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office, and elected in such manner, as are now, or may
hereafter be prescribed by law.
SEC. 3. An election for members of the First and Sec-
ond Branch of the City Council of Baltimore shall be held
in the City of Baltimore on the furth Wednesday of Oc-
tober, eighteen hundred and sixty-seven; and for members
of the First Branch on the same day in every year there-
after; and for members of the Second Branch on the same
day in every second year thereafter; and the qualifica-
tion for electors of the members of the City Council shall
be the same as those prescribed for the electors of Mayor.
SEC. 4. The regular sessions of the City Council of
Baltimore, (which shall be annual), shall commence on
the third Monday of January of each year, and shall not
continue more than ninety days, exclusive of Sundays;
but the Mayor may convene the City Council in extra ses-
sion whenever, and as often as it may appear to him that
the public good may require; but no called, or extra ses-
sion shall last longer than twenty days, exclusive of Sun-
days.
SEC. 5. No person, elected and qualified as Mayor, or
as a member of the City Council, shall, during the term
for which he was elected, hold arty other office of profit or
trust, created, or to be created, by the Mayor and City
Council of Baltimore, or by any law relating to the cor-
poration of Baltimore, or hold any employment, or posi-
tion, the compensation of which shall be paid, directly or
indirectly, put of the City Treasury; nor shall any such
person be interested, directly or indirectly, in any con-
tract to which the City is a party; nor shall it be lawful
for any person, holding any office under the City, to be in-
terested, 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 a 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,
association, or corporation; nor shall the Mayor and City
Council of Baltimore have the power to involve the City
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