Many 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 behavi

Many 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.