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1946, adopted the following amendments to the City Char-
ter:
MAYOR
7. Mayor—Election. The voters shall elect by ballot,
on the Tuesday next after the first Monday in May, 1947,
and on the same day and month in every fourth year there-
after, a person of known integrity, experience and sound
judgment, over twenty-five years of age, a citizen of the
United States, and ten years a resident of said city next
preceding the election, to be Mayor of the City.
9. Mayor—Term, etc. The term of Mayor shall com-
mence on the Tuesday next after the third Monday of May
succeeding his election, and continue for four years, and
until his successor shall be elected and qualified, and he
snail be paid an annual salary of $15,000.00 He may ap-
point such persons to aid him in the discharge of his duties
as may be provided for in the Ordinance of Estimates.
CITY COUNCIL.
15. City Council—Qualification of Members. The Legis-
lative Department of the City shall be the City Council,
which shall consist of a single chamber and shall have the
number of members determined as provided in Section 16
and one additional member who shall be the President
thereof and who shall possess the qualifications and be
elected as provided in Section 17.
The members of the City Council, except the President
thereof, shall be citizens of the United States above the age
of twenty-one years, shall be voters and shall have been
residents of Baltimore City for at least two years prior
to their election. Each member of the City Council shall be
paid an annual salary of $4,000.00, except the Vice-Presi-
dent thereof whose annual salary shall be $4,500.00.
16. City Council—Number and Election of Members.
The voters shall elect the members of the City Council on
the Tuesday next after the first Monday in May in the year
1947 and every fourth year thereafter. Their term of office
shall be four years. Said election shall be held by Council-
manic Districts and no person shall be entitled to vote for
any member of the City Council except for the members
for the District in which the voter is duly registered. The
number of members to be elected from each district shall be
determined as follows: three members for each District in
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