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Town of Somerset, MD chevron_right chevron_right The Charter chevron_right Chapter C Charter

Chapter C Charter

[HISTORY: Adopted effective 3-10-1959. Amendments noted where applicable.]

Article I General Corporate Powers and Corporate Limits

Section 83-1 General corporate powers.

Section 83-2 Corporate limits.

Article II The Council

Section 83-3 Number, election, term of office and salaries.

Section 83-4 Qualifications of council members.

Section 83-5 Meetings of the council.

Section 83-6 Chair and president of council.

Section 83-7 Quorum.

Section 83-8 Procedure of council.

Section 83-9 Ordinances — Adoption.

Section 83-10 Same — Veto.

Section 83-11 Same — Referenda.

Section 83-11A Recall of elected officials.

Section 83-12 File of ordinances.

Article III The Mayor

Section 83-13 Selection and term.

Section 83-14 Qualifications.

Section 83-15 Salary.

Section 83-16 Powers and duties.

Article IV The Powers of the Town

Section 83-17 General powers.

Section 83-18 Specific powers.

Section 83-19 Exercise of powers.

Section 83-20 Enforcement.

Article V Registration, Nominations and Elections

Section 83-21 Voters.

Section 83-22 Board of supervisors of elections — Membership; appointment, term of office, qualifications and compensation of members; chair; filling vacancies.

Section 83-23 Same — Removal of members.

Section 83-24 Same — Duties.

Section 83-25 Notice of elections.

Section 83-26 Registration of voters.

Section 83-27 Appeals from action of board of supervisors of elections.

Section 83-28 Nominations.

Section 83-29 Election of mayor and council members.

Section 83-30 Conduct of elections.

Section 83-31 Special elections.

Section 83-32 Vote count.

Section 83-33 Preservation of ballots.

Section 83-34 Vacancies.

Section 83-35 Uncontested elections; conduct of election in a state of emergency.

Section 83-36 Regulation and control.

Section 83-37 Penalties.

Article VI Finance

Section 83-38 Town manager.

Section 83-39 Powers and duties of clerk-treasurer.

Section 83-40 Fiscal year.

Section 83-41 Budget.

Section 83-42 Budget adoption.

Section 83-43 Appropriations.

Section 83-44 Transfer of funds.

Section 83-45 Over-expenditure forbidden.

Section 83-46 Lapse of appropriations and treatment of surplus.

Section 83-47 Deposit or investment of funds.

Section 83-48 Taxable property and assessments.

Section 83-49 Budget authorizes levy.

Section 83-50 Reserved

Section 83-51 When taxes are overdue.

Section 83-52 Sale of tax delinquent property.

Section 83-53 Fees.

Section 83-54 Fines, forfeitures and penalties.

Section 83-55 Audit.

Section 83-56 Tax anticipation notes.

Section 83-57 Bonds.

Section 83-58 Bond anticipation notes.

Section 83-58A Loans.

Section 83-59 Payment of indebtedness.

Section 83-60 Purchasing and contracts.

Article VII Personnel

Section 83-61 Town manager.

Section 83-62 Town attorney.

Section 83-63 Authority to employ personnel.

Section 83-64 Retirement system.

Section 83-65 Reserved

Section 83-66 Employee benefit programs.

Article VIII Public Ways and Utilities

Section 83-67 Definition of "public ways."

Section 83-68 Control of public ways.

Section 83-69 Powers of town as to public ways generally.

Section 83-70 Powers of town as to sidewalks.

Section 83-71 Powers of town as to storm water drainage system.

Section 83-72 Placing structures in public ways.

Section 83-73 Obstructions.

Section 83-74 Entering on county public ways.

Section 83-75 Connections.

Section 83-76 Private systems.

Section 83-77 Extensions beyond boundaries.

Section 83-78 Right of entry.

Article IX Special Benefit Assessments

Section 83-79 Power.

Section 83-80 Procedure.

Article X Town Property

Section 83-81 Acquisition, possession and disposal.

Section 83-82 Condemnation.

Section 83-83 Town buildings, structures and improvements.

Section 83-84 Protection, administration and operation of town property.

Article XI General Provisions

Section 83-85 Oath of office.

Section 83-86 Official bonds.

Section 83-87 Publication and notices.

Section 83-88 Municipal Infractions and Misdemeanors.

Section 83-89 Prior rights and obligations.

Section 83-90 Effect of Charter on corporate status and on existing ordinances, resolutions, rules and regulations.

Section 83-91 Amendments of Charter.

Section 83-92 Saving clause.

Section 83-93 Separability.

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