Harford County as it now exists constitutes a body corporate
and politic. Under this Charter it shall have all rights and powers
of local self-government and home rule as are now or may hereafter
be provided or necessarily implied by this Charter and by the Constitution
and laws of the State of Maryland. The County shall have all such
rights and powers as completely as though they were specifically enumerated
in this Charter, and no enumeration of rights or powers in this Charter
shall be deemed exclusive or restrictive.
The powers mentioned in the preceding section shall be exercised
only by the Council, the County Executive, and other officers, agents,
and employees of the County acting under their respective authorities.
In the exercise of such powers, all citizens of Harford County shall
be accorded equal treatment in all matters under the jurisdiction
of the County government.
The corporate name shall be "Harford County, Maryland," and
it shall be so designated in all actions and proceedings touching
its rights, powers, properties, liabilities, and duties. Its boundaries
and County seat shall be and remain as they are at the time this Charter
takes effect unless otherwise changed in accordance with law.
