40/Maryland Manual

The Office of Legislative Auditor, originally
created as the office of the State Auditor by
Chapter 257, Acts of 1902, and Chapter 226,
Acts of 1929, is responsible by law for conduct-
ing post audits of a compliance or performance
nature of all departments, agencies, and institu-
tions of State government, including the offices of
clerks of court and registers of wills. Upon direc-
tion by the General Assembly or the Joint Bud-
get and Audit Committee, the Legislative Auditor
may undertake a management audit of a State
agency or program or an audit of a private orga-
nization that receives State funds. The Office also
reviews the audit reports of all local governments
and community colleges (Code 1957, Art. 40,
secs. 57-61E, 63-70A).

GENERAL ASSEMBLY
COMPENSATION COMMISSION

Chairperson: Walter Sondheim, Jr.

Appointed by the Governor: C. Granville Hillen,
1982; Hugh D. Shires, 1982; two vacancies.

Appointed by the President of the Senate: Phyllis
B. Brotman, 1982; Dr. Vernon Gray, 1982.

Appointed by the Speaker of the House of Dele-
gates: Edward J. Courtney, 1982; N. Page
Worthington, 1982.

Department of Fiscal Services
90 State Circle
Annapolis 21401 Telephone: 841-3761

The General Assembly Compensation Commis-
sion was created in 1970 following ratification of
a Constitutional Amendment by the voters at the
general election of November 3, 1970 (Chapter
576, Acts of 1970). The Commission consists of
nine members, five appointed by the Governor,
two appointed by the president of the Senate, and
two appointed by the speaker of the House of
Delegates. Members serve four-year terms. Offi-
cers and employees of State or local governmental
units are not eligible for appointment to the
Commission. The Commission determines the
compensation and allowances due members of the
General Assembly. The legislature may reduce
but not increase the amounts proposed (Const.
1867, Art. Ill, sec. 15).

COMMISSIONERS FOR THE
PROMOTION OF UNIFORMITY OF
LEGISLATION IN THE UNITED
STATES

Chairperson: M. Michael Cramer, 1983
K. King Burnett, 1983; M. King Hill, Jr., 1983

200-A Monroe St., Suite 220
Rockville 20850 Telephone: 424-0677

The General Assembly, by Chapter 264, Acts
of 1896, established the Commission for the Pro-
motion of Uniformity of Legislation. Every four
years the Governor appoints three Commissioners
who represent Maryland in the National Confer-
ence of Commissioners on Uniform State Laws.
They receive no salary but are allowed their actu-
al disbursements for expenses (Code 1957, Art.
41, secs. 153, 154). The Commissioners serve on
committees that draft laws to be submitted to the
legislatures of the several states and recommend
measures for the promotion of uniform legisla-
tion.

DEFUNCT LEGISLATIVE
AGENCIES

JOINT LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEE
ON METROPOLITAN MASS TRANSIT

Abolished as of January 1, 1983, by Chapter
284, Acts of 1982.

LEGISLATIVE DISTRICTS AND
ROSTER OF MEMBERS—1983

A Constitutional amendment (Chapter 363,
Acts of 1972) ratified by the people on November
7, 1972, divided the State of Maryland into 47
districts for the election of the 188 members of
the Senate and the House of Delegates. Each
Legislative District elects 1 Senator and 3 Dele-
gates, for a total of 47 Senators and 141 Dele-
gates. Each district may be divided into three
Delegate subdistricts or one multi-member Dele-
gate subdistrict. Each district must consist of ad-
joining territory, be compact in form, and of
equal population (Const. 1867, Art. Ill, secs. 1-
4). In districts that contain more than two
counties or parts of more than two counties and
where the Delegates are elected at large by the
voters of the entire district, no county or part of
a county is allowed to have more than one resi-
dent Delegate.

Pursuant to Article III, section 5, of the Con-
stitution, the Governor presented his Legislative
Reapportionment Plan of 1982 to the General
Assembly on January 13, 1982, and it became
law on February 26, 1982 (House Joint Resolu-
tion 32, Acts of 1982).

In the description of district boundaries, all ref-
erences to election districts, wards, and precincts
are to the geographical boundaries as they existed