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Interesting anecdote: the city of Baltimore, MD, USA is administratively distinct from the County of Baltimore, MD. The area is collectively referred to as Bal
by jschveibinz 2y ago
Interesting anecdote: the city of Baltimore, MD, USA is administratively distinct from the County of Baltimore, MD. The area is collectively referred to as Baltimore, but the county has no jurisdiction within the city. [1]
https://www.greektownbaltimore.org/what-the-difference-between-baltimore-city-and-baltimore-county https://www.greektownbaltimore.org/what-the-difference-betwe...
- yieldcrv 2y agoMany states have a similar code, all of Maryland might. There are lots of pockets of sovereignty in the US that are misunderstood. Basically the default behavior is that the state is a bigger government than the county and overrides everything, county bigger than city, city bigger than something smaller. But non-default behavior is codified to make it the reverse. Either its directly codified in state law or state constitution, or there is a symbioses for the state to maintain collective support and order. Rules for rulers applies here.
- jasomill 2y agoYes, and the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, home of the Indianapolis 500, is located in Speedway, Indiana, which has its own local government and police force, in spite of the fact that it is both surrounded by Indianapolis and entirely contained within Marion County, whose government, aside from a few exceptions like Speedway, is entirely consolidated with the government of the city of Indianapolis[1]. Local government can be complicated. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unigov https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unigov
- evanb 2y agoUnusually, the county of New York (coextensive with Manhattan) is only 1 of 5 counties inside the city of New York (which of course inside the state of New York).