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City Council. |
SEC. 2. The City Council of Baltimore shall consist of two
branches, one of which shall be called the First Branch, and
the other the Second Branch, and each shall consist of such
numbers of members, having such qualification, receiving such
compensation, performing such duties, possessing such pow-
ers, holding such terms of 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 Second
Branch of the City Council of Baltimore shall be held in the
city of Baltimore on the fourth Wednesday of October, eigh-
teen hundred and sixty-seven; and for members of the First
Branch on the same day in. every year thereafter; and for
members of the Second Branch on the same day in every
second year thereafter; and the qualification for electors of
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 of |
Time of elec-
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the City Council of Baltimore shall be held in the city of Bal-
timore on the Tuesday after the first Monday of November in
every year; and for members of the Second Branch on the
Tuesday after the first Monday of November, eighteen hun-
dred and eighty-nine, and on the same day in every second
year thereafter; and the qualification for electors of the mem-
bers of the City Council shall be the same as those prescribed
for the electors of Mayor.]* |
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Sessions. |
SEC. 4. The regular sessions of the City Council of Balti-
more (which shall be annual) shall commence on the third |
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Limitations. |
Monday of January of each year, and shall not continue more
than ninety days, exclusive of Sundays; but the Mayor may |
Extra
sessions. |
convene the City Council in extra session whenever, and as
often as it may appear to him that the public good may re-
quire, but no called or extra session shall last lunger than
twenty days, exclusive of Sundays.
SEC. 5. No person elected and qualified as Mayor, or as a |
Disqualifica-
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member of the City Council, shall, during the term for which
he was elected, hold any other office of profit or trust, cre-
ated or to be created by the Mayor and City Council of Balti-
more, or by any law relating to the corporation of Baltimore,
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.
*Thus amended by the Act of 1888, Chapter 397. Further amended by Act
ot 1898, Chapter 123. |
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