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Terms Used In Maryland Code, LOCAL GOVERNMENT 9-201

  • County: means a county of the State or Baltimore City. See
A charter county:

(1) shall have perpetual succession;

(2) may sue and be sued;

(3) may acquire and hold property, either absolutely or in trust for a public purpose;

(4) may dispose of property;

(5) may adopt a common seal; and

(6) may adopt an ordinance, a resolution, or bylaws to exercise its powers.