Prince George's County v. McBride

Legislative intent has often been the subject of debate and conjecture and here we are presented with the task of elucidating the Maryland Legislature’s purpose in passing two acts which affect zoning regulations in Prince George’s and Montgomery Counties. This case originated in the Circuit Court for Prince George’s County where the court (Taylor, J.) was asked to decide whether two laws, passed within five days of each other at the same legislative session, and becoming effective on the same date, were compatible; or whether one repealed the other. The two acts, Chapter 278 and Chapter 711…