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Wicomico County, MD
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2024-05-29 *
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Division 2 Municipal Charters
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Chapter SHC Sharptown Charter
Division 1 The County Charter
Ch C
County Charter
Division 2 Municipal Charters
Ch DC
Delmar Charter
Ch FC
Fruitland Charter
Ch HC
Hebron Charter
Ch MC
Mardela Springs Charter
Ch PC
Pittsville Charter
Ch SC
Salisbury Charter
Ch SHC
Sharptown Charter
Ch SHC Art I
Incorporation; Corporate Limits
§ SHC1-1
Name and general powers.
§ SHC1-2
Description of corporate boundaries.
Ch SHC Art II
The Commissioners
§ SHC2-1
Number of Commissioners; selection; term.
§ SHC2-2
Qualifications of Commissioners.
§ SHC2-3
Salaries of Commissioners.
§ SHC2-4
Meetings of Commissioners.
§ SHC2-5
President of Commissioners: election, term, service at meetings.
§ SHC2-6
President of Commissioners: powers and duties.
§ SHC2-7
Quorum.
§ SHC2-8
Rules and order of business; journal.
§ SHC2-9
Passage of ordinances; publication; date effective.
Ch SHC Art III
General Powers
§ SHC3-1
Powers and duties.
§ SHC3-2
Exercise of powers.
§ SHC3-3
Enforcement of ordinances.
§ SHC3-4
Qualifications of voters.
§ SHC3-5
Board of Supervisors of Elections.
§ SHC3-6
Notice of nomination deadlines and elections.
§ SHC3-7
Filing certificate of nomination and preparation of ballots.
§ SHC3-8
Conduct of elections.
§ SHC3-9
Vacancies.
§ SHC3-10
Regulation and control by Commissioners.
Ch SHC Art IV
Finance
§ SHC4-1
Clerk-Treasurer.
§ SHC4-2
Powers and duties.
§ SHC4-3
Bond.
§ SHC4-4
Fiscal year.
§ SHC4-5
Budget.
§ SHC4-6
Budget adoption.
§ SHC4-7
Appropriations.
§ SHC4-8
Transfer of funds.
§ SHC4-9
Overexpenditures forbidden.
§ SHC4-10
Appropriations lapse after one year.
§ SHC4-11
Checks.
§ SHC4-12
Taxable property.
§ SHC4-13
Budget authorizes levy.
§ SHC4-14
Notice of tax levy.
§ SHC4-15
When taxes are overdue.
§ SHC4-16
Sale of tax-delinquent property.
§ SHC4-17
Fees.
§ SHC4-18
Audit.
§ SHC4-19
Tax anticipation borrowing.
§ SHC4-20
Payment of indebtedness.
§ SHC4-21
Previous issues.
§ SHC4-22
Purchasing and contracts.
Ch SHC Art V
Personnel
§ SHC5-1
Clerk to Commissioners.
§ SHC5-2
Town Attorney.
§ SHC5-3
Authority to employ personnel.
§ SHC5-4
Merit system authorized.
§ SHC5-5
Unclassified and classified service.
§ SHC5-6
Prohibitions and penalties.
§ SHC5-7
Retirement system.
§ SHC5-8
Compensation of employees.
§ SHC5-9
Employee benefit programs.
Ch SHC Art VI
Public Ways and Sidewalks
§ SHC6-1
Definition of public ways.
§ SHC6-2
Control of public ways.
§ SHC6-3
Powers of town as to public ways.
§ SHC6-4
Powers of town as to sidewalks.
Ch SHC Art VII
Water and Sewer
§ SHC7-1
Powers of town.
§ SHC7-2
Placing structures in public ways.
§ SHC7-3
Obstructions.
§ SHC7-4
Entering on county public ways.
§ SHC7-5
Connections.
§ SHC7-6
Same: charge.
§ SHC7-7
Changes in plumbing, etc., to prevent waste or improper use.
§ SHC7-8
Private systems.
§ SHC7-9
Extensions beyond boundaries.
§ SHC7-10
Right of entry.
§ SHC7-11
Pollution of water supply.
§ SHC7-12
Contracts for service.
§ SHC7-13
Charges.
Ch SHC Art VIII
Special Assessments
§ SHC8-1
Power of town to levy special assessments.
§ SHC8-2
Procedure.
Ch SHC Art IX
Town Property
§ SHC9-1
Acquisition, possession and disposal.
§ SHC9-2
Condemnation.
§ SHC9-3
Town buildings.
§ SHC9-4
Protection of town property.
Ch SHC Art X
General Provisions
§ SHC10-1
Oath of office.
§ SHC10-2
Official bonds.
§ SHC10-3
Prior rights and obligations.
§ SHC10-4
Misdemeanors.
§ SHC10-5
Effect of Charter on existing ordinances.
§ SHC10-6
Severability.
§ SHC10-7
Referendum required.
§ SHC10-8
Deposit for services rendered outside the town limits.
Ch WC
Willards Charter
Division 3 The Code
Part I, Administrative Legislation
Ch 1
General Provisions
Ch 5
Aviation
Ch 7
Board of Appeals
Ch 9
Bridges
Ch 13
County Internal Auditor
Ch 14
(Reserved)
Ch 15
Emergency Management
Ch 18
Compensation and Allowance Commission
Ch 19
Contracts and Purchasing
Ch 20
Correction, Department of
Ch 22
County Property
Ch 27
Deeds
Ch 29
Finance
Ch 30
Clean Energy Loan Program
Ch 31
Election Districts
Ch 33
Elections
Ch 36
Environment, Commission on
Ch 37
Ethics Law
Ch 39
Fire and Ambulance Companies and Rescue Squads
Ch 41
Fire Protection
Ch 44
Housing Authority
Ch 46
Law Enforcement Review Board
Ch 47
Library System
Ch 56
(Reserved)
Ch 59
Personnel Rules
Ch 62
Planning and Zoning Commission
Ch 64
Planning Organization, Areawide
Ch 66
(Reserved)
Ch 68
Pocomoke River
Ch 70
Recreation, Parks and Tourism
Ch 72
Register of Wills
Ch 74
(Reserved)
Ch 77
Roads and Improvements
Ch 80
(Reserved)
Ch 83
Seal
Ch 86
Sheriff
Ch 87
Special Benefit Districts
Ch 88
Substance Abuse Policy
Ch 90
Tax Exemptions
Ch 94
(Reserved)
Ch 97
Urban Service Districts
Part II, General Legislation
Ch 104
Agricultural Land Preservation
Ch 105
Alarms
Ch 106
(Reserved)
Ch 110
Assemblies, Mass Public
Ch 117
Building Construction
Ch 119
Cable Television Franchise
Ch 125
Critical Area Resource Protection
Ch 126
Forest Conservation
Ch 130
(Reserved)
Ch 133
Animal Control
Ch 135
Drugs and Tobacco Products
Ch 138
Electrical Standards
Ch 140
Erosion and Sediment Control
Ch 141
Fees
Ch 144
Fire Prevention
Ch 146
Fires
Ch 148
Flood Hazard Areas
Ch 149
Floodplain Management
Ch 151
Fortune-Telling
Ch 153
Foxes
Ch 156
Garbage, Rubbish and Refuse
Ch 158
Hazardous Materials
Ch 160
Housing Standards
Ch 169
Mobile Home Parks
Ch 170
Motels and Places of Amusements
Ch 174
Nuisances
Ch 179
Parks, Recreational Facilities and Areas
Ch 180
Peddlers
Ch 183
Plumbing
Ch 186
Right to Farm
Ch 190
(Reserved)
Ch 195
(Reserved)
Ch 196
Stormwater Management
Ch 197
Streets and Addressing System
Ch 200
Subdivision of Land
Ch 203
Taxation
Ch 205
Taxicabs
Ch 211
Trailer Camps
Ch 213
Transient Merchants
Ch 216
Trespass
Ch 218
Vagrants
Ch 221
Violations and Penalties
Ch 225
Zoning
Appendix
Ch A228
Acts Appearing as Footnotes in 1965 Code
Ch A229
Acts Not Elsewhere Referred to
Ch A230
Comparative Table of Sections
Ch A231
Derivation Table
Ch A232
Disposition Lists
Ch A233
Rules of Legislative Procedure
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Chapter SHC
Sharptown Charter
[HISTORY: Adopted by the Town Commissioners of the Town of Sharptown
4-21-1975
as
Res. No. 2-1975
. Amendments noted where applicable.]
Article I
Incorporation; Corporate Limits
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§ SHC1-1
Name and general powers.
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§ SHC1-2
Description of corporate boundaries.
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Article II
The Commissioners
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§ SHC2-1
Number of Commissioners; selection; term.
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§ SHC2-2
Qualifications of Commissioners.
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§ SHC2-3
Salaries of Commissioners.
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§ SHC2-4
Meetings of Commissioners.
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§ SHC2-5
President of Commissioners: election, term, service at meetings.
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§ SHC2-6
President of Commissioners: powers and duties.
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§ SHC2-7
Quorum.
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§ SHC2-8
Rules and order of business; journal.
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§ SHC2-9
Passage of ordinances; publication; date effective.
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Article III
General Powers
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§ SHC3-1
Powers and duties.
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§ SHC3-2
Exercise of powers.
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§ SHC3-3
Enforcement of ordinances.
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§ SHC3-4
Qualifications of voters.
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§ SHC3-5
Board of Supervisors of Elections.
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§ SHC3-6
Notice of nomination deadlines and elections.
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§ SHC3-7
Filing certificate of nomination and preparation of ballots.
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§ SHC3-8
Conduct of elections.
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§ SHC3-9
Vacancies.
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§ SHC3-10
Regulation and control by Commissioners.
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Article IV
Finance
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§ SHC4-1
Clerk-Treasurer.
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§ SHC4-2
Powers and duties.
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§ SHC4-3
Bond.
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§ SHC4-4
Fiscal year.
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§ SHC4-5
Budget.
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§ SHC4-6
Budget adoption.
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§ SHC4-7
Appropriations.
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§ SHC4-8
Transfer of funds.
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§ SHC4-9
Overexpenditures forbidden.
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§ SHC4-10
Appropriations lapse after one year.
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§ SHC4-11
Checks.
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§ SHC4-12
Taxable property.
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§ SHC4-13
Budget authorizes levy.
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§ SHC4-14
Notice of tax levy.
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§ SHC4-15
When taxes are overdue.
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§ SHC4-16
Sale of tax-delinquent property.
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§ SHC4-17
Fees.
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§ SHC4-18
Audit.
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§ SHC4-19
Tax anticipation borrowing.
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§ SHC4-20
Payment of indebtedness.
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§ SHC4-21
Previous issues.
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§ SHC4-22
Purchasing and contracts.
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Article V
Personnel
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§ SHC5-1
Clerk to Commissioners.
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§ SHC5-2
Town Attorney.
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§ SHC5-3
Authority to employ personnel.
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§ SHC5-4
Merit system authorized.
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§ SHC5-5
Unclassified and classified service.
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§ SHC5-6
Prohibitions and penalties.
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§ SHC5-7
Retirement system.
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§ SHC5-8
Compensation of employees.
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§ SHC5-9
Employee benefit programs.
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Article VI
Public Ways and Sidewalks
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§ SHC6-1
Definition of public ways.
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§ SHC6-2
Control of public ways.
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§ SHC6-3
Powers of town as to public ways.
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§ SHC6-4
Powers of town as to sidewalks.
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Article VII
Water and Sewer
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§ SHC7-1
Powers of town.
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§ SHC7-2
Placing structures in public ways.
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§ SHC7-3
Obstructions.
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§ SHC7-4
Entering on county public ways.
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§ SHC7-5
Connections.
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§ SHC7-6
Same: charge.
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§ SHC7-7
Changes in plumbing, etc., to prevent waste or improper use.
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§ SHC7-8
Private systems.
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§ SHC7-9
Extensions beyond boundaries.
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§ SHC7-10
Right of entry.
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§ SHC7-11
Pollution of water supply.
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§ SHC7-12
Contracts for service.
chevron_right
§ SHC7-13
Charges.
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Article VIII
Special Assessments
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§ SHC8-1
Power of town to levy special assessments.
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§ SHC8-2
Procedure.
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Article IX
Town Property
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§ SHC9-1
Acquisition, possession and disposal.
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§ SHC9-2
Condemnation.
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§ SHC9-3
Town buildings.
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§ SHC9-4
Protection of town property.
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Article X
General Provisions
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§ SHC10-1
Oath of office.
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§ SHC10-2
Official bonds.
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§ SHC10-3
Prior rights and obligations.
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§ SHC10-4
Misdemeanors.
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§ SHC10-5
Effect of Charter on existing ordinances.
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§ SHC10-6
Severability.
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§ SHC10-7
Referendum required.
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§ SHC10-8
Deposit for services rendered outside the town limits.
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