Lxiv CONSTITUTION OF MARYLAND. [ART. 6,

the Legislature, at each regular session thereof, on joint ballot,
who shall receive an annual salary of Two Thousand Five Hun-
dred dollars; and the terms of office of the said Comptroller and
Treasurer shall be for two years, and until their successors shall
qualify; and neither of the said officers shall be allowed, or re-
ceive any fees, commissions or perquisites of any kind, in addition!
to his salary, for the performance of any duty or services what-
soever. In case of a vacancy in either of the offices, by death, or
otherwise, the Governor, by and with the advice and consent of
the Senate, shall fill such vacancy, by appointment to continue
until another election, or a choice by the Legislature, as the case
may be, and until the qualification of the successor. The Comp-
troller and the Treasurer shall keep their offices at the seat of
Government, and shall take such oath, and enter into such bonds
for the faithful discharge of their duties as are now, or may here-
after be, prescribed by Law.

Thomas V Owens, 4 Md 189.

SEC. 2. The Comptroller shall have the general superintend-
ence of the fiscal affairs of the State; he shall digest and prepare
plans for the improvement and management of the Revenue, and
for the support of the Public Credit; prepare and report esti-
mates of the Revenue and Expenditures of the State; superin-
tend and enforce the prompt collection of all Taxes and Revenue;
adjust and settle, on terms, prescribed by Law, with delinquent-
Collectors and Receivers of taxes and State revenue; preserve all
Public Accounts; decide on the forms of keeping and stating
Accounts; grant, under regulations, prescribed by Law, all war-
rants for money to be paid out of the Treasury, in pursuance of
appropriations by Law; and countersign all checks drawn by the
Treasurer upon any Bank or Banks, in which the moneys of the
State may, from time to time, be deposited; prescribe the for-

malities of the transfer of stock, or other evidence of the State
Debt, and countersign the same, without which, such Evidence
shall not be valid; he shall make to the General Assembly full
reports of all his proceedings, and of the state of the Treasury
Department, within ten days after the commencement of each.
Session; and perform such other duties as shall be prescribed by
Law.

Billingsley v. State, 14 Md. 369