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"He shall perform such of the duties now devolved by
law upon the commissioner of immigration and the immi-
gration agent as will promote the object for which those
officers were appointed, and after his election and qualifi-
cation the offices before mentioned shall cease to exist;
and the superintendent of labor and agriculture shall de-
vise and execute such further plans for effectually secur-
ing the immigration to Maryland of industrious and use-
ful settlers as may seem expedient, or be prescribed by
the General Assembly. He shall supervise all the State
inspectors of agricultural products and fertilizers, and.
from time to time, shall carefully examine and audit their
accounts, and prescribe regulations not inconsistent with
law tending to secure economy and efficiency in the busi-
ness of their offices. He shall have the supervision of the
tobacco warehouses and all other buildings used for in-
spection and storage purposes by the State, and may, at
the discretion of the Legislature, have the supervision of
all public buildings now belonging to or which may here
after be erected by the State. He shall frequently in
spect such buildings as are committed to his charge, and
examine all accounts for labor or materials required for
their construction or repair. He shall extend to and in-
vite from the national department of agriculture such co-
operation as may best promote the welfare of the people
of this State, and he shall perform all such other duties
as may be assigned to him by the General Assembly for
the benefit of the industrial interests of Maryland; and
for the discharge of such duties not hereinbefore speci-
fied, he may receive such compensation as may be de-
clared by law. He shall make detailed reports to every
General Assembly within the first week of its session in
reference to each of the subjects committed to his charge
and he shall also report to the Governor, in the recess of
the Legislature, all abuses or irregularities which he may
find to exist.
"The office hereby established shall continue for eight
years from the date of the qualification of the first incum-
bent thereof, after which it may be continued or abol-
ished by the General Assembly. "
Mr. Giddings, in presenting the report, read an able
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