Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1947-05-22
Charter of Montgomery County,
Maryland
ARTICLE l
COUNTY COUNCIL

he a County Council of Montgom
cry County, Maryland, composed
of seven members as follows: One
from each of the five commissioner
districts as established by law in
force July l, 1913, and two from
the County at large. The Commits
sioner districts shall hereafter be
known as council districts. The
members shall be nominated and
elected by the qualified voters of
the County as the members of the
General Assembly are or may be
elected under the law of Maryland
subject, however, to the provisions
of Section 4, Article II and of Sec
tion 8, Article TX Of this Charter.
Sec. 2. Qualifications.
a.. No person shall be eligible for
election to the Office of member of
the County Council or hold such
Office unless he is a qualified voter
of the County and, in the case of a
council member from any council
district, unless he is qualified
voter of that council district.
b. No person shall hold the Office
Of member of the County Council
while he holds any other office or
employment for profit of or under
the State or County.
Sec. 3. Term Of Office. Members
Of the County Council shall hold
office for terms of four years COM
fnencing from the time of their
election and until their successors
shall qualify, and they shall quail
fy as soon after their election as
practicable and shall enter upon
the duties of their Office immedi-
,ately upon their qualification, ex-
cept that the terms of the members
of the first county council shall ex-
tend only to the next quadrennial
election and until their successors
have qualified for office.
Sec. 4. Compensation. Each men,
Der of the County Council shall be
paid for the performance of pub
lie duties under this Charter $20.0
for each meeting of the County
Council in Legislative or Executive
session which the member attends
in person but not to exceed $4,000
for any one day or $1800.00 during
any calendar year.
Sec. 5. Vacancies.
a. 4 vacancy occurring in the
Office of council member prior to
the expiration of the term thereof
shall be filled within thirty days
after the vacancy occurs by the
County Council in Executive SEES
sion by election by majority vote
OF the remaining members thereof.
The member so elected shall serve
for the unexpired term of his pred
ecessor in Office and until his sue
cessor shall qualify. If this prede,
cessor was member from any
council district and not at large,
then the member so elected shall
likewise be a qualified voter of that
council district.
b. No member of the County
Council shall during the term for
which he shall have been elected be
eligible for any other office or po-
sition in the County, carrying COM
pensation, and created by or under
this Charter.
ARTICLE II
THE LEGISLATIVE BRANCH
Sec. /. Composition. The Legis-
lative Branch of the County Gov
eminent shall be composed of the
County Council in Legislative SEES.
sion and the officers and employees
thereof.
Sec. 2. officers. The President of
the County Council shall be the
presiding officer thereof in the Leg
islatiye Session. The County Attor-
ney shall serve without additional
compensation as Secretary of the
County Council Legislative SEES
sion and as its legislative drafts
man and legal adviser and shall
keep its Journal. There shall be
such other officers of the County
Council in Legislative Session as
may be provided in the rules of
legislative procedure. The Presi-
dent and the Secretary of the
County Council and other officers
theieof shall have such functions
as are provided in such rules
There shall be no standing COM
mittees of the County Council.
Sec 3. General Legislative Pow
ers. The County Council is the
elective legislative body Of the
County and is vested with the law.
making power thereof including
all law-making powers heretofore
exercised by the General Assembly
Of Maryland but transferred to the
People Of the County by virtue OF
the adoption of this Charter, ano