prior to the date on which members of the City Council are
to be elected..

17. City Council—President. The voters shall elect on
the Tuesday next after the first Monday in May, 1947, and
every fourth year thereafter, from Baltimore City at large,
a person to be the President of the City Council who shall
possess the qualifications required for the Mayor of the
City. It shall be his duty to preside over the City Council
and vote on all questions and perform such other duties
as may be prescribed by ordinance not inconsistent with the
Charter. He shall be paid an annual salary of $6,500.00. The
City Council, by a two-thirds vote of its members, may re-
move the President of the City Council from office for in-
competency, willful neglect of duty or misdemeanor in of-
fice upon charges preferred by the Mayor, and after notice
of such charges is given to the President of the City Coun-
cil and an opportunity afforded him to be heard..

18. City Council—Vacancy in Presidency. In case it be-
comes necessary for the President of the City Council to fill
the unexpired term of the Mayor, or in case of the death,
resignation, removal in other disqualification of the Presi-
dent, the City Council shall thereupon elect a new President
for the unexpired term, but it shall not elect as such Presi-
dent any person who, at the time of such election, is a mem-
ber of the City Council..

19. City Council—Electors. The qualifications of electors
of members of the City Council shall be the same as those
of electors of the Mayor. All vacancies in the City Council
shall be filled without delay by the City Council from the
Councilmanic District in which the vacancy occurs by the
election of a person possessing the qualifications prescribed
in Section 15 to fill the unexpired term of the former incum-
bent..

20. City Council—Councilmanic Districts. The Council-
manic Districts as described and laid out in the book de-
posited with the Clerk of the Superior Court of Baltimore
City January 22, 1923, and recorded in Liber S. C. L. No.
3959, folio I, shall be and hereafter remain the several
Councilmanic Districts of Baltimore City until changed by
law or pursuant to the provisions of Section 16..

21. City Council—Sessions. The City Council shall meet
annually on the Thursday next after the third Monday in
May and may continue in session for such period as may
be deemed necessary by it. The Mayor may convene the.