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6. C ODE H OME R ULE C OUNTY P OPULATION K ENT (20,191) A LLEGANY (74,012) W ORCESTER (51,578) C AROLINE (32,718) Q UEEN A NNE ’ S (48,595) C HARLES (150,592) 6

7. C HARTER C OUNTY P OPULATION B ALTIMORE C ITY ( 621,492) M ONTGOMERY (1,004,709) B ALTIMORE ( 817,455) A NNE A RUNDEL ( 550,488) P RINCE G EORGE ’ S ( 881,138) W ICOMICO ( 100,647) H OWARD ( 299,430) H ARFORD ( 248,622) T ALBOT ( 38,098) D ORCHESTER ( 32,551) C ECIL ( 101,696) F REDERICK ( 239,582) 7

8. C OMMISSIONER C OUNTY P OPULATION C ALVERT ( 89,628) C ARROLL (167,217) G ARRETT ( 29,854) S T. M ARY ’ S (108,987) S OMERSET ( 26,253) W ASHINGTON (149,980) 8

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20. 20 PROCESS FOR ADOPTION OF HOME RULE

21. 21 PROCESS FOR ADOPTION OF HOME RULE

22. 22 PROCESS FOR ADOPTION OF HOME RULE

23. 23 CODE HOME RULE GOVERNMENT

24. 24 CODE HOME RULE GOVERNMENT

25. 25 CODE HOME RULE GOVERNMENT