City Ordinances and Proceedings of the City Council

Digital Copies on the Web:


Via Archive.org : The Ordinances of the Corporation of the City of Baltimore with the Act of Incorporation (1817-2001, some years unavailable)

1700s and 1800s


BCA Digitized Microfilm:

Manuscript and Published Ordinances and Resolutions (BRG16-5)

Manuscript volumes of Ordinances and Resolutions, 1797-1838 and 1847 (bca m0406)

Manuscript volumes of Ordinances and Resolutions, 1848-1850 (bca m0407)

Manuscript volumes of Ordinances and Resolutions, 1850-1851 (bca m0408)

Manuscript volumes of Ordinances and Resolutions, 1851-1853 (bca m0409)

Manuscript volumes of Ordinances and Resolutions, 1853-1855 (bca m0410)

Manuscript volumes of Ordinances and Resolutions, 1854-1856 (bca m0411)

Manuscript volumes of Ordinances and Resolutions, 1856-1858 (bca m0412)

Manuscript volumes of Ordinances and Resolutions, 1858-1860 (bca m0413)

Manuscript volumes of Ordinances and Resolutions, 1861 (bca m0414)

Manuscript volumes of Ordinances and Resolutions, 1862-1863 (bca m0415)

Published volumes of Ordinances and Resolutions, 1797-1802 and 1828-1831 (bca m1223)

Published volumes of Ordinances and Resolutions, 1828-1841 (bca m1224)

Published volumes of Ordinances and Resolutions, 1841-1846 (bca m1225)

Published volumes of Ordinances and Resolutions, 1847-1852 (bca m1226)

Published volumes of Ordinances and Resolutions, 1852-1856 (bca m1227)

Published volumes of Ordinances and Resolutions, 1856-1860 (bca m1228)

Published volumes of Ordinances and Resolutions, 1860-1864 (bca m1229)

Published volumes of Ordinances and Resolutions, 1864-1866 (bca m1230)

Published volumes of Ordinances and Resolutions, 1866-1869 (bca m1231)

Published volumes of Ordinances and Resolutions, 1869-1872 (bca m1232)

Published volumes of Ordinances and Resolutions, 1873-1875 (bca m1232A)

Published volumes of Ordinances and Resolutions, 1875-1877 (bca m1232B)

Published volumes of Ordinances and Resolutions, 1877-1885 (bca m1233)

Published volumes of Ordinances and Resolutions, 1885-1893 (bca m1234)

Published volumes of Ordinances and Resolutions, 1893-1903 (bca m1235)

Published volumes of Ordinances and Resolutions, 1903-1910 (bca m1236)

Published volumes of Ordinances and Resolutions, 1910-1917 (bca m1237)

Published volumes of Ordinances and Resolutions, 1919-1922 (bca m1238)

Baltimore City Council, 1st Branch, Proceedings (BRG16-2)

Proceedings of the 1st Branch, 5/31/1802-4/4/1817 (single pdf)  (bca m0345)

Proceedings of the 1st Branch, 4/4/1817-2/22/1825 (bca m0346)

Proceedings of the 1st Branch, 2/23/1825-1/17/1831 (bca m0347)

Proceedings of the 1st Branch, 1/18/1831-2/18/1835 (bca m0348)

Proceedings of the 1st Branch, 2/19/1835-3/22/1838 (bca m0349)

Proceedings of the 1st Branch, 3/23/1838-1/31/1843 (bca m0350)

Proceedings of the 1st Branch, 3/16/1844-2/11/1847 (bca m0351)

Proceedings of the 1st Branch, 2/11/1847-8/1849 (bca m0352)

Proceedings of the 1st Branch, 1/21/1850-4/11/1852 (bca m0353)

Proceedings of the 1st Branch, 4/12/1852-4/14/1854 (bca m0354)

Proceedings of the 1st Branch, 4/17/1854-3/10/1856 (bca m0355)

Proceedings of the 1st Branch, 3/10/1856-4/5/1858 (bca m0356)

Proceedings of the 1st Branch, 4/5/1858-2/18/1859 (bca m0357)

Baltimore City Council, 2nd Branch, Proceedings

Proceedings of the 2nd Branch, 2/9/1801-3/21/1814 (bca m0357)

Proceedings of the 2nd Branch, 3/21/1814-2/3/1825 (bca m0358)

Proceedings of the 2nd Branch, 2/4/1825-11/15/1833 (bca m0359)

Proceedings of the 2nd Branch, 1/6/1834-2/10/1840 (bca m0360)

Proceedings of the 2nd Branch, 2/10/1840-2/5/1846 (bca m0361)

Proceedings of the 2nd Branch, 1/5/1849-3/17/1854 (bca m0362)

Proceedings of the 2nd Branch, 3/20/1854-1/18/1858 (bca m0363)

Proceedings of the 2nd Branch, 1/18/1858-2/18/1859 (bca m0364)

Baltimore City Council, 1st Branch, topic indexes

First Branch City Council Proceedings Index, May 1802 – Feb. 1836

First Branch City Council Proceedings Index, Feb. 1836 – Aug. 1849

First Branch City Council Proceedings Index, Jan. 1850 – Feb. 1859

Baltimore City Council, 2nd Branch, topic indexes

Second Branch City Council Proceedings Index, Feb. 1801 – May 1838

Second Branch City Council Proceedings Index, Sept. 1838 – Feb. 1859




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