decision will be given; and in every case, in which he exer-
cises this power, he shall report to either Branch of the
Legislature, whenever required, the petitions, recommenda-
tions and reasons, which influenced his decision.

SEC. 21. The Governor shall reside at the seat of gov-
ernment, and, from and after the second Wednesday in
January, 1955, shall receive for his services an annual
salary of Fifteen Thousand Dollars'

SEC. 22. A Secretary of State shall be appointed by
the Governor, by and with the advice and consent of the
Senate, who shall continue in office, unless sooner removed
by the Governor, till the end of the official term of the
Governor from whom he received his appointment, and re-
ceive such annual salary as the General Assembly may
from time to time by law prescribed

SEC. 23. The Secretary of State shall carefully keep and
preserve a Record of all official acts and proceedings, which
may at all times be inspected by a committee of either
Branch of the Legislature; and he shall perform such other
duties as may be prescribed by Law, or as may properly
belong to his office, together with all clerical duty belonging
to the Executive Department.

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ARTICLE III.
LEGISLATIVE DEPARTMENT.

SECTION 1. The Legislature shall consist of two distinct
branches; a Senate, and a House of Delegates; and shall be
styled the General Assembly of Maryland.

" SEC. 2. The City of Baltimore shall be divided into six
legislative districts as near as may be of equal population
and of contiguous territory, and each of said legislative dis-
tricts of Baltimore City, as they may from time to time be
laid out, in accordance with the provisions hereof, and each
county in the State, shall be entitled to one Senator, who
shall be elected by the qualified voters of the said legislative
districts of Baltimore City and of the counties of the State,
respectively, and shall serve for four years from the date of
his election.

1 Thus amended by Chapter 315 of the Acts of 1953, ratified by the voters
November 2, 1954.

" Thus amended by Chapter 42 of the Acts of 1954, ratified by the voters
November 2, 1954

' Thus amended by Chapter 7, Acts of 1922, ratified November 7, 1922; and by
Chapter 99, Acts of 1956, ratified November 6, 1956.