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LAWS OF MARYLAND.

therefor, at the next regular meeting of the Council,

when, if passed by five-sixths of all members elected

to said Council over the Mayor's veto, it shall be an

ordinance to all intents and purposes as if it had

been approved by the Mayor ; and if the Mayor shall

fail to return any ordinance passed by said Council,

at their next regular meeting after it shall have been

presented to him, such ordinance shall be a law in

like manner as if he signed it. The passage of all

ordinances shall be by " yeas and nays," entered on

the journal of said Council, and a majority of all

members elected to said body shall be necessary to

pass any ordinance.

SEC. 11. And be it enacted. That the City Coun-

Timeof meet-

cil shall meet on the first Monday in each month, so

ing.

long as may be necessary, and shall provide by

ordinance for extra sessions whenever they may deem
the public good requires it; they shall receive for

their services at the meetings herein provided for,

the sum of two dollars per day ; provided that the

amount so to be paid to each councilman shall not

exceed the sum of thirty dollars in any one year.

SEC. 12. And be it enacted, That all vacancies

Vacancies —
how filled.

in the City Council shall be filled without delay, by

special election, the time thereof to be named by

City Council by ordinance, and in case of a vacancy

in the office of Mayor, a new election to fill the said

vacancy for the unexpired term shall be ordered

without delay.

SEO. 13. And be it enacted, That the Mayor shall,

on conviction in a court of law of wilful neglect of

How remov'd

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 vacancy.

SEC. 14. And be it enacted, That it shall be the

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duty of the bailiff of said city to make all collections

required of him at any time within the year for

which he was appointed bailiff; and on all taxes re-

maining unpaid for three months after they shall

have been levied, he shall charge and collect interest

from the date of the levy, at the rate of six per cent.

per annum, to be accounted for with said tax ; and

the said bailiff (within the city limits) shall have all