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CONSTITUTIONAL REVISION STUDY DOCUMENTS
[CITY OF BALTIMORE.]
COMPARISON
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Headnotes
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Present
Constitution
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Constitution of
1867
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Constitution of
1864
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Constitution of
1851
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Constitution of
1776
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Amendments to
1776 Constitution
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rectly, 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 inter-
ested, while holding such
office, in any contract, to
which the City is a party.
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directly, 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 inter-
ested, while holding such
office, in any contract, to
which the City is a party.
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Mayor:
Removal;
vacancy.
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Sec. 6. The Mayor shall,
on conviction in a Court of
Law, of wilful neglect of
duty, or misbehavior in of-
fice, be removed from office
by the Governor of the State,
and a successor shall there-
after be elected, as in a case
of vacancy.
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Sec. 6. The Mayor shall,
on conviction in a Court of
Law, of wilful neglect of
duty, or misbehaviour in of-
fice, be removed from office
by the Governor of the
State, and a succesor shall
thereafter be elected, as in
a case of vacancy.
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Mayor and
City Council:
Authorization
for creation of
debt and for
temporary bor-
rowing.
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Sec. 7. From and after
the adoption of this Consti-
tution, no debt (except as
hereinafter excepted), shall
be created by the Mayor
and City Council of Balti-
more; 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
corporation; nor shall the
Mayor and City Council of
Baltimore have the power
to involve the City of Bal-
timore 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
appropriation therefor, un-
less such debt or credit be
authorized by an Act of the
General Assembly of Mary-
land, and by an Ordinance
of the Mayor and City
Council of Baltimore, sub-
mitted to the legal voters
of the City of Baltimore
at such time and place as
may be fixed by said Ordi-
nance, and approved by a
majority of the votes cast
at such time and place; but
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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
Baltimore be given, or loaned
to, or in aid of any indi-
vidual, association, or cor-
poration; nor shall the
Mayor and City Council of
Baltimore have the power
to involve the City of Bal-
timore 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
appropriation therefor, un-
less such debt or credit be
authorized by an Act of the
General Assembly of Mary-
land, and by an ordinance
of the Mayor and City
Council of Baltimore, sub-
mitted to the legal voters of
the City of Baltimore, at
such time and place as may
be fixed by said ordinance,
and approved by a majority
of the votes cast at such
time and place; such ordi-
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