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Baltimore City is also provided for in the home rule

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charter, although it appears Baltimore City would have to

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have a charter movement there. It is very vague. Does

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anyone know what the relation is here? Apparently,

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Baltimore City could abandon its present charter and

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create a new chartered government under the home rule

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county charter provision.

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MR. MELVIN: Wasn't that charter passed by the

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Legislature?

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THE CHAIRMAN: The Baltimore City Charter?

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MR. M3LVIN: Yes.

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THE CHAIRMAN: Actually, was it passed by the

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Legislature or by resolution? It was a demand. Of course

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the constitutional provision is on demand, the Mayor will

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then forthwith select his board and then provision is made

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for other ways of selecting members and then they get

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together and the question is submitted, whether or not a

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charter will be written and the personnel is selected at

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the same time.

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MR. RATCHFORD: The City had the charter before

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11A was enacted. They had a City Charter.