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MUNICIPAL CHAPTERS

said police commissioner, to be expended for
traveling expenses or for such other purposes as
said commissioner may, in his discretion, deem
desirable and necessary in the public interest; and
the said fund shall be paid by the treasurer of the
City of Annapolis, upon the order of the said police
commissioner without the approval of any other
official or officials, anything in the Charter or
ordinances of said city to the contrary
notwithstanding.] THE SALARY OF THE POLICE CHIEF
SHALL BE THAT SUM SO DESIGNATED IN THE CITY BUDGET
EACH YEAR. THE CHIEF OF POLICE MUST HAVE AT LEAST
TWELVE (12) YEARS CONTINUOUS EXPERIENCE WITH A DULY
CONSTITUTED LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY, TWO YEARS OF
WHICH MUST BE IN THE POSITION OF CAPTAIN OR ABOVE.
HE MUST, ADDITIONALLY, BE A GRADUATE OF A FOUR YEAR
ACCREDITED COLLEGE WITH TRAINING IN LAW ENFORCEMENT
OR POLICE ADMINISTRATION. Before said [commissioner]
POLICE CHIEF shall proceed to act, he shall take the
oath of office that is prescribed by the
Constitution of the State of Maryland before the
mayor and [city council] ALDERMEN OF THE CITY of
Annapolis.

SECTION II: AND BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED BY THE MAYOR
AND ALDERMEN OF THE CITY OF ANNAPOLIS that the date of
adoption of this Resolution is February 11, 1974, and the
amendment of the Charter of the City of Annapolis, hereby
enacted shall become effective on April 2, 1974, unless a
proper petition for referendum hereon shall be filed as
permitted by law, provided a complete and exact copy of
this Resolution shall be continuously posted on the
bulletin board in the City Hall until March 23, 1974, and
provided further that a copy of the title of this
Resolution shall be published in the "Evening Capital", a
newspaper of general circulation in the City of
Annapolis, or in any other newspaper of such general
circulation, once in each of the weeks, Feb. 19, Feb.
26, March 5, March 12, and March 19, 1974.

SECTION III: AND BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED BY THE
MAYOR AND ALDERMEN OF THE CITY OF ANNAPOLIS that the
Mayor is hereby specifically commanded to carry out the
provisions of Section II hereof, and, as evidence of such
compliance, the Mayor shall cause to be affixed to the
Minutes of this meeting appropriate certificates of
publication of the newspaper or newspapers in which the
title of the Resolution shall have been published and
shall declare the Charter change hereby enacted to be
effective on April 2, 1974, or following a favorable
referendum thereon, by affixing his signature hereto in
the space provided on the effective date of change.

SECTION TV: AND BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED BY THE MAYOR