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abstract of every warrant; shall sign no blank warrants; shall
keep a duplicate of every warrant; shall report to the Legis-
lature claims against State for errors in payment of taxes, or
sums paid into treasury; must express his opinion on such
claims; shall deduct from claims due by State from sums
due to State and pay difference; shall direct suits against
bonds of defaulters; shall publish statements of accounts sixty
days before general elections of all officers in arrears; must pub-
lish names of officers in arrears; shall see to publication by
banks, of lists of unclaimed dividends and deposits; shall pre-
pare blanks and deliver them to dealers; shall procure a stamp;
shall prepare and stamp blank protests and take receipts therefor
from notaries; shall furnish public printer statement of receipts
and expenditures after each Legislature; shall adjust claims of
State's ( Attorneys; shall set apart $105, 000 annually for the
sinking fund; shall invest surplus revenue and stop overdue
interest; cancel securities bought for sinking fund; apportion
quarterly school fund; apportion for colored schools; apportion
the school levy and school tax; furnish statement to State Board
of Education; may adjust claims of delinquent officers; may
compromise the same; employ attorneys and pay them for col-
lecting the same; shall keep a statement of such compromises;
issue dredging licenses; have numbers painted corresponding to
such licenses; shall count and cancel bonds and certificates of the
sinking fund, and file a statement in his office; he may order
suit in delinquent collectors' bonds; he shall make allowance to
County Commissioners for insolvencies and renewals; must
transmit to corporate officers the valuation of stock placed on
them by State Tax Commissioner; he may examine under oath
railroad officials touching gross receipts. Articles 19, 69, 77, 81,
85, 72 and 95, of the Code. Article II, sections 18. Article II,
sections 1 and 2, of Constitution.

Constables. — Appointed by County Commissioners; bond,
$2, 000; paid by fees; serve process, make execution-, levy dis-
tress, make*sales; must be sworn at every grand jury; visit and
report all suspected gambling houses; shall arrest parties vending
without a license; inform on all non-residents retailing spirituous
liquors; on complaint inspect retailers' measures; may kill
sheep-killing dogs; shall arrest persons catching terrapins con-
trary to law; shall enumerate the dogs; collect tax on them;
shall inform the justices of the birth of illegitimate children.
Articles 20, 36, 53, 81, 86, 92, 99 of the Code. The bond of
constables must be approved by the County Commissioners
in the counties and recorded in the office of the clerk of the
Circuit Court; in the city of Baltimore, approved by the judge
of the Superior Court and recorded in the office of the clerk of
the Superior Court. Article 20, section 3 of Code.