AFFIRMATION AND ASSURANCE OF PUBLIC INTEREST
A.
Oath required. Before entering upon the duties of their offices,
the Mayor, the Councilmembers, the Town Manager, 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 town government
shall take and subscribe the following oath or affirmation:
[Amended 4-26-1991 by Res. No. 91-4]
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"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 support
and comply with the Charter, laws, and ordinances of the Town of Rock
Hall; 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 of and the laws
of this state."
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B.
Before whom taken and subscribed. The Mayor shall take and subscribe
to 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 to the oath shall do so before
the Mayor.
The Clerk-Treasurer and such other officials or employees of
the town as the Council and 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 town.
APPLICABILITY OF PREVIOUS AND SUBSEQUENT CHARTERS
All right, title and interest held by this town or any other
person or corporation at the time this Charter is adopted, in and
to any lien acquired under any prior Charter of the town, 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 whatsoever existing at the
time this Charter becomes effective. 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or ordinance repealed by this Charter, shall be instituted, proceeded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.
A.
All ordinances, resolutions, rules and regulations in effect in the
town 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
town at the time this Charter becomes effective which are in conflict
with the provisions of this Charter are repealed to the extent of
such conflict.
DEFINITIONS/CLARIFICATIONS
Every act or omission which, by ordinance, is made a misdemeanor
under the authority of this Charter, unless otherwise provided, shall
be punishable upon conviction by the District Court or in the Circuit
Court for the county within which the offense is committed by a fine
not exceeding $500 or imprisonment for 90 days in the county jail,
or both, in the discretion of either of said courts. The party aggrieved
shall have the right to appeal as is now provided under the general
laws of the state. Where the act or omission is of a continuing nature
and is persisted in, a conviction for one offense shall not be a bar
to a conviction for a continuation of the offense subsequent to the
first or any succeeding conviction.
Certain ordinances are considered infractions as defined in
Section 3(b)(1) of Article 23A of the Annotated Code of Maryland and
shall be punishable per Section 3(b)(1) of Article 23A of the Annotated
Code of Maryland (1957 Edition).
If any section or part of section of this Charter is held invalid
by a court of competent jurisdiction, this holding shall not affect
the remainder of this Charter nor the context in which such section
or part of section so held invalid shall appear, except to the extent
that an entire section or part of section may be inseparably connected
in meaning and effect with the section or part of the section to which
such holding shall directly apply.
Wherever in this article the word "town" shall appear, it shall
be taken and construed to mean also the word "city."
