Dorchester County as it now exists constitutes a body corporate
and politic. Under this Charter it shall have all the rights and powers
of local self-government and home rule as are now or may hereafter
be provided or necessarily implied by this Charter and the Constitution
and laws of the State of Maryland.
The powers mentioned in the preceding section shall be exercised
only by the County Council of Dorchester County and other officers,
employees and agents of Dorchester County, acting under their respective
authorities or under such other authorities as may be provided by
this Charter or by law.
The corporate name shall be "Dorchester County, Maryland," and
it shall be so designated in all actions and proceedings touching
its rights, powers, properties, liabilities, and duties. Its boundaries
and County seat shall be and remain as they are at the time this Charter
takes effect, unless otherwise changed in accordance with law.
If any article, section, subsection, sentence, clause, or phrase
of this Charter is held unconstitutional, invalid, or inapplicable
to any person or circumstance by a court of competent jurisdiction,
all other articles, sections, subsections, clauses, or phrases of
this Charter and their application to other persons and circumstances
shall be separable and not affected by the decision.