| Incorporation and Boundaries |
| § 1. Incorporation; name; right to sue and be sued; seal; purchase and disposition of real estate. |
| § 2. Corporate limits. |
| § 3. Control of streets, alleys, etc.; extension of public utilities into subdivisions. |
| § 4. Extension of public utilities into annexed territory; use of taxes collected within annexed territory; boundaries of annexation districts. |
| § 5. Repealed. |
| § 6. Extraterritorial authority of city. |
| § 7. Property and funds vested in city; authority of city to receive money and property for general or charitable purposes. |
| Wards |
| § 8. Boundaries of wards and precincts. |
| Elections |
| § 10. Board of election supervisors. |
| § 11. Elections. |
| § 11A. [Limitations on political campaign contributions.] |
| Mayor and Council |
| § 12. Qualifications and term of office of mayor and councilmen; oath of office; mayor to serve as president of council. |
| § 13. Compensation of mayor and councilmen. |
| § 14. Bond of mayor and councilmen; appointment of officers and subordinates in city departments. |
| § 15. Forfeiture of office by mayor or councilmen. |
| § 16. Resignation of mayor or councilmen; filling of vacancies; mayor pro tempore. |
| § 17. Authority of mayor, councilmen and city clerk to administer oaths. |
| § 18. Power of mayor and council over departments; city administrator. |
| § 19. Right of mayor to vote on questions before council; authority of mayor and council to compel attendance of witnesses and production of records. |
| § 21. Authority of mayor to summon citizens as special police. |
| § 22. Acting mayor. |
| § 23. Meetings of mayor and city council; quorum; meetings to be open to public. |
| § 24. Publication of ordinances in newspapers required; exceptions; when ordinances to take effect; admissibility of codification in evidence. |
| § 25. Style of ordinances. |
| § 26. Appointment, term of office and compensation of city solicitor and doctor member of board of health. |
| § 27. Superintendent of Evitts Creek Dam. |
| § 28. City administrator to serve as treasurer; general duties of treasurer; selection of depositories. |
| § 29. Duties generally of city clerk; assistant city clerks. |
| § 30. City solicitor and assistants generally. |
| Comptroller |
| § 31. Duties generally of city comptroller. |
| Treasurer |
| § 32. Miscellaneous duties of treasurer. |
| Administrative Services |
| § 33. Director of administrative services. |
| Director of Public Works |
| § 34. City Engineer. |
| Water and Light |
| § 35. Director of public works. |
| § 35A. Director of utilities. |
| Civil Service—Fire and Police |
| § 36. Administrative appeals board generally. |
| § 37. Dismissal of city employees. |
| § 38. Employees not obligated to contribute to candidates. |
| § 39. Pay and benefits. |
| § 40. Employment appeals. |
| § 41. Appeals from decisions of Administrative Appeals Board. |
| § 42. Police and fire departments. |
| §§ 43—50. Repealed. |
| § 51. Workers' compensation. |
| § 52. Repealed. |
| § 53. Repealed. |
| § 54. Repealed. |
| § 55. Repealed. |
| § 56. Repealed. |
| § 57. Repealed. |
| § 58. Repealed. |
| § 58A. Repealed. |
| § 58B. Repealed. |
| Pensions—Police and Fire Departments |
| §§ 59—64. Repealed. |
| Powers |
| § 65. Certain officers to attend council meetings. |
| § 66. To whom official bonds payable; form and sureties on official bonds. |
| § 67. Recordation of bonds of city officers. |
| § 68. Creation of offices; appointment, removal and compensation of employees. |
| § 69. Substitutes for city officials during sickness, absence, etc. |
| § 70. Liability of officials handling city revenues. |
| § 71. Repealed. |
| § 72. Repealed. |
| § 73. General enumeration of powers of city council. |
| § 73A. Reserved. |
| Crimes and Penalties |
| § 74. Search warrants for narcotics. |
| § 75. Carrying concealed weapons. |
| § 76. Dumping of debris in certain streams. |
| § 77. Penalty for violation of section 76. |
| § 78. Enforcement of ordinances; penalties. |
| § 79. How fines, etc., recoverable. |
| Assessments and Borrowing Power |
| Section 80. |
| § 81. Authority of city generally. |
| Water |
| § 82. Authority of city generally. |
| § 82A. Bonds—Issuance. |
| § 82B. Acquisition of real, personal or mixed property; capital leases. |
| § 82C. Temporary borrowing of bond or other obligation proceeds. |
| Water Bonds of 1924 |
| § 83. Charges for water to cover operation of water system and redeem bonds; authority of city to levy taxes or borrow money to pay bonds. |
| § 84. Bonds not subject to limitation on bonded indebtedness. |
| § 85. Penalty for violation of subheading. |
| Water Improvement Bonds of 1929 |
| § 86. Charges for water to cover operation of water system and redeem bonds; authority of city to levy taxes or borrow money to pay bonds. |
| § 87. Bonds not subject to limitation on bonded indebtedness. |
| § 88. Penalty for violation of subheading. |
| Trustees of Waterworks |
| § 89. Authority of city to convey part of waterworks lot to trustees. |
| § 90. Trustees named; purpose for holding part of waterworks lot; filling of vacancies in office of trustees. |
| Water Improvement Bonds of 1931 |
| § 91. Charges for water to cover operation of water system and redeem bonds; authority of city to levy taxes or borrow money to pay bonds. |
| § 92. Bonds not subject to limitation on bonded indebtedness. |
| § 93. Penalty for violation of subheading. |
| Water Improvement Bonds of 1933 |
| § 94. Charges for water to cover operation of water system and redeem bonds; authority of city to levy taxes to pay bonds. |
| § 95. Bonds not subject to limitation on bonded indebtedness. |
| § 96. Penalty for violation of subheading. |
| Water Improvement Bonds of 1939 |
| § 97. Charges for water to cover operation of water system and redeem bonds; authority of city to levy taxes or borrow money to pay bonds. |
| § 98. Bonds not subject to limitation on bonded indebtedness. |
| § 99. Penalty for violation of subheading. |
| Water Improvement Bonds of 1941 |
| § 100. Charges for water to cover operation of water system and redeem bonds; authority of city to levy taxes or borrow money to pay bonds. |
| § 101. Bonds not subject to limitation on bonded indebtedness. |
| § 102. Penalty for violation of subheading. |
| Water Improvement Bonds of 1945 |
| § 103. Charges for water to cover operation of water system and redeem bonds; authority of city to levy taxes to pay bonds. |
| § 104. Bonds not subject to limitation on bonded indebtedness. |
| § 105. Penalty for violation of subheading. |
| Water Improvement Bonds of 1949 |
| § 106. Charges for water to cover operation of water system and redeem bonds; authority of city to levy taxes to pay bonds. |
| § 107. Bonds not subject to limitation on bonded indebtedness. |
| § 108. Penalty for violation of subheading. |
| Water Supply |
| § 109. Authority of city to improve, etc., water system; authority of city to purchase, lease, etc., land and sources of water. |
| § 110. Authority of city to agree with owners of land, sources of water, etc. |
| § 111. Authority of city to condemn land, sources of water, etc. |
| § 112. Authority of city to purchase water companies. |
| § 113. Authority of city to condemn rights of way. |
| § 114. Ordinances relative to water system. |
| Taxes |
| § 115. Preparation of tax ledger. |
| § 116. Treasurer to fill out tax cards for property transferred; report of same to city comptroller. |
| § 117. City comptroller to prepare statement of anticipated revenue; special meeting of mayor and council to fix tax rate; calculation of individual taxes. |
| § 118. When tax rate to be established. |
| § 119. Rendering of tax bills to taxpayers; when taxes to be paid; manner of collecting unpaid taxes; monthly returns and payments by treasurer; allowance for insolvent or uncollectible taxes. |
| § 120. Taxes and water rents constitute lien on property; collection of taxes from rents or sale of property. |
| § 121. City may purchase and sell property sold for taxes. |
| § 123. Authority of city to exempt manufacturing companies from taxation. |
| § 124. Repealed. |
| Franchises |
| § 125. Authority of city to grant franchises; notice of grant of franchise to be published in newspapers; maximum term of franchises. |
| Sewers |
| § 126. Authority of city relative to sewers and sewage disposal. |
| Streets |
| § 127A. Reversion of title to land when streets closed. |
| § 128. Appeals to circuit court from decisions of street commissioners. |
| § 131. Schedule of fees for improvements. |
| § 132. Enforcement of liens for improvements. |
| § 133. Authority of city to grade, curb and pave sidewalks and gutters. |
| § 134. Authority of city to require property owners to grade, curb, pave, etc., sidewalks. |
| § 135. Penalty for failure to comply with notice issued pursuant to preceding section. |
| Off-Street Parking |
| Sections 135A to 135E. |
| Parks |
| § 136. Authority of city to hold, use, receive, etc., land for park purposes. |
| § 137. Authority of city to condemn land for park purposes. |
| County Property |
| § 138. City jurisdiction over county property within city. |
| Markets |
| § 139. Authority of city to purchase, use, etc., land, buildings and other property for market purposes. |
| § 140. Maximum expenditure for markets. |
| Light and Power |
| § 141. Authority of city to sell electricity. |
| Damages |
| § 142. Notice of injuries to be given city within thirty days; city not liable for certain defects without notice. |
| Public Accountant |
| § 143. Appointment by mayor and council. |
| § 144. Audit of books of city officers; report of audit to mayor and council. |
| § 145. Duty of city officers to deliver books to accountant. |
| § 146. Report of accountant deemed prima facie correct; compensation of accountant; regulation of activities of accountant by mayor. |
| Debt |
| § 147. Approval of mayor and council to incur debt. |
| Appropriations |
| § 148. Annual appropriation to be made in August; contingent fund; special contingent fund. |
| § 149. City comptroller to advise council of overdrawn appropriations; annual report by city comptroller in January; transfer of money between departments; appropriations from contingent fund. |
| Contracts |
| § 150. Purchase of supplies and equipment. |
| Section 151. |
| Fiscal Year |
| § 152. Fiscal year of city designated; books and papers of city officer remain property of city. |
| Workmen and Wages |
| § 153. Public works contracts; consulting services. |
| § 154. Public bidding. |
| Sections 155, 156. |
| Section 157. |
| Sections 158, 159. |
| Section 160. |
| Registration of Voters |
| § 161. City to maintain registration of qualified voters. |
| § 162. Qualifications of voters. |
| § 162A. Duties of city clerk; manner of keeping registration books. |
| § 162B. Manner of registration; identification card for voter; recordation of voter's name in registration books; preservation of application forms; when registration books closed. |
| § 162C. Temporary certificates of registration. |
| § 162E. Clerk to deliver registration books to board of supervisors of elections; return of books to clerk after election. |
| Women |
| § 163. Equal rights to office. |
| Ordinances |
| § 164. Codification of ordinances. |
| Saving Clause |
| § 165. Continuation of ordinances, resolutions, etc.; bonds may be required from bonding company; Charter not to impair contracts. |
| § 166. Preservation of rights, titles, interests, liens, etc. |
| § 167. Repeal of conflicting laws. |
| Buildings |
| § 168. Obstruction of aisles of public buildings prohibited. |
| § 169. When doors to public building to remain open. |
| § 170. Penalty for violation of sections 168 and 169; disposition of fines. |
| § 171. Duties of judges and police officials under sections 168, 169 and 170. |
| Condemnation |
| § 172. Authority of city to condemn land for public use. |
| Flood District |
| § 173. Authority to establish Wills Creek Flood District. |
| § 174. Preparation of Permanent Flood Prevention Plan. |
| § 175. Implementation of Partial Flood Prevention Plan. |
| § 176. Right of entry on lands to make surveys and examinations. |
| § 177. Powers of city in regard to flood control within city limits and within one mile of city limits. |
| § 178. Advertisement for bids for flood control work; grant or denial of contracts. |
| § 179. Powers of eminent domain of city. |
| § 180. Procedure in carrying out powers of eminent domain. |
| § 181. Additional powers of eminent domain. |
| § 182. Authority of city to acquire land and hold stock in West Virginia. |
| § 183. Right of city to police improvements and prevent trespass thereon by persons, vehicles and animals. |
| § 184. Authority of city to prevent dumping, etc., in Wills Creek or Potomac River. |
| § 185. Additional general powers of city in regard to flood prevention. |
| § 186. Fixing compensation and terms of service of persons appointed on commissions. |
| § 187. Authority to carry out powers granted by subtitle. |
| § 188. Construction of "and" and "or". |
| § 189. Repeal of conflicting Acts. |
| § 190. Severability of provisions of subtitle. |
| § 191. Certain territory included in special assessment district. |
| Memorial Hospital |
| § 192. Board of governors. |
| § 193. Selection of land and preparation of plans; contracts for construction; sale of bonds; expenditure of proceeds from bonds. |
| § 194. Dedication of hospital. |
| § 195. Rules and regulations for operation of hospital; city and county residents to be given preference in admittance. |
| § 196. Charges for hospitalization; salaries of employees; rules and regulations governing conduct of physicians, nurses, employees, etc. |
| § 197. Fiscal affairs of hospital. |
| § 198. Semiannual financial statement to mayor and council. |
| § 199. Limitation of liability of board of governors and of city. |
| § 200. Acceptance of gifts, bequests, etc. |
| § 201. Repeal of conflicting acts. |
| § 202. Board of governors of Memorial Hospital abolished upon leasing hospital to nonprofit corporation; exception. |
| § 203. Lease of Memorial Hospital authorized. |
| Section 204. |
| Zoning |
| § 205. Authority to regulate size of buildings and yards, density of population, use of buildings and land, etc. |
| § 206. Division of city and area within one mile of city limits into districts; regulations within districts to be uniform. |
| § 207. Comprehensive plan; purposes of zoning regulations. |
| § 208. Enactment and amendment of regulations; public hearings and notice of hearings required prior to enactment or amendment of regulations. |
| § 209. Procedure when neighboring property owners protest change. |
| § 210. Planning and zoning commission. |
| § 211. Board of adjustment. |
| § 212. Proceedings to prevent unlawful construction, use, etc., of buildings or land. |
| § 213. Conflicts between zoning regulations and other statutes, ordinances, etc. |
| § 214. Exemption of buildings from regulations. |
| Redevelopment—Urban Renewal |
| § 215. Definitions. |
| § 216. Powers of city generally. |
| § 217. Establishment of urban renewal agency; powers of such agency. |
| § 218. Initiation of project. |
| § 219. Preparation and approval of plan for urban renewal project. |
| § 220. Disposal of property in urban renewal area. |
| § 221. Eminent domain. |
| § 222. Encouragement of private enterprise. |
| § 223. General obligation bonds. |
| § 224. Revenue bonds. |
| § 225. Severability of provisions of subtitle. |
| Fluoridation of Water |
| § 226. Fluoridation of water. |
| Annexation of Territory |
| § 227. Area to be annexed. |
| § 227A. Additional area to be annexed. |
| City Magistrate |
| § 228. Reserved. |
| On and Off-Street Parking |
| § 229. Reserved. |
| § 230. Same—Powers, duties and functions generally. |
| § 231. Reserved. |
| § 232. Same—Preparation of budget; collection of fees; establishment of accounting procedures; issuance of bonds. |
| § 233. Severability; powers conferred by subtitle to be in addition to powers conferred by other laws. |
| Housing Projects |
| § 234. Authorization of mayor and city council to initiate and to apply for funds. |
| Law Enforcement Officers' Bill of Rights |
| § 235. Repealed. |
| Special Taxing District |
| § 236. Generally. |
| § 237. Downtown development commission. |
| § 238. Repealed. |
| CHARTER COMPARATIVE TABLE - ACTS OF MARYLAND |
| CHARTER COMPARATIVE TABLE - 1888 CODE OF PUBLIC LOCAL LAWS |
| CHARTER COMPARATIVE TABLE - 1930 CODE OF PUBLIC LOCAL LAWS |
| CHARTER COMPARATIVE TABLE - CHARTER AMENDMENT RESOLUTIONS |