Assistant Clerks,
William H. May, Jr................ Cecil County....... .....................
John A. Osborn ........... ......... Harford County................. ......
The Treasurer is elected by the General Assembly for a term of two
years; all other officers are appointed by the Treasurer, and hold office
during his pleasure.

TAX COMMISSIONER'S OFFICE— Annapolis.
State Tax Commissioner,
Robert P. Graham..... ............Wicomico County.....................1902
Clerks,
Somerset R. Waters...............Carroll County.........................
Albert E. Ohr........................Baltimore City.........................
Walter E. Edmondson............Harford County..... ..................
The Tax Commissioner is appointed by the Governor, Comptroller
and Treasurer for a term of four years from date of his qualification,
(the present incumbent qualified on March 1st, 1898); all other officers
are appointed by the Tax Commissioner, and hold office during his
pleasure.
The Tax Commissioner is charged with the duty of valuing the
capital stock of corporations for the purpose of taxation. He also has
charge of the collection of taxes oil distilled spirits. Surety Com-
panies are required to report to the Tax Commissioner, and to obtain
from him a permit authorizing them to do business in this State.

LAND OFFICE— Annapolis.
Land Commissioner,
E. Stanley Toadvin................ Wicomico County..................... 1904
Chief Clerk,
George H. Shafer. ............... Anne Arundel County ..............
Assistant Clerks,
Frank A. Bond.............. ........ Anne Arundel County...... .........
William L. Brewington................Wicomico County.....................
John F. O'Malley...................Howard County.............. ........-
The Commissioner of the Land Office is appointed by the Governor,
by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, and holds his office
during the term of the Governor by whom he is appointed; all other
officers are appointed by the Commissioner, and hold office during his
pleasure. —

STATE LIBRARY— Annapolis.
State Librarian,
Mrs. Anne BurtonJeffers........Anne Arundel County...............1904
Indexer and Cataloguer,
Louis H. Dielman..................Carroll County. ........................1902
The State Librarian is appointed by the Governor, with the consent
of the Senate, and holds office during his pleasure. The Indexer and
Cataloguer is appointed by the Governor by and with the advice of the
Library Committee, for two years. (Chapter 271, 1900).

BUREAU OF INDUSTRIAL STATISTICS— Merchants' National
Bank Building, Baltimore.
Chief of Industrial Bureau,
Thomas A. Smith..................Caroline County........................1902
Clerk,
J. G. Schonfarber ..................Baltimore City................ .........
The Chief of the Industrial Bureau is appointed by the Governor,
with the consent of the Senate, for two years from the first Monday in