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treasury, nor shall any such person be interested, directly
or indirectly, in any contract to which the city is a party,
nor shall it be lawful for any person holding any office
under the city to be interested, while holding such office
in any contract to which the city is a party.
Sec. 6. The mayor shall, on conviction in a court of
law, of wilful neglect of duty, or misbehavior in office, be
removed from office by the Governor of the State, and a
successor shall thereafter be elected as in case of vacancy.
Sec. 7. From and after the adoption of this constitu-
tion, no debt (except as hereinafter excepted) shall be
created by the mayor and city council of Baltimore, nor
shall the credit of the mayor and city council of Balti-
more be given or loaned to, or in aid of any individual as-
sociation or corporation, nor shall the mayor and city
council of Baltimore have the power to involve the city
of Baltimore in the construction of works of internal im-
provement, nor in granting any aid thereto, which shall
involve the faith and credit of the city, nor make any ap-
propriation therefor, unless such debt or credit be au-
thorized by an act of the General Assembly of Maryland,
and by an ordinance of the mayor and city council of Bal-
timore, and be submitted by such ordinance to the legal
voters of the city of Baltimore at such time and place as
may be fixed by said ordinance, and be approved by a
majority of the votes cast at such time and place, but the
mayor and city council may temporarily borrow any
amount of money to meet any deficiency in the city treas-
ury, or to provide for any emergency arising from the
necessity of maintaining the police, or preserving the
safety and sanitary condition of the city, and may make
due and proper arrangements and agreements for the re-
moval and extension, in whole or in part, of any and all
debts and obligations created according to law before the
adoption of this constitution.
Sec. 8. That all laws and ordinances now in force ap-
plicable to the city of Baltimore, not inconsistent with
this article, shall be and they are hereby continued until
changed in due course of law.
Sec. 9. Nothing in this article shall prevent the Gen-
eral Assembly of this State from making such changes in
this article, except in section seven thereof, as it may
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