A.
Before entering upon the duties of their offices, the Mayor, the
Councilmen, the Clerk-Treasurer, the members of the Board of Supervisors
of Elections and all other persons elected or appointed to any office
of profit or trust in the City government shall take and subscribe
the following oath or affirmation: "I,............., do swear (or
affirm, as the case may be) that I will support the Constitution of
the United States; and that I will be faithful and bear true allegiance
to the State of Maryland and support the Constitution and laws thereof;
and that I will, to the best of my skill and judgment, diligently
and faithfully, without partiality or prejudice, execute the office
of .............., according to the Constitution and laws of this
state."
B.
The Mayor shall take and subscribe this oath or affirmation before
the Clerk of the Circuit Court for the county or before one of the
sworn deputies of the Clerk. All other persons taking and subscribing
the oath shall do so before the Mayor.
The Clerk-Treasurer and such other officers or employees of
the City as the Council or this Charter may require shall give bond
in such amount and with such surety as may be required by the Council.
The premiums on such bonds shall be paid by the City.
All right, title and interest held by the City or any other
person or corporation on May 8, 1958, in and to any lien acquired
under any prior Charter of the City are hereby preserved for the holder
in all respects as if this Charter had not been adopted, together
with all rights and remedies in relation thereto. This Charter shall
not discharge, impair or release any contract, obligation, duty, liability
or penalty whatever existing on May 8, 1958. All suits and actions,
both civil and criminal, pending or which may hereafter be instituted
for causes of action now existing or offenses already committed against
any law or ordinance repealed by this Charter shall be instituted,
proceeded with and prosecuted to final determination and judgment
as if this Charter had not become effective.
[Amended 1-10-1979 by Res. No. 142; 1-24-1979 by Res. No. 143; 1-24-1979 by Res. No. 144; 5-12-1999 by Res. No. 284]
The City Council may provide that violations of any municipal ordinance shall be a municipal infraction within the terms of § 3(b) of Article 23A of the Annotated Code of Maryland as the same may be amended from time to time and Chapter 10 of the City Code and is further empowered to provide for same by ordinance.
A.
All ordinances, resolutions, rules and regulations in effect in the
City at the time this Charter becomes effective, which are not in
conflict with the provisions of this Charter, shall remain in effect
until changed or repealed according to the provisions of this Charter.
B.
All ordinances, resolutions, rules and regulations in effect in the
City at the time this Charter becomes effective, which are in conflict
with the provisions of this Charter, be and the same are hereby repealed
to the extent of such conflict.
If any section or part thereof of this Charter shall be held
invalid by a court of competent jurisdiction, such holding shall not
affect the remainder of this Charter nor the context in which such
section or part thereof so held invalid shall appear, except to the
extent that an entire section or part thereof may be inseparably connected
in meaning and effect with the section or part thereof to which such
holding shall directly apply.
