(a) Any bond may be in bearer form or in coupon form or may be registrable as to principal alone or as to both principal and interest. Each bond is a security as defined in Section 8-102 of the Commercial Law Article of the Maryland Code, whether or not it is either one of a class or series or by its terms is divisible into a class or series of instruments.
(b) Each bond must be signed manually or in facsimile by the County Executive, and the seal of the County must be affixed to the bonds and attested by the Clerk of the Council. If any officer whose signature or countersignature appears on the coupons ceases to hold that office before the bonds are delivered, the officer's signature or countersignature is nevertheless valid and sufficient for all purposes as if the officer had remained in office until delivery.
(c) Each bond must mature not later than 30 years after issuance.
(d) All bonds must be sold in the manner, either at public or private sale, and upon the terms as the County Executive directs. Any contract to acquire property may provide that payment must be made in bonds. Any bond issued under this Chapter is not subject to Article 31, Sections 10 and 11 of the Maryland Code. (1994 L.M.C., ch. 12, § 1; 2006 L.M.C., ch. 33, § 1.)