For the purpose of carrying out the powers granted in this subtitle
or elsewhere in this charter, the council may pass all necessary ordinances.
All the powers of the town shall be exercised in the manner prescribed
by this charter, or, if the manner be not prescribed, then in such
manner as may be prescribed by ordinance. (Res., March, 1963, sec.
21; P.L.L. 1963, sec. 25.)
To ensure the observance of Ordinances and Resolutions of the
Town, the Town Council shall have the power to provide that violations
thereof shall be punishable as misdemeanors unless the violation is
declared to be a felony by State law or otherwise specified as a muncipal
[municipal] infraction but no penalty shall exceed a fine of $1,000.00
and imprisonment for six (6) months. Any person subject to any fine,
forfeiture, or penalty has the right of appeal as is provided under
the general laws of the State. Where the act or omission is of a continuing
nature and is persisted in, a conviction for one offense shall not
be a bar to a conviction for a continuation of the offense subsequent
to the first or any succeeding conviction. (Res., March, 1963, sec.
22; Res. 78-2, August 25, 1978; Res. 2-90, October 5, 1990; Res. R-93-6,
2-4-94; P.L.L. 1963, sec. 26.)
The Town Council may provide by ordinance that the violation
of a municipal law shall be a civil code violation and subject the
offender to a civil fine, to the extent the town is given the statutory
authority under Maryland law to impose civil fines for violations
of the subject matter regulated by the municipal law. Any civil fines
provided pursuant to this section shall be limited to any amount set
forth in the statutory authorization of the Maryland Annotated Code
and shall be imposed in a manner consistent with the scope and limitations
provided by the statutory authorization. The provisions of this section
shall not apply to any civil offense which is defined by Maryland
law to be a municipal infraction. The citation, prosecution, and punishment
of civil code violations authorized by this section shall be performed
in the same manner as a municipal infraction, except as specifically
modified by the statutory authorization of Maryland law upon which
the civil code violation is based. (Res. R-04-5, 2-4-2005.)