708                              Laws of Maryland                      [Ch. 347

title "Election Boards and Employees," to increase the salaries
of the members, chairman, ATTORNEY, clerk and assistant clerk
of the election board of Wicomico county.

Section 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Maryland,
That Sections 2-3 (a), 2-5 (B), and 2-6 (h) of Article 33 of the
Annotated Code of Maryland (1971 Replacement Volume), title
"Election Code," subtitle "Election Boards and Employees," be and
they are hereby repealed and re-enacted, with amendments, to read
as follows:

2-3.

(a) Each member of the boards of the several political subdivi-
sions of the State shall receive an annual salary of not less than
the following amounts:

(1)  Allegany County: $1,080.

(2)  Anne Arundel County: $1,800.

(3)  Baltimore City: $5,000; such salaries shall be established in
the annual ordinance of estimates but shall not be less than as pro-
vided herein.

(4)  Baltimore County: The chairman of the board shall receive
such annual compensation as may be included in the county budget
from time to time but, in no event, to be less than $4,000 per annum.
The associate members of the board shall receive such annual com-
pensation as may be included in said budget from time to time but,
in no event, to be less than $3,000 per annum.

(5)  Calvert County: $500.

(6)  Caroline County: $300.

(7)  Carroll County: $800.

(8)  Cecil County: $600.

(9)  Charles County: $600.

(10)  Dorchester County: $500.

(11)  Frederick County: $800.

(12)  Garrett County: ($900.00).

(13)  Harford County: $800.

(14)  Howard County: chairman, $1,800.00; associate members,
$1,200.00 each.

(15)  Kent County: $400.

(16)  Montgomery County: $2,000.

(17)  Prince George's County: $3,000.

(18)  Queen Anne's County: $500.

(19)  St. Mary's County: $500.

(20)   Somerset County: $1,000.

(21)  Talbot County: $600.