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Maryland Manual, 1927
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416 MARYLAND MANUAL


on the first Monday of November succeeding his election,
and shall continue for four years, and until his successor
shall have qualified; and he shall be ineligible for the term
next succeeding that for which he was elected.

SEC. 1. The inhabitants of the City of Baltimore qualified
by law to vote in said city for members of the House of
Delegates, shall on the Tuesday after the first Monday of
November, eighteen hundred and eighty-nine, and on the
same day in every second year thereafter, elect a person to
be Mayor of the City of Baltimore, who shall have such
qualifications, receive such compensation, discharge such
duties, and have such powers as are now, or may hereafter
be prescribed by law; and the term of whose office shall
commence on the first Monday of November succeeding his
election, and shall continue for two years, and until his suc
cessor shall have qualified.

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 number of members, having such qualification, receiv
ing such compensation, performing such duties, possessing
such powers, 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 Branch of
the City Council of Baltimore shall be held in the City of
Baltimore on the Tuesday after the first Monday in Novem
ber in every year; and for the 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 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 Balti
more (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 session. whenever,
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 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

* * Thus amended by the Act of 1888. Chapter 377.


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