with the advice and consent of the Senate; have a seal
and authority to administer oaths. Commissioners may
be appointed in foreign countries. Bach commissioner
has to pay ten dollars, and no commission is issued until
it is paid. No bond. No exact day is set for the ap-
pointments. Shall hold their office as other civil officers
similarly appointed. (Article 18 of the Code.)

Comptroller.—The term of office of the Comptroller
begins on the second Wednesday of January, biennially;
elected by the people; bond $50,000; salary, $2,500;
Governor to approve the bond, and it is to be recorded
in the office of the clerk of the Court of Appeals. He
qualifies before the Governor. The Comptroller must
keep his office in Annapolis; shall make reports in
January to the Governor, or to the Legislature, if in
session, of financial condition of State. He is to return
estimate of receipts and expenditures for current year;
to keep full and accurate books of revenues, expenditures,
vouchers and correspondence; shall obtain reports from
public officers relating to State's revenues and taxes;
shall keep account with the Treasurer; shall examine
Treasurer's accounts monthly; shall procure from
bank where State funds are deposited, monthly state-
ments of deposits and checks of Treasurer; shall keep an
abstract of every warrant; shall sign no blank warrants;
shall keep a duplicate of every warrant; shall report to
the Legislature claims against State .for errors in pay-
ment of taxes, or sums paid into treasury; must express
Ms 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 statement of accounts sixty days before general
elections of all officers in arrears; must publish names of
officers in arrears; shall see to publication by banks, of
lists of unclaimed dividends and deposits; shall prepare
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 $100,000 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 state-