Editor's Note: In the 1930 Edition of the Code of Public Local Laws of Wicomico County, the Charter of Salisbury was in sections 258 to 342, inclusive. These sections were repealed by ch. 534 of 1951, which enacted 172 new sections as the City Charter. In Ch. A229 of this volume there is a list of the Acts of the General Assembly which had amended the old Charter, following the 1930 Code and up to 1951.
Salisbury has been authorized to borrow money as follows: 1931, ch. 5: $ 50,000. Street improvements; 1931, ch. 15: 75,000. Water and sewer systems; 1935, ch. 163: 30,000. Sewer systems; 1937, ch. 138: 30,000. Bypass road; 1939, ch. 218: 55,000. Bypass road; 1941, ch. 22: 55,000. Bypass road; 1941, ch. 102: 85,000. Bypass road; 1945, ch. 832: 25,000. Fire-fighting equipment; 1945, ch. 890: 400,000. Sanitary sewerage system; (approved at referendum; see 1947 Session Laws, p. 2289); 1948 Sp. Sess., ch. 29: 50,000. Street paving; 1949, ch. 73: 25,000. Fire-fighting equipment; 1949, ch. 101: 50,000. Street paving; 1949, ch. 103: 400,000. Sanitary sewerage system; 1949, ch. 521: 35,000. Stormwater drainage; 1950, ch. 60: 75,000. Upton Street School property; 1951, ch. 439: 140,000. Water, sewer systems; 1951, ch. 520: 810,000. Sewage treatment plant; 1953, ch. 143: 10,000. Ambulance and equipment; 1953, ch. 147: 190,000. Water, sewer systems; Section 1 of the new Charter enacted by ch. 534 of 1951 was made subject to a referendum. It was approved by the voters, 396 to 289.
Section 1 of the new Charter enacted by ch. 534 of 1951 was made subject to a referendum. It was approved by the voters, 396 to 289.
See 1953 Session Laws, p. 1923. Section 1 became effective on January 1, 1952.
Ch. 243, 1961, authorized the County Commissioners of Wicomico County to pay $22,839.14 to Salisbury as reimbursement for the construction of a water main in the Ocean City Road-Moss Hill Lane area.
Secs. 273 and 293 in the Old Salisbury Charter, as found in the 1930 Edition of the Code of Public Local Laws of Wicomico County, were cited in Mount Airy v. Sappington, 195 Md. 266, 73 A. 2d 452 (1950).
Sec. 293 in the old Salisbury Charter had the following annotations:
Under the Charter of Salisbury, as amended by Chapter 636 of the Acts of 1912, empowering the Mayor and Council to pass bylaws and ordinances as they may deem necessary for the good government of the city, to preserve the health, peace and safety of the inhabitants, the protection of property thereof, and to regulate the construction and repair of buildings and the grant of permits therefor, the Mayor and Council had power to pass an ordinance requesting any person desiring to erect or repair a building to apply for a permit, stating the location, size, materials and intended use of the building. Farmers and Planters Company v. Salisbury, 136 Md. 617, 111 A. 112 (1920).
Where an ordinance passed in accordance with powers covered in the Charter prohibits the erection of a building without first obtaining a permit from the Mayor and Council, the action of the latter in refusing a permit, made after careful consideration and the weighing of letters and petitions from those living in the vicinity, cannot be judicially questioned. Farmers and Planters Company v. Salisbury, 136 Md. 617, 111 A. 112 (1920).
[1959 Code, sec. 281. 1951, ch. 534, sec. 1]
The inhabitants of the City of Salisbury, in Wicomico County, Maryland, are hereby constituted a body corporate by the name of the "City of Salisbury," and by that name shall have perpetual succession, sue and be sued, have and use a common seal which may be altered at pleasure and have all powers and privileges incident to or that may attach to a municipal corporation. The repealing of the former Section 258 of Article 23 of the Code of Public Local Laws of Maryland (1930 Edition) and the enactment of this new section shall not be construed as terminating the existence of the corporation known as the "Mayor and Council of Salisbury," and creating a new corporation by the name of the "City of Salisbury," but shall be construed as continuing the existence of the corporation known as the "Mayor and Council of Salisbury" and changing its name to that of the "City of Salisbury."
[1959 Code, Sec. 282. 1951, ch. 534, Sec. 2] [Amended 8-13-1956 by Ord. No. 750; 52-1960 by Ord. No. 798; 2-2-1962 by Res. No. 9; 1-28-1980 by Res. No. 212; 10-12-1981 by Res. No. 224; 10-12-1981 by Res. No. 227; reaffirmed 8-23-1982 by Res. No. 243; amended 523-1983 by Res. No. 248; 1-91984 by Res. No. 257; 9-10-1984 by Res. No. 262; 9-10-1984 by Res. No. 263; 1-28-1985 by Res. No. 266; 8-12-1985 by Res. No. 273; 11-25-1985 by Res. No. 275; 7-28-1986 by Res. No. 282; 8-11-1986 by Res. No. 285; 8-11-1986 by Res. No. 286; 2-2-1987 by Res. No. 296; 3-9-1987 by Res. No. 297; 5-11-1987 by Res. No. 300; 5-25-1987 by Res. No. 301; 5-25-1987 by Res. 302; 8-10-1987 by Res. No. 303; 11-23-1987 by Res. No. 310; 2-8-1988 by Res. No. 315; 2-22-1988 by Res. No. 316; 3-14-1988 by Res. No. 318; 3-28-1988 by Res. 319; 3-28-1988 by Res. No. 320; 4-11-1988 by Res. No. 321; 9-12-1988 by Res. No. 323; 10-10-1988 by Res. No. 326; 9-11-1989 by Res. No. 350]
The courses and distances showing the exact corporate limits of the City of Salisbury shall be filed at all times with the Clerk of the Circuit Court for Wicomico County and the Director of the Department of Legislative Reference. In addition, a copy of the courses and distances describing the corporate boundaries shall be on file in the city offices. All such descriptions of corporate boundaries shall be recorded and filed in a suitable book or place, properly indexed and reasonably available for public inspection during normal business hours.
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Editor's Note: Former §§ SC1-3 through SC1-16 were superseded by the corporate limits which were formerly set forth in § SC1-2 of this Charter, as said limits existed on 3-13-1980. The former section titles and histories were as follows: § SC1-3, Boundaries; Northwood Annexation, added 3-25-1968 by Res. No. 104; § SC1-4, Boundaries; Beaverdam Annexation, added 5-11-1970 by Res. No. 127, amended 6-22-1970 by Res. No. 132; § SC1-5, Boundaries; East Main Street Annexation, added 5-11-1970 by Res. No. 128; § SC1-6, Boundaries; Moss Hill Lane Annexation, added 5-11-1970 by Res. No. 129; § SC1-7, Boundaries; College Avenue Area Annexation, added 8-24-1970 by Res. No. 135; § SC1-8, Boundaries; Moss Hill Area No. 2 Annexation, added 2-8-1971 by Res. No. 139; § SC1-9, Boundaries; Canal Park Area Annexation, added 10-11-1971 by Res. No. 151; § SC1-10, Boundaries; Fairground Annexation, added 3-12-1973 by Res. No. 165; § SC1-11, Boundaries; North Route 13 Annexation No. 1, added 3-12-1973 by Res. No. 166; § SC1-12, Boundaries; South Schumaker Annexation, added 1-28-1974 by Res. No. 173; § SC1-13, Boundaries; Glen Avenue Annexation No. 3, added 9-23-1974 by Res. No. 179; § SC1-14, Boundaries; Salisbury Mall Annexation, added 9-23-1974 by Res. 180; § SC1-15, Boundaries; Route 50 East Annexation, added 4-28-1976 by Res. No. 189; and § SC1-16, Boundaries; Schumaker Annexation, added 8-9-1976 by Res. No. 192.
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Editor's Note: Former § SC1-16.1, Boundaries; Schumaker Woods Annexation, added 5-14-1979 by Res. No. 207, was superseded by the corporate limits which were formerly set forth in § SC1-2 of this Charter, as said limits existed on 3-13-1980.
[1959 Code, sec. 283. 1951, ch. 534, sec. 3]
All of the provisions of the Constitution of the State of Maryland and the Charter of the City of Salisbury and other local laws applicable to the City of Salisbury, and all the existing ordinances of the City of Salisbury, are hereby extended and made applicable to such portions of Wicomico County as shall be annexed to and made part of the City of Salisbury.
[1959 Code, sec. 284. 1951, ch. 534, sec. 4]
All of the inhabitants of the territory included within the limits of the City of Salisbury by this Charter shall in all respects and to all intents and purposes be subject to the powers, jurisdiction and authority vested or to be vested by law in the City of Salisbury, and to all the ordinances now in force so far as the same may be consistent with the provisions of this Charter, and the territory so included shall in all respects be taken and considered as part of the City of Salisbury.
[1959 Code, sec. 285. 1951, ch. 534, sec. 5] [Amended 9-11-2017 by Res. No. 2017-1]
The government of the City of Salisbury shall be vested in a Mayor and five Councilmen to be elected as hereinafter provided. There shall be a Department of Finance, a Department of Law, a Department of Infrastructure and Development, a Department of Water Works, a Department of Field Operations, a Police Department, a Fire Department and such other departments as the Council may establish.
[Added 11-8-1993 by Res. No. 440; amended 6-11-2012 by Res. No. 2170; 9-8-2014 by Res. No. 2443; 4-25-2022 by Res. No. 2022-1]
The City shall be divided into District 1, District 2, District 3, District 4 and District 5 for electing the members of the City Council. It shall be the duty of Council by ordinance to divide the City in such manner as to reflect population equity. A map showing the existing boundaries of each District shall be on file in the City's Clerk office and shall be available for public inspection during normal business hours. The voters in each District shall elect one (1) Councilmember on the first Tuesday of November beginning on the first Tuesday of November 2023.