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BALTIMORE CITY.

to the

council, copies of the quarterly reports aforesaid, with such

executive
quarterly

remarks and representations as to him shall seem proper, and

Case of ir-

the governor and council upon any neglect of duty or irregu-

regularity.

larity in any alderman, apparent in, or by any of said reports,

or from said representations, shall, upon notification to the

alderman so implicated, and not being satisfied as to the pro-

May vacate

priety of his conduct in the premises, vacate his appointment,

commission

and appoint another in his place, to serve for the residue of his

term.

Case of

SEC. 8. And be it enacted. That upon any charge of irregu-

official or
moral mis-

larity in the official or moral conduct of any alderman, the go-

conduct.

vernor and council, after notification to him of the charges, and

being satisfied of their truth, be, and they are hereby authorized

May vacate

to vacate his appointment, and appoint for the residue of his

term, another alderman in his place.

Case of

SEC. 9. And be it enacted. That when any alderman shall

vacancy.

cease to be a resident of the city of Baltimore, or shall resign or

die, the governor and council shall vacate his appointment, and

appoint another alderman in his place, for the residue of his

term.

Mode of

SEC. 10. And be it enacted, That any sums of money payable

recovery.

by any of said aldermen under the provisions of this act, may

be recovered by action of debt, or on the case, for money had

and received, by and in the name of the mayor and city council

of Baltimore.

Location

SEC. 11. And be it enacted, That the governor and council,

in wards.

in the commissions to the aldermen respectively, shall desig-

nate the particular ward of the city of Baltimore, jji which such

alderman shall hold his place of official business, and it shall

be the duty of such alderman accordingly to hold his place of

Approval of

business aforesaid, in such designated ward ; Provided however,

mayor and
city council

that this act shall not go into effect, unless at the present or the

to this act

next annual session, or any intermediate session of the city

required.

council of Baltimore, this act shall be approved by the mayor

On alder-

and city council of Baltimore, and so soon after such approval

men quali-
fying, com-
missions of

as the governor and council shall appoint the aldermen, and
they shall qualify as directed by this act, the then existing

justices of
peace

commissions of the justices of the peace of the city of Balti-

expire.

more, shall cease and have no effect; And provided further,

Authority
to increase

that the mayor and city council of Baltimore, may, after such

fees

approval, at any time during the continuance of this act, in-

crease the amount of the fees respectively chargeable by said

aldermen, by an addition thereto of not more than twenty-five

per centum of the amounts aforesaid, if it shall appear to the

mayor and city council of Baltimore, necessary to make such

increase in order to supply the funds necessary for the salaries

of said aldermen.