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
Baltimore, or by any law relating to the corporation of Bal-
timore, or hold any employment or position, the compensa-
tion 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 contract to which the City is a party.

SEC. 6. The Mayor shall, on conviction in a Court of
Law, of wilful neglect of duty, or misbehavior in office, be
removed from office by the Governor of the State, and a suc-
cessor shall thereafter be elected, as in a case of vacancy.

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 individual, associa-
tion, or corporation; nor shall the Mayor and City Council

Thus amended by the Act of 1888, Chapter 377.