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Art. II] MARYLAND MANUAL 691
Baltimore on the Tuesday after the first Monday of Novem- ber, eighteen hundred and eighty-nine, and on the same day in every year thereafter; and for members of the Second Branch on the Tuesday after the first Monday of Novem- ber, 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 Bal- timore (which shall be annual), shall commence on the third Monday of January of each year, and shall not con- tinue more than ninety days, exclusive of Sundays; but the Mayor may convene the City Council in extra session when- ever, 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 Baltimore, or hold any employment, or position, the com- pensation of which shall be paid, directly or indirectly, out of the City Treasury; nor shall any such person be inter- ested, directly or indirectly, in any contract, to which the City is a party; nor shall it be lawful for any person, hold- ing any office, under the City, to be interested, while hold- ing 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 successor shall thereafter be elected, as in a case of va- cancy. 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, associ- ation, or corporation; nor shall the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore have the power to involve the City of Balti- more in the construction of works of internal improvement, nor in granting any aid thereto, which shall involve the faith and credit of the city, nor make any appropriation therefor, unless such debt or credit be authorized by an Act of the General Assembly of Maryland, and by an ordinance |
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