1276 LAWS OF MARYLAND. [CH. 532

men enacting such ordinance. Councilmen shall be qualified
electors of the Town and shall not hold any other elective pub-
lic office, except that Councilmen may be notary publics, mem-
bers of the state militia, or non-elective officers or employees of
the United States. A Councilman ceasing to possess any of
the qualifications specified in this section, or convicted of
crime while in office, shall immediately forfeit his office.

SEC. 5. MEETINGS OF COUNCIL. At 7. 30 o'clock P. M. on the
first Monday following a regular municipal election the Coun-
cil shall meet at the usual place for holding its meetings and
the newly elected members shall assume the duties of office, but
if any meeting is held before such day and after the election,
the newly elected Council shall assume the duties of office at
such meeting. Thereafter the Council shall meet at such times
as may be prescribed by ordinance or resolution, but not less
frequently than once each month. Special meetings shall be
called by the clerk upon the written request of the Mayor, the
Town Manager or three Councilmen. Any such notice shall
state the subject to be considered at the special meeting and
no other subject shall be there considered, except by unani-
mous consent of all members. All meetings of the Council
shall be open to the public, and the rules of the Council shall
provide that citizens of the Town shall have a reasonable op-
portunity to be heard at any such meetings in regard to any
matter considered thereat.

SEC. 6. MAYOR AND MAYOR PRO TEM. At its first meeting
following a regular municipal election the Council shall choose
one of its members as Mayor, and shall also choose one of its
members as Mayor pro tem. The Mayor shall preside at
meetings of the Council and shall exercise such other powers
and perform such other duties as are or may be conferred and
imposed upon him by this charter and the ordinances of the
Town. He shall be recognized as the head of the Town gov-
ernment for all ceremonial purposes, by the courts for serving
civil processes, and by the governor for purpose of military
law. If a vacancy occur in the office of Mayor, or in case of
his absence or disability, the Mayor pro tem shall act as Mayor
for the unexpired term or during the continuance of the ab-
sence or disability.

SEC. 7. COUNCIL RULES. The Council shall determine its
own rules and order of business and keep a journal of its pro-
ceedings. It shall have power to compel the attendance of
absent members, and may, by vote of not less than four mem-
bers, expel a member from a meeting for disorderly conduct
or the violation of its rules.