Maryland Code, Environment § 9-711

(1) Design;

(2) Construction;

(3) Extension;

(4) Alteration;

(5) Purchase; or

(6) Condemnation.

(1) May be issued without previous legislative authority;

(2) May be outstanding in addition to the total indebtedness otherwise permitted by law;

(3) May be of any type and denomination determined by the municipal authority, so long as no bonds mature later than 50 years from the date of issue;

(4) Shall be exempt forever from any State, county, or municipal taxation; and

(5) Shall be a lien on all property within the municipality that issues them.

(c)(1) Before issuing bonds under Part II of this subtitle, a municipal authority shall submit to a referendum of the voters of the municipality the question of whether to issue the bonds.

(2) The referendum shall be held at:

(3) The referendum ballot shall include the words “for ... bonds” and “against ... bonds”.

(4) If a majority of the votes cast are “for ... bonds”, the municipal authority may issue the bonds.

(5) If a majority of the votes cast are “against ... bonds”, the municipal authority: