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<section article="glg" article_name="Local Government" number="5-204" title_number="5" title_name="Powers" subtitle_number="2" subtitle_name="Enumeration of Express Law Making Powers">
  <level label="a">
    <level label="1">
      <text>A municipality may change its corporate name.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>Before an ordinance under this subsection takes effect, a municipality shall submit the ordinance to the qualified voters of the municipality for their approval at a regular or special municipal election.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>A change of name may not affect any right, duty, or obligation of the municipality.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <text>A municipality may have a seal.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="c">
    <text>A municipality may:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>acquire by conveyance, purchase, or condemnation any real or leasehold property needed for a public purpose;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>construct buildings on municipal property for the benefit of the municipality; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>sell, at public or private sale after 20 days’ public notice, and convey to the purchaser any real or leasehold property belonging to the municipality if the legislative body of the municipality determines that the property is no longer needed for public use.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="d">
    <level label="1">
      <text>A municipality may grant franchises in accordance with public general law or public local law.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>A municipality may grant a franchise for a cable television system as provided in § 1–708 of this article.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>For any franchise granted under this subsection, a municipality may:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>impose franchise fees; and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>adopt rates, rules, and regulations.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="e">
    <text>A municipality may exercise the licensing authority granted by law.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="f">
    <text>A municipality may:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>establish and regulate markets in the municipality; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>license the sale of merchandise in the markets.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
</section>
