[Amended by Res. No. 1997-3R]
A.
General powers. The Council shall have the power to
pass all such ordinances not contrary to the Constitution and laws
of the State of Maryland or this Charter as it may deem necessary
for the good government of the Town, for the protection and preservation
of the Town's property, rights and privileges, for the preservation
of peace and good order, for securing persons and property from violence,
danger or destruction and for the protection and promotion of the
health, safety, comfort, convenience, welfare and happiness of the
residents of the Town and visitors thereto and sojourners therein.
B.
The Council shall have, in addition and not by way
of limitation, all express ordinance-making powers set forth in Article
23A, Section 2 and the Land Use Article of the Annotated Code of Maryland
as it may be amended from time to time.
[Amended 5-19-2014 by Res. No. 05-19-14]
C.
The enumeration of powers and functions in this Charter
or elsewhere shall not be deemed to limit the power and authority
granted to the Mayor and Council be law.
For the purpose of carrying out the powers granted
in this article or elsewhere in this Charter, the Council may pass
all necessary ordinances. All the powers of the Town shall be exercised
in the manner prescribed by this Charter or, if the manner is not
prescribed, then in such manner as may be prescribed by ordinance.
[Amended by Res. No. 1997-3R]
To ensure the observance of the ordinances of the Town, the Council shall have the power to provide that violation thereof shall be a misdemeanor or a municipal infraction and shall have the power to affix thereto penalties as provided in and pursuant to § C13-4. Any person subject to any fine, forfeiture or penalty by virtue of any ordinance or resolution passed under the authority of this Charter shall have the right of appeal within 10 days to the Circuit Court of the county in which the time, forfeiture or penalty was imposed. The Council may provide that, where the violation is of a continuing nature and is persisted in, a conviction for one violation shall not be a bar to a conviction for a continuation of the offense subsequent to the first or any succeeding conviction.
