3851
LAUREL

for the year prior to their election for not less than
one hundred dollars and who have paid prior to their
election the taxes due thereon for said year ", by the
exclusion of the words "one dollar for each regular and
special meeting attended by him unless the same shall be
changed by the Mayor and City Council, but the salary of
no Councilman shall be increased or diminished during the
term of his office" and the substitution in lieu thereof
respectively of the words and figures "one thousand
($1,000.00) per annum", and at the end of said Section by
the addition of the words "A Councilman shall remain a
resident of the City while holding office", to read as
follows:

Section 11. City Council.

The City Councilmen of said town shall be persons of
known integrity, experience and sound judgment, not less
than [twenty-five] TWENTY-ONE years of age, not less than
ten years citizens of the United States and residents of
said town for two years next preceding their election [,
who have been assessed upon the assessment books of said
town for the year prior to their election for not less
than one hundred dollars, and who have paid prior to
their election the taxes due thereon for said year].
Each of said Councilmen shall hold his office for two
years from the fourth Monday in March of the year of his
election and until the qualification of his successor.
The salary of each of said Councilmen shall be [one
dollar for each regular and special meeting attended by
him unless the same shall be changed by the Mayor and
City Council, but the salary of no Councilman shall be
increased or diminished during his term of office] ONE
THOUSAND DOLLARS ($1,000.00) PER ANNUM. A COUNCILMAN
SHALL REMAIN A RESIDENT OF THE CITY WHILE HOLDING OFFICE.

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the date of the adoption
of the Resolution is the 26th day of November, 1973, and
that the Amendment to the Charter of the City of Laurel,
hereby proposed by this enactment, shall be and become
effective on the 16th day of January, 1974,, and a copy of
the title of this Resolution shall be published in a
newspaper of general circulation in the City of Laurel
not less than four times at weekly intervals before the
3rd day of January, 1974.

AND BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that as soon as the
Charter Amendment hereby enacted shall become effective,
either as herein provided or following a referendum, the
Mayor of the City of Laurel shall send separately by
registered mail, to the Secretary of the State of
Maryland, to the Department of Legislative Reference,
Hall of Records Commission and State Library, the
following information concerning the Charter Amendment: