1652 LAWS OF MARYLAND. [CH. 705

tending to his duties. The Secretary shall devote his whole
time to the duties of the office; and the said Board, with the
approval of the Governor, may appoint such stenographers and
clerks as a proper performance of its duties may require. The
said Board shall be provided with suitable offices by the Board
of Public Works. The salaries of the stenographers and clerks
shall be fixed by said Board with the approval of the Governor;
provided that in no case shall the total expenditures of the said
Board for administrative expenses exceed the amount appro-
priated to it therefor, in each year. The said Board shall have
the power to discharge or remove its secretary, stenographers
or clerks at any time.

SEC. 6. It shall be the duty of the Secretary of this Board to
inform himself fully as to the condition and conduct of the in-
stitutions receiving financial assistance from or having contracts
with the State, the progress of social work in this and other-
countries, and to report fully to the Board at its regular and
special meetings, and to perform such other duties as the said
Board may require of him. During the session of the Legisla-
ture, he shall be in attendance upon and subject to the joint
control and direction of the Finance Committee of the Senate
and Ways and Means Committee of the House of Delegates; and
shall perform such duties in the line of his employment and
make such investigations and reports as may be imposed upon
him by these Committees. For this purpose, the said Secre-
tary shall be furnished with a suitable office in the State House,
during the sessions of the Legislature.

SEC. 2. And be it enacted, That a new section to be known
as Section 4-A be, and the same is hereby added to Article 88-A
of Bagby's Code (Annotated) of Public Civil Laws of Mary-
land, the same to follow immediately after Section 4, and to
read as follows:

SEC. 4-A. To enable the Board of State Aid and Charities
to properly discharge the duties imposed upon it by this law,
the said Board may of its own motion, or by the direction of
the Governor shall cause charges to be formulated against any
corporation, association, institution or agency receiving finan-
cial assistance from the State or with which the State has con-
tracts and cause a copy of such charges to be served on such
corporation, association, institution or agency; and shall have
power to issue a summons for witnesses and documents, which
summons shall be duly served, as are other similar writs, by