22 LAWS OF MARYLAND [CH. 3

Employment by the Commission hereunder shall not entitle
the person so employed to the benefits of any pension laws of
Baltimore City.

(b) 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, com-
missions or agencies thereof in carrying out the purpose of
this sub-title.

(c) The Commission is authorized and empowered to make
any and all rules and regulations deemed necessary or use-
ful to effectuate the carrying out of the provisions of this
sub-title, including particularly, but, without limitation, 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, refer-
enda or other questions, if any, and all other necessary
matters concerning Absentee Ballots, ballot envelopes, return
envelopes, instructions and any other necessary forms. Dimen-
sions of the Absentee Ballot Envelopes and any other materials
shall be such that all balloting material can be conveniently
folded in a covering envelope not larger than 4 1/8 inches by
9½ inches; and the weight of all balloting material, including
the ballot, instructions 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 con-
form 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.

(d) The Commission is hereby granted the power, in its dis-
cretion, to authorize the use by the Board of postage, includ-
ing 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 Residents, includ-
ing 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 with the Board of
Estimates for the making of payments for such postage.

(e) The Commission is also authorized, in its discretion to
permit the Board to designate the precinct and Councilmanic
district of the Absentee Resident on the Ballot Envelope and
to add to, alter, change or modify the content or form of the
instructions to voters provided for in Section 217 of this