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the members of the City Council shall be the same as those
prescribed for the electors of Mayor.
[SEC. 3. An election for members of the First Branch |
Time of elec-
tions. |
of the City Council of Baltimore shall be held in the city of
Baltimore on the Tuesday after the first Monday of Novem-
ber in every year; and for members of the Second Branch
on the Tuesday after the first Monday of November,
eighteen hundred and eighty-nine, and on the same day in
every second year thereafter; and the qualification for elec-
tors 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 Balti- |
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Sessions. |
more (which shall be annual) shall commence on the third
Monday of January of each year, and shall not continue |
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Limitations. |
more than ninety days, exclusive of Sundays; but the |
Extra
sessions. |
Mayor may convene the City Council in extra session when-
ever, and as often as it may appear to him that the public
good may require, but no called or extra session shall last
longer than twenty days, exclusive of Sundays.
SEC. 5. No person elected and qualified as Mayor, or as a |
Disqualifica-
tions. |
member of the City Council, shall, during the term for which
he was elected, hold any other office of profit or trust, created
or to be created by the Mayor and City Council of Balti-
more, or by any law relating to the corporation of Balti-
more, or hold any employment or position, the compensation
of which shall be paid, directly or indirectly, out of the city
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 con-
tract to which the city is a party.
SEC. 6. The Mayor shall, on conviction in a court of law, |
Removal of
Mayor. |
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 Constitution, |
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Debts. |
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 Baltimore be given
or loaned to, or in aid of any individual, association or cor-
poration ; nor shall the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore
have the power to involve the city of Baltimore in the con-
struction of works of internal improvement, nor in granting
any aid thereto, which shall involve the faith and credit of
*Thus amended by the Act of 1888, Chapter 397. Further amended by Act
of 1898, Chapter 123. |
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