MARYLAND MANUAL. 23

OFFICERS OF THE HOUSE OF DELEGATES.—Hon. Pem-
broke Thom, Speaker; Thos. H. Moore, Chief Clerk;
Dr. Wm. H. Cole, Reading Clerk; Wm. S. Merrick,
Journal Clerk; George E. H. Marshall, Engrossing
Clerk; R. C. McNutt, Sergeant-at-Arms.

COMPOSITION OF THE LEGISLATURE.—The Legislature
consists of two Branches, a Senate and a House of Dele-
gates, and is styled the General Assembly of Maryland.
Art. III, Sec. 1, Const.

EACH COUNTY AND EACH OF THE THREE LEGISLATURE DIS-
TRICTS of Baltimore is entitled to elect by the qualified
voters a Senator to serve four years. Art. III, Sec. 2,
Const.

THE COUNTIES AND CITY OF BALTIMORE are represented
in the House of Delegates as follows:

	Allegany County..................	4	Delegates.
	Baltimore County..................	6	"
	Baltimore City :
	First Legislative District....	6	"
	Second Legislative District.	6	"
	Third Legislative District.	6	"
	Cecil County......................	3	"
	Carroll County ...................	.4	"
	Charles County....................	.3	"
	Calvert County ...................	9,	"
	Caroline County .................	2	"
	Dorchester County................	3	"
	Frederick County...................	5	"
	Harford County....................	4	"
	Howard County.....................	2	"
	Anne Arundel County..............	.4	"
	Kent County......................	.9,	"
	Montgomery County...............	,,3	"
	Prince George ...................	3	"
	Queen Anne's ....................	..3	"
	Somerset County..................	,3	"
	St. Mary's County..................	2	"
	Talbot County....................	3	"
	Washington County ..............	4	"
	Worcester County.............	3	"
	Wicomico County.................	3	"
	Garrett County....................	2	"

THE GOVERNOR IS REQUIRED TO ARRANGE REPRESENTA-
TION IN THE HOUE after every National or State census
on the following basis: Each of the counties having a