# Local Government (GLG)

## Title 9. General and Administrative Provisions

### Subtitle 2. Charter Counties

#### Section 9-201

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.

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