Town of Westernport, MD
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2019-10-07
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The Charter
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Chapter C Charter
- The Charter
- Ch C Charter
- Ch C Art I General Corporate Powers
- Section 101
- Ch C Art II Corporate Limits
- Section 201 Corporate Limits on File
- Section 202 Corporate Boundaries
- Ch C Art III The Commission
- Section 301 Number, Selection, Term
- Section 302 Qualifications of Commissioners
- Section 303 Salary of Commissioners
- Section 304 Meetings of the Commission
- Section 305 Quorum
- Section 306 Procedure of Commission
- Section 307 Vacancies on the Commission
- Section 308 Ordinances
- Section 309 Files of Ordinances
- Ch C Art IV The Mayor
- Section 401 Selection and Term
- Section 402 Qualifications of Mayor
- Section 403 Salary of Mayor
- Section 404 Powers and Duties
- Section 405 Vacancy in Office of Mayor
- Ch C Art V General Powers
- Section 501 General Powers
- Section 502 Exercise of Powers
- Section 503 General Powers: Commissioners
- Ch C Art VI Registration, Nomination and Elections
- Section 601 Voters
- Section 602 Board of Supervisors of Elections
- Section 603 Removal
- Section 604 Duties
- Section 605 Notice
- Section 606 Town Clerk to Act in Lieu of Board of Supervisors of Elections
- Section 607 Registration
- Section 608 Appeal
- Section 609 Nominations
- Section 610 Election of the Mayor and Councilmembers
- Section 611 Conduct of Elections
- Section 612 Absentee Ballots
- Section 613 Special Elections
- Section 614 Vote Count
- Section 615 Preservation of Ballots
- Section 616 Regulation and Control
- Section 617 Town Clerk to Act in Lieu of Board of Supervisors of Elections
- Section 618 Penalties
- Ch C Art VII Finance
- Section 701 Fiscal Year
- Section 702 Budget
- Section 703 Budget Adoption
- Section 704 Appropriations
- Section 705 Transfer of Funds
- Section 706 Over-Expenditure Forbidden
- Section 707 Appropriations Lapse After One Year
- Section 708 Checks
- Section 709 Taxable Property
- Section 710 Budget Authorized Levy
- Section 711 Notice of Tax Levy
- Section 712 When Taxes are Overdue
- Section 713 Sale of Tax Delinquent Property
- Section 714 Fees
- Section 715 Audit
- Section 716 Tax Anticipation Borrowing
- Section 717 Authorization to Borrow Money
- Section 718 Payment of Indebtedness
- Section 719 Previous Issues
- Section 720 Purchases, Bids and Contracts
- Ch C Art VIII Administration
- Section 801 Town Clerk
- Section 802 Town Attorney
- Section 803 Chief of Police
- Section 804 Authority to Employ Personnel
- Section 805 Compensation of Employees
- Section 806 Employee Benefit Programs
- Section 807 Prohibition
- Section 808 Liability Protection for Public Officials
- Ch C Art IX Public Ways and Sidewalks
- Section 901 Definition of Public Ways
- Section 902 Control of Public Ways
- Ch C Art X Water and Sewer
- Section 1001 Powers
- Section 1002 Placing Structures in Public Ways
- Section 1003 Obstructions
- Section 1004 Entering on County Public Ways
- Section 1005 Connections
- Section 1006 Charge for Connections
- Section 1007 Improper Uses
- Section 1008 Private Systems
- Section 1009 Extensions Beyond Boundaries
- Section 1010 Right of Entry
- Section 1011 Pollution of Water Supply
- Section 1012 Contracts for Water
- Section 1013 Charges
- Section 1014 Violations and Penalties
- Ch C Art XI Special Assessments
- Section 1101 Power: Special Assessments
- Section 1102 Procedure
- Ch C Art XII Town Property
- Section 1201 Acquisition, Possession and Disposal
- Section 1202 Condemnation
- Section 1203 Town Buildings
- Section 1204 Protection of Town Property
- Ch C Art XIII General Provisions
- Section 1301 Oath of Office
- Section 1302 Official Surety Bonds
- Section 1303 Prior Rights and Obligations
- Section 1304 Enforcement and Penalties
- Section 1305 Effect of Charter on Existing Ordinances
- Section 1306 Gender
- Section 1307 Separability
- Ch C Art XIV Transitional Provisions
- Section 1401 Nature of this Article
- Section 1402 Transition Between Present and Charter-Mandated Forms of Government
- Section 1403 Date of Next Municipal Election
- The Code
- Ch 1 General Provisions
- Ch 7 Alcoholic Beverages
- Ch 13 Animals
- Ch 25 Building and Electrical Standards
- Ch 29 Buildings, Numbering of
- Ch 35 Contracts
- Ch 48 Elections
- Ch 60 Finance
- Ch 64 Firearms
- Ch 67 Fires and Fire Prevention
- Ch 72 Floodplain Management
- Ch 85 Health and Sanitation
- Ch 91 Housing Standards
- Ch 106 Junk Abatement
- Ch 119 Littering
- Ch 130 Minors
- Ch 135 Municipal Infractions
- Ch 142 Noise
- Ch 147 Nuisance and Abandoned Property
- Ch 148 Nuisances
- Ch 156 Parks
- Ch 161 Peddlers and Vendors
- Ch 168 Property Maintenance
- Ch 177 Railroads
- Ch 180 Records
- Ch 190 Skateboards
- Ch 195 Solid Waste
- Ch 200 Streets and Sidewalks
- Ch 205 Structures, Unsafe
- Ch 223 Urination, Public
- Ch 232 Vehicles and Traffic
- Ch 239 Water and Sewers
- Ch 250 Zoning
- Derivation Table
- Ch DT Derivation Table
- Disposition List
- Ch DL Disposition List
[HISTORY: The Town Charter was originally adopted in 1858.
Amendments noted where applicable.]
