Maryland Code, Environment § 9-617

(1) Articles of incorporation;

(2) Articles of amendment;

(3) Articles of joinder; or

(4) Articles of withdrawal.

(b)(1) When a corporate document is filed with it, the State Department of Assessments and Taxation shall:

(2) If, after examination, the State Department of Assessments and Taxation determines that the corporate document is proper, the State Department of Assessments and Taxation shall:

1. The corporate document; and

2. The certificate of approval.

(1) The corporate document is effective;

(2) The district exists as provided in the corporate document; and

(3) The corporate document is conclusively presumed to have been adopted lawfully.