(a) Whenever the mayor and city council, by whatever name known, of any
municipal corporation in this State (as defined in § 9(a) of this
article) causes, or is required to cause any of the following documents
to be created, implemented or otherwise established, the respective
documents shall be deposited with the Department of Legislative
Services, and in the manner, as prescribed by this section.
(1) A code or compilation containing all or a portion of the municipal
charter, published or issued in printed, mimeographed or similar
duplicated form; as provided for in § 9(e) of this article.
(2) A charter amendment or amendments ordained or passed by the legislative
body of the municipal corporation, or as adopted by the vote on the
question at a public referendum; including (i) the complete text of it,
(ii) the date of the referendum election, if any, (iii) the number of
votes cast for or against each question containing the charter
amendment or amendments, whether in the legislative body or in a
referendum, and (iv) the effective date of the charter amendment or
amendments; as provided for in § 17(f) of this article.
(3) A complete list of the measures which enact, amend, or repeal sections
in the municipal charter, identifying each charter section affected by
number and title; as provided for in § 17A(a), (b), and (c) of this
article.
(4) A charter amendment, ordinance, referendum or any other device by which
the corporate boundaries of the municipality are enlarged or otherwise
changed; including (i) a copy of the complete text of it with a
statement of the new boundaries, (ii) the date of the referendum
election, if any, (iii) the number of votes cast for or against the
annexation, whether in the legislative body or in a referendum, and
(iv) the effective date of the annexation; as provided for in § 19(p)
of this article.
(5) A unified charter providing for the merger of two or more municipal
corporations; including (i) the complete text of it, (ii) the date of
the referendum election, if any, (iii) the number of votes cast for or
against the adoption of the unified charter, whether in the legislative
bodies or in a referendum, and (iv) the effective date of the unified
charter; as provided for in § 19A(j) of this article.
(6) A charter providing for the creation of a new municipal corporation;
including (i) the complete text of it, (ii) the date of the referendum
election, (iii) the number of votes cast for and against the question
of incorporation, under the charter, and (iv) the effective date of the
charter; as provided for in § 27(a) of this article.
(7) A charter amendment providing for the entire repeal of the charter of a
municipal corporation, ordained or passed by the legislative body of
the municipal corporation, or as adopted by the vote on the question at
a public referendum; including (i) the complete text of it, (ii) the
date of the referendum election, if any, (iii) the number of votes cast
for or against the charter amendment, whether in the legislative body
or in a referendum, and (iv) the effective date of the charter
amendment; as provided for in § 41 of this article.
(8) In addition to the document and referenda enumerated elsewhere in this
subsection, a statement on the results of any referendum on any
proposed charter amendment held during the year, and any referendum
pending, actually or potentially, but not yet held, at the end of the
year; as provided for in § 17A(d) of this article.
(b) The mayor or other chief executive officer, by whatever name known, of
each municipal corporation shall send, or cause to be sent, separately
by mail, bearing a postmark from the United States Postal Service, one
copy of each of the documents, as appropriate, enumerated in subsection
(a) of this section to the Department of Legislative Services.
(c) The mayor or other chief executive officer, by whatever name known, of
each municipal corporation shall send to the Department of Legislative
Services:
(1) A charter amendment resolution within 10 days after the resolution
becomes effective under § 13(f) or § 16(c) of this article; or
(2) An annexation resolution within 10 days after the resolution becomes
effective under § 19(e) or (l) of this article.
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