354 LAWS OF MARYLAND.

with all books, stationery and printed matter it may re-
ceive from said Librarian; there shall be kept a record of
all bids received for books, stationery and printed matter and
of the acceptance or rejection thereof. The City Librarian
shall permit no bid once filed in his office to be withdrawn
therefrom. There shall be copied and filed away all contracts
made or entered into between bidders and the City Librarian ;
and there shall be annually prepared a general statement of all
the transactions of the City Librarian's office, and presented to
the City Council.

200. The City Library shall be kept open daily from 9
A. M. to 4 P. M., and during the sessions of the City Council
and at such other times as may be necessary or may be pre-
scribed by ordinance, with the Librarian or his Assistants in
attendance.

201. Art Commission.—There shall be an Art Commission,
to consist of the Mayor of the City of Baltimore and seven
others, to be named by the following institutions, and appointed
by the Mayor in the manner prescribed by section 25 of this
Article, and hold their offices as therein provided: One shall
be named by the Maryland Historical Society, one by the
Johns Hopkins University, one by the Peabody Institute, one
by the Maryland Institute for the Promotion of the Mechanic
Arts, one by the Architectural Club of Baltimore, one by the
Board of Park Commissioners, and one by the Charcoal Club;
the members of the Commission shall serve without pay. If
any of said institutions shall fail to name a Commissioner for
thirty days after having been requested in writing by the Mayor
so to do, the Mayor shall name such Commissioner.

202. No statue, ornamental fountain, arch or gateway,
monument or memorial of any kind shall be erected, nor any
change made in those already erected in any public street,
avenue, square, place, park or municipal building in the City
of Baltimore unless the design and site or proposed change
for the same shall have been submitted to the Commission and
approved by a majority thereof, and its report shall have been
made to the City Council; said report shall be made within