# Local Government (GLG)

## Title 4. In General

### Subtitle 1. Definitions; General Provisions

#### Section 4-103

(a) The residents of a municipality are a municipal corporation.

(b) Under the municipality's corporate name, the municipality:

  (1) has perpetual succession;

  (2) may sue and be sued; and

  (3) may enact and adopt ordinances, resolutions, or bylaws necessary to exercise the authority of the municipality.

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Md. Code Ann., Local Gov't (as displayed at mgaleg.maryland.gov, October 16, 2026)