conduct of elections generally
- § C-611 Special elections
- § C-612 Vote count
- § C-613 Preservation of ballots
- § C-614 Vacancies
- § C-615 Regulation and control by council
- § C-616 Absentee ballots
- § C-617 Penalties
- Ch C Art 7 FINANCE
- § C-701 Treasurer
- § C-702 Same - Powers and duties
- § C-703 Fiscal year
- § C-704 Budget
- § C-705 Same - Adoption
- § C-706 Appropriations
- § C-707 Transfer of funds
- § C-708 Over expenditures forbidden
- § C-709 Appropriations lapse after one year
- § C-710 Checks
- § C-711 Taxable property
- § C-712 Budget authorizes levy
- § C-713 Notice of tax levy
- § C-714 When taxes are overdue
- § C-715 Sale of tax-delinquent property
- § C-716 Fees
- § C-717 Audit
- § C-718 Tax anticipation borrowing
- § C-719 Authority for general obligation borrowings.
- § C-720 Previous issues
- § C-721 Purchasing and contracts
- Ch C Art 8 PERSONNEL
- § C-801 Secretary to council
- § C-802 Town attorney
- § C-803 Authority to employ personnel
- § C-804 Merit system authorized
- § C-805 Unclassified and classified service
- § C-806 Prohibitions and penalties
- § C-807 Retirement system
- § C-808 Compensation of employees
- § C-809 Employee benefit programs
- Ch C Art 9 PUBLIC WAYS AND SIDEWALKS
- § C-901 Definition of public ways
- § C-902 Control of public ways
- § C-903 Powers of town as to public ways
- § C-904 Powers of the town as to sidewalks
- Ch C Art 10 WATER AND SEWERS
- § C-1001 Powers of the town
- § C-1002 Placing structures in public ways
- § C-1003 Obstructions
- § C-1004 Entering on county publicways
- § C-1005 Connections
- § C-1006 Same - Charge
- § C-1007 Changes in plumbing, etc., to prevent waste orimproper use
- § C-1008 Private systems
- § C-1009 Extensions beyond boundaries
- § C-1010 Right of entry
- § C-1011 Pollution of water supply
- § C-1012 Contracts for service
- § C-1013 Charges
- § C-1014 Exception
- § C-1015 Additional fees and charges.
- Ch C Art 11 SPECIAL ASSESSMENT
- § C-1101 Power of town to levy special assessments
- § C-1102 Procedure
- Ch C Art 12 TOWN PROPERTY
- § C-1201 Acquisition, possession and disposal
- § C-1202 Condemnation
- § C-1203 Town Buildings
- § C-1204 Protection of town property
- Ch C Art 13 GENERAL PROVISIONS
- § C-1301 Oath of office
- § C-1302 Official bonds
- § C-1303 Prior rights and obligations
- § C-1304 Effect of charter on existing ordinances
- § C-1305 Separability
- The Code
- Part I, Administrative Legislation
- Ch 1 General Provisions
- Ch 6 Elections
- Ch 9 Ethics, Code of
- Ch 12 Finances
- Ch 18 Open Meetings
- Ch 19 Personnel Policies
- Ch 24 Town Emblems
- Part II, General Legislation
- Ch 36 Alcoholic Beverages
- Ch 40 Animals
- Ch 48 Building Construction
- Ch 56 Coin-Operated Machines
- Ch 58 Comprehensive Land Use Plan
- Ch 60 Critical Area Program
- Ch 62 Development Impact Fees
- Ch 65 Entertainment and Shows
- Ch 69 Fees, Charges and Rates
- Ch 72 Firearms and Fireworks
- Ch 75 Fire Hydrants
- Ch 78 Floodplain Management
- Ch 80 Forest Conservation
- Ch 82 Garbage, Rubbish and Refuse
- Ch 89 Licensing
- Ch 92 Livability Standards and Property Maintenance
- Ch 97 Open-Air Markets
- Ch 103 Peace and Good Order
- Ch 107 Plumbing
- Ch 112 (Reserved)
- Ch 116 Refrigerators, Storage of
- Ch 123 Soil Erosion and Sediment Control
- Ch 125 (Reserved)
- Ch 128 Streets and Sidewalks
- Ch 131 Subdivision Regulations
- Ch 134 (Reserved)
- Ch 137 Taxation
- Ch 141 Trailer Coaches and Trailer Coach Parks
- Ch 146 Vehicles and Traffic
- Ch 147 Vehicles, Abandoned
- Ch 150 Water and Sewers
- Ch 155 Zoning
- Appendix
- Ch A165 Cable Television Franchise
- Disposition List
- Ch DL Disposition List
[HISTORY: Adopted by the Commissioners (now Mayor and Council)
of the Town of Leonardtown 2-13-1989 by Res. No. 2-89. Due to the nature of the Charter,
no substantive or nonsubstantive changes have been made during publication.
Amendments noted where applicable.]
PREAMBLE
We, the People of Leonardtown, the oldest incorporated Town
of Maryland, the State's Mother County, grateful to God for our
heritage of religious and political freedom, our legacy of a beautiful
natural resource in Breton Bay and possessing a belief in fundamental
principles of Democracy, do adopt, ordain and establish for our government
this CHARTER OF LEONARDTOWN, ST. MARY'S COUNTY, MARYLAND.
