HERBERT R. O'CONOR, GOVERNOR. 989

of those present at any meeting of the Commission shall be
necessary for a decision on any matter before the Commis-
sion. The Commission is authorized to appoint and re-
move at pleasure such employees as may be necessary for
the performance of its duties under this sub-title and their
compensation shall be provided for by the Board of Esti-
mates in the Annual Ordinance of Estimates. Employment
by the Commission hereunder shall not entitle the person
so employed to the benefits of any pension laws of Balti-
more City.

Members of the Commission shall be paid their necessary
expenses incurred in the performance of their duties here-
under. The Commission may receive assistance, financial
or otherwise, from the United States or any departments,
commissions or agencies thereof in carrying out the pur-
poses of this sub-title.

The Commission is authorized and empowered to make
any and all rules and regulations deemed necessary or
useful to effectuate the carrying out of the provisions of
this sub-title, including particularly, but, without limita-
tion, rules and regulations governing the form, type, sizes
of type, color of absentee ballots, the arrangement of
names of candidates on said ballots, the location of Charter
amendments, referenda or other questions, if any, and all
other necessary matters concerning Absentee Ballots, bal-
lot envelopes, return envelopes, instructions and any other
necessary forms. Dimensions of the Absentee Ballot En-
velopes and any other materials shall be such that all bal-
loting material can be conveniently folded in a covering
envelope not larger than 4 1/8 inches by 9 1/2 inches; and the
weight of all balloting material, including the ballot, in-
structions and envelopes, shall not exceed eight tenths of
an ounce. If, however, it is impracticable to secure paper,
envelopes and other ballot material which will conform to
the foregoing dimensions and weight, or if any Act of
Congress changes the aforesaid dimensions or weight, the
Commission is authorized to vary the same.

The Commission is hereby granted the power, in its dis-
cretion to authorize the use by the Board of postage, in-
cluding air mail postage, for the transmittal of all ballot
material to Absentee Residents and the return of the return
envelope, the ballot envelope and ballot by Absentee Resi-
dents, including the power to use different kinds of postage
depending on the location of the Absentee Resident and
the time or times at which the ballot material is mailed.
The cost of any and all postage, so authorized, and used
by the Board shall be paid by the City of Baltimore, and
the Commission and said Board are authorized to arrange