Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1947-05-22

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awarded to the lowest responsible
bidder who shall give security or
bond for the performance OF ms
contract as determined ny the
County Manager. pao+
Sec 8. Conformity to Budget
Iimitations. No delivery OF sup,
niles, materials or equipment snail
he made to any department. or
q oancv in excess of the available
appropriation therefor.
ARTICLE VIII.
MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
Sec /. Separability Provisions
r. anv article, section, or provlsloge
IF This Charter is held by any court
decision that has become final. TO
be invalid, ineffective, or lnappilca-
bic to any person or clrcumssan nSe
bv reason of any provision Oh sile
MARYLAND Constitution or any ap.
nl;cable public general law, tnen
+ e intended by the People OF the
County that all other articles, sec
tions. or provisions of this Charter
and their application to all otner
VERSIONS and circumstances shall pc
senarable and shall not be aftected
and shall become or continue oper-
alive and in effect IN CONFORMITY
with such provision OF the MARY,
land Constitution or public general
laws. -
Papers on Demand. The County
Managar shall. with reasonable
promptness, furnish to any tax
payer desiring the same, true and
certified copy of any book, account
or paper kept by any department,
or such part thereof as may be
demanded, except police books and
papers and individual case records,
upon payment in advance Of a rea-
sonable fee to be prescribed by the
County Council by the person de-
manding the same. This Section
shall not apply to any papers pre-
pared by or for counsel for use in
actions or proceedings to which
the County is a party or for use
in any investigation authorized by
or under this Charter.
Sec. 8. Inspection of Books, Ac-
counts, and Papers. All books, ac-
counts, and papers of any depart
ment. except police books and
papers and individual case records,
shall at all times be open to the
inspection of any taxpayer, subject ,
to such reasonable rules and reg \
ulations in regard to the time and
manner of such inspection as the
County Manager with the approval
of the County Council in Executive
Session may make. Public inspec-
ton of police records may be per-
mitted to the extent authorized bv
the County Council. In case such
inspection shall be refused, such
taxpayer, on his sworn petition,
describing the particular book, ac-
count or paper that he desires to
inspect, may, upon notice of not
less than one day, apply to any
Judge of the Circuit Court for an
order that he be allowed to make
such inspection as such judge shall
by his order authorize. This Sec
ton shall not apply to anv papers
prepared by or for counsel for use
in actions or proceedings to which
the County is party or for use in
any investigation authorized by or
under this Charter.
Sec. 4. Independent Audit.
a. A complete independent audit
of all financial dealings, trans
actions, books and records of the
County and its officials and en-
ployees receiving and disbursing
public funds of the County or han
died by the County for other agen-
cies, shall be made at least an
ually. For this purpose the Coun-.s
ty Council shall contract with az
firm of certified public accounts.
ants selected on the basis of their
of the procedures and
principles of public accounting and
auditing and experience with such
accounting and auditing.
b. The complete audit shall be
filed with the County Council and
copies thereof shall thereupon be
made available to the public and
open to public inspection.
Sec. 5. Manner Of Termination
of Charter and of Making Amend
ments Thereto.
a. Repeal. Whenever the Coun-
ty Council in Legislative Session
adopts resolution by affirmative
vote of at least six members pro-
posing the repeal of this Charter
and the return to the County Com
missioner form of government in
effect when this Charter was
adopted, or whenever 20 per cent
UNI or more of the registered
voters of the County Cor 10000 or
more of such registered voters. in
case 20 per centum of the number
Of registered voters is greater
than 100000 by. petition Gas de-
fined in Article XIA of the Consti- Z
tuition of Maryland). filed with theS
President of the County Council
propose the repeal of this Charter
and the return to the County Com
form of government in
etfect when this Charter was
*sopted. the question shall be sub
y 4 ted to the voters of the County
at the next general or congress
sional election occurring not less
than six months after the passage
of such resolution or the filing of
such petition. IL at such election,
the majority of the votes cast on
the question shall be in favor of
repeating this Charter, then at the
next uuadrennial election County
Commissioners shall be elected
under the general laws of Mary
land and when the County Com
mi ccionore ca o1anfaI have <,,cI.col