shall be designated by the Governor as chief judge. (Acts
of 1847, chapter 294.)

The certificates of Board of Canvassers for represen-
tatives in Congress and for all officers provided for by
the Constitution, except the Governor and State's
Attorney, shall be transmitted to the Governor. Those
for the Governor shall be addressed to the House of
Delegates, and enclosed to the Secretary of State. (Acts
of 1896, chapter 202, section 76.)

United States Senators shall be commissioned by the
Governor. (Article 35, P. G. L., section 75, Maryland
Code, and P. G. L., Article 33, section 117.)

A special election to be held for a representative in
Congress, may be directed by the Governor in case of a
vacancy. (P. G. L., Article 33, section 119.)

The directors of the Maryland Penitentiary are re-
quired to make an annual report to the Governor in
December, which shall be sent to the Legislature with
any necessary recommendations. (P. G. L., Article 21,
section 411.)

$15,000 shall be applied annually under the direction
of the Governor to place in the Institution for the Blind,
indigent blind persons who live in the county, from
which they are recommended to the Governor by com-
missioners of each county, and the judges of the Orphans'
Court of Baltimore. (Article 30, P. G. L., section 3.)

The Governor shall report to the General Assembly in
regular session, the amount of money expended for the
indigent blind. (Article 30, P. G. L., section 6.)

The Governor may remove any commissioner of police
of Baltimore on conviction of any felony. (Acts 1868,
chapter 367.)

The report of the State Board of Education shall be
printed and distributed (3,000 copies) by the Governor
in the years in which the Legislature does not meet.
(Acts 1872, chapter 370.)

No commission shall be issued by the Governor to a
defaulter. Before issuing any commission the Governor
shall inquire of the Comptroller if said person is a
defaulter. A commission issued inadvertently to a
defaulter, may be vacated by writ of quo warranto. (Ar-
ticle 69, P. G. L., section 3 and 4, Acts of 1856, chapter 16.)
The State Board of Health is composed of seven