346 LAWS OF MARYLAND. [CH. 228

provided for, when they shall qualify by taking the oath re-
quired by the provisions of Section 751 of this Article, and they
shall proceed to organize by electing one of their number
president of the Council; they shall meet as often there-
after as necessary for a proper discharge of their official
duties; in case of a vacancy in either of these offices by
reason of death, refusal to act, disqualification, resignation
or removal beyond the corporate limits, the Mayor and Coun-
cil, or a majority of them for the time being, shall elect a
Mayor or Councilman from the citizens of the city to fill
said vacancy until his successor shall have been elected at
the next regular city election, and shall have qualified. The
vacancy so caused as regards councilmen shall be filled from
the ward in which the vacancy occurred. The Mayor shall pre-
side at all meetings of the Council and shall have all the privi-
leges of a councilman in debate and vote; the President of the
Council elected as provided by this section shall, in the absence
or inability of the Mayor, preside at the sessions. The Mayor
and City Council shall hold two regular monthly meetings on
the first and third Mondays of each month, at eight o'clock
P. M., unless said day be a legal holiday or a quorum should not
be present and in such an event the regular meetings shall be
held on the next secular business day when a quorum can be ob-
tained, or at such time as the Mayor may designate not more
than one week from the date that said meeting should have
been held. The regular monthly meetings shall be open for
the transaction of any and all general business that may
come before the Mayor and City Council for action, subject
to such rules and regulations for the transaction of business
thereof as the Mayor and City Council may determine. In
addition special meetings of the Mayor and City Council may
at any time be convened by the Mayor, or at the request of
four members of that body. Special meetings shall be con-
fined to the business set out in the call for such special meet-
ing unless there be unanimous consent of all councilmen to the
consideration of other matters at such special meeting. The
Mayor of the City of Hyattsville shall be the executive officer
thereof, clothed with all the power necessary to secure the
enforcement of all ordinances of said city under this Charter.
At all meetings of the Mayor and City Council, the Mayor and
four councilmen, or in the absence of the Mayor, five council-
men, present and voting shall constitute a quorum for the
transaction of business and five affirmative votes shall be
necessary for the passage of an ordinance, law or resolution
at all times. All ordinances, resolutions, orders and appro-
priations shall take effect from the date of their passage
unless otherwise provided therein.