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<baltimore-city-law heading="Subtitle 3 – Claims Before Council">
  <section prefix="§" num="3-1" heading="Limitations.">
    <text>No claim shall be considered by the Council after the period of limitation has elapsed by which under the law of the State of Maryland such claim would be barred.</text>
    <annotation type="Prior Codifications">City Code, 1879, art. 1, §29</annotation>
    <annotation type="Prior Codifications">1893, art. 1, §32</annotation>
    <annotation type="Prior Codifications">1927, art. 1, §44</annotation>
    <annotation type="Prior Codifications">1950, art. 1, §5</annotation>
    <annotation type="Prior Codifications">1966, art. 1, §8</annotation>
    <annotation type="Prior Codifications">1976/83, art. 1, §11</annotation>
    <annotation type="History">Ord. 1871-088</annotation>
  </section>
  <section prefix="§" num="3-2" heading="Diary fund.">
    <text>With the exception of the matter of the compensation to the members of the City Council for their services as now provided by &lt;cite data-doc="City of Baltimore, Md., Charter" data-path="III|§1"&gt;Article III, § 1 of the City Charter&lt;/cite&gt;, the City Council shall have the control of all matters of expenditure which relate to the business operations or diary of the City Council, embracing:</text>
    <para num="(1)">the salaries of its officers;</para>
    <para num="(2)">printing for the body;</para>
    <para num="(3)">necessary expenses of its standing and special committees;</para>
    <para num="(4)">stationery;</para>
    <para num="(5)">appointments of the council chambers and committee rooms;</para>
    <para num="(6)">funeral expenses; and</para>
    <para num="(7)">such other expenses as may be proper for and necessary to the discharge of its functions.</para>
    <annotation type="Prior Codifications">City Code, 1893, art. 1, §33</annotation>
    <annotation type="Prior Codifications">1927, art. 1, §45</annotation>
    <annotation type="Prior Codifications">1950, art. 1, §6</annotation>
    <annotation type="Prior Codifications">1966, art. 1, §9</annotation>
    <annotation type="Prior Codifications">1976/83, art. 1, §12</annotation>
    <annotation type="History">Ord. 1881-056</annotation>
  </section>
  <section prefix="§" num="3-3" heading="Resolution required.">
    <text>None of the items of expense embraced in &lt;cite data-path="|1|§3-2"&gt;§ 3-2 of this subtitle&lt;/cite&gt; shall be paid unless authorized by resolution or resolutions of the City Council.</text>
    <annotation type="Prior Codifications">City Code, 1893, art. 1, §34</annotation>
    <annotation type="Prior Codifications">1927, art. 1, §46</annotation>
    <annotation type="Prior Codifications">1950, art. 1, §7</annotation>
    <annotation type="Prior Codifications">1966, art. 1, §10</annotation>
    <annotation type="Prior Codifications">1976/83, art. 1, §13</annotation>
    <annotation type="History">Ord. 1881-056</annotation>
  </section>
  <section prefix="§" num="3-4" heading="Presentation of expense bills.">
    <text>All bills of expenses:</text>
    <para num="(1)">shall be presented to the City Council, whether incurred by special or standing committees of the Council or officers of the body, in virtue of § 3-3; and</para>
    <para num="(2)">when so presented, shall be referred to the Standing Committee on Claims &lt;em&gt;{sic}&lt;/em&gt;, which committee shall report thereon to the City Council; and</para>
    <para num="(3)">if the claim shall be approved by the latter, certified copies of the resolution of approval shall be sent to the City Comptroller, which certificate will be the authority to that officer for the issuing of his warrant on the Director of Finance for the payment of the amount of the claim so certified.</para>
    <annotation type="Prior Codifications">City Code, 1893, art. 1, §35</annotation>
    <annotation type="Prior Codifications">1927, art. 1, §47</annotation>
    <annotation type="Prior Codifications">1950, art. 1, §8</annotation>
    <annotation type="Prior Codifications">1966, art. 1, §11</annotation>
    <annotation type="Prior Codifications">1976/83, art. 1, §14</annotation>
    <annotation type="History">Ord. 1881-056</annotation>
  </section>
</baltimore-city-law>
