Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1943-05-20

| vHSAA OOuAty 0ONOAAuIiCuty lLClUu-
ing supporting or being candi-
dates for nomination or election
as members Of the County Coun-
Gil, without violating the provis-
ions of the Federal laws relating
to political activities of Federal
officers and employees, the names
of all candidates at such election
for the Office of member of the
County Council shall be placed
in alphabetical order on the bal
lots or voting machines without
any party label or other distin-
gushing mark or location which
might directly or indirectly indi-
cate the party affiliation of any
such candidate.
c. The terms of the members
of the County Council elected at
such time shall commence on the
Monday following their election
and, in order to place the cleo
ton OF members of the County
Council on the quadrennial basis
provided in Article XVII of the
Maryland Constitution, shall ex-
pire at such time as their sue
cessors elected at the next quad
rennial election qualify and take
office.
SEC. a. The Existing Cosntu
Commissioners. a. The five Coun-
/ ty Commissioners in office at the
time the Charter is adopted shall
hold office and exercise and per-
form their present powers and
duties until the members of the
First County Council take office.
b. In accordance with the pro-
visions of Article XI-A of the
Maryland Constitution, at such
time as the members Of the first
County Council take office all ref
erences in the Constitution and
Laws of Maryland to the presi-
dent and the county commission
ers shall be construed in the
case of Montgomery County to
refer to the president and the
County Council which shall at
such time succeed to the powers
and duties of the County Com
missioners for Montgomery Coun-
ty. Thereafter the County Com
missioners shall continue to hold
office in accordance with the pro-
visions of Article XVII of the
Maryland Constitution until the
expiration of the terms for which
they were elected or appointed
as county commissioners and
shall have such duties as the
County Council shall prescribe.
During such period, no vacancy
in the office Of any such County
Commissioners by resignation or
otherwise shall be filled.
c. Any of said five county
commissioners continuing to hold
office after the members of the
first County Council take office
shall, unless he valves such
right, be entitled to his county
commissioner salary of $500 per
year but to none of the other
salaries or compensations hereto
fore received by county commits
sioners for additional services in
other capacities.
SEC. 5. Time Certain Articles
Become Operative. The provis-
ions of this Charter shall become
operative and take effect at such
time as the Charter becomes law
except that the provisions of arti-
cles a to 8, inclusive, shall be
come operative and take effect at
such time as the members of the
first County Council take office.
SEC. 6. Existing La1Os. The
public local laws of Montgomery
County and all regulations, rules,
and ordinances of the County
Commissioners acting in any ca
pacity, in force at the time this
Charter becomes law, are repealed
to the extent that they are clearly
inconsistent with provisions of
this Charter, but no further. and
all other such public local laws,
regulations, rules, and ordinances
shall continue in full force and
effect until repealed or amended.
SEC. z. Existing Officers and
Employees. All appointed officers
and employees of the County at
the time the Charter is adopted,
except the officers holding the
offices specifically abolished by
this Charter, shall have the right
to continue to be employed at
their existing salaries subject to
such applicable regulations Of
the County Personnel Board as
thereafter become law.
SEC. 8. Offices Abolished. The
following existing Offices are
abolished:
/. County Treasurer, effective
at such time as a vacancy occurs
by resignation or otherwise and
in any event at the expiration Of
the term Of the present incum-
bent. At such time as the first
Director of Finance takes office
the powers and duties of the
County Treasurer are transferred
to the Department of Finance
and thereafter the County Treas
urer shall continue to hold Office
at his present salary but shall
have such duties as the Director
OF Finance shall prescribe.
2. Supervisor Of school prop
critics, effective at such time as
the first Director Of Public Works
takes Office.
3. Attorney to the County
Commissioners, Clerk to the
County Commissioners. Police