Maryland Statutes
Title 29 - St. Mary's County Human Relations Commission
Section 29-102 - Established; Purpose

(a)    By ordinance or resolution, the County Commissioners of St. Mary’s County may establish a Human Relations Commission for the county.
    (b)    The purposes of the Commission are to:
        (1)    promote understanding and harmony of relationship among the people of the county through the study of the nature and causes of social friction and prejudice;
        (2)    advance the means for the alleviation of social friction and prejudice; and
        (3)    further the American ideal of equality and justice.