STATE GOVERNMENT. 135
The Board consists of the Governor, Comptroller, Treasurer, Attorney
General, Adjutant General, Colonel, Lieutenant Colonel, three Majors of
the Fifth Regiment, M. N. O., and three citizens appointed by the Gover-
nor for a term of four years. (Ch. 337, 1912.)
STATE FIRE MARSHAL.
509 Garrett Building, Baltimore.
(Term Expires 1916.)
Name. Postoffice.
Fire Marshal:
George Edward Myers. ............................... .Frederick
Assistant:
John W. Famous. .....................................Baltimore
The Governor, with consent of Senate, appoints one for a term of two
years from the first Monday in May next ensuing his appointment. The
Fire Marshal appoints his assistant. (Ch. 248, 1894.)
The State Fire Marshal is authorized and required by law to make
a thorough investigation of the origin and cause of all fires and take
the proper steps to permanently remove all conditions which would seem
to be a menace to the safety of buildings; to execute the provisions of
the laws of the State relating to fire-escapes and to discover, if possible,
and prosecute those who commit incendiarism.
FISH COMMISSIONERS.
(Terms Expire 1916.)
Name. ' Postoffice.
Edward S. Phillips, For Eastern Shore................ .Cambridge
William A. Smith, For Western Shore..................... .Hoyes
The Governor, with consent of Senate, appoints two for a term of
two years from the first Monday in May. One for the Eastern Shore
and one for the Western Shore. (Bagby Code, Art. 39, Sec. 99.)
The duties of the Fish Commissioners are primarily to supervise
the execution of the fish laws of the State and prosecute violators
thereof. In addition they are charged with the duty of superintending
the fish hatcheries of the State and the distribution of fish in the
several rivers.
STATE BOARD OF FORESTRY.
Johns Hopkins University.
Nome. Postoffice.
Ex-officio Members:
Governor Phillips Lee Goldsborough. .................. .Cambridge
Comptroller Emerson C. Harrington................... .Cambridge
President of the Johns Hopkins University. ............ .Baltimore
President Maryland Agricultural College.............College Park
Wm. Bullock Clark, State Geologist, Executive Officer. .... .Baltimore
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