ART. VI.] CONSTITUTION. 65
ARTICLE VI.
TREASURY DEPARTMENT.
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SECTION 1. There shall be a Treasury Department, con- |
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sisting of a Comptroller, chosen by the qualified electors of
the State, at each regular election of members of the House |
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of Delegates, who shall receive an annual salary of two thou- |
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sand five hundred dollars; and a Treasurer, to be appointed
by the two Houses of the Legislature, at each regular session |
Treasurer. |
thereof, on joint ballot, who shall receive an annual salary of
two thousand five hundred dollars; and the terms of office of |
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the said Comptroller and Treasurer shall be for two years,
and until their successors shall qualify; and neither of the
said officers shall be allowed, or receive any fees, commissions
or perquisites of any bind in addition to his salary for the
performance of any duty or services whatsoever. In case of |
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a vacancy in either of the offices by death, or otherwise, the
Governor, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate,
shall fill such vacancy by appointment, to continue until an-
other election, or a choice by the Legislature, as the case may
be, and until the qualification 'of the successor. The Comp-
troller and the Treasurer shall keep their offices at the seat of |
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Government, and shall take such oath, and enter into such
bonds for the faithful discharge of their duties as are now, or
may hereafter be prescribed by law.
Thomas vs. Owens, 4 Md., 189. Archer vs. State, 74 Md., 4:10 and
' 443. Davidson vs. Brice, 91 Md., 682. |
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SEC. 2. The Comptroller shall have the general superin-
tendence of the fiscal affairs of the State; he shall digest and
prepare plans for the improvement and management of the
revenue, and for the support of the public credit; prepare
and report estimates of the revenue and expenditures of the
State, superintend and enforce the prompt collection of all
taxes and revenue; adjust and settle, on terms prescribed by
law, with delinquent collectors and receivers of taxes and
State revenue; preserve all public accounts; decide on the
forms of keeping and stating accounts; grant, under regula-
tions prescribed by law, all warrants for money to be paid
out of the Treasury, in pursuance of appropriations by law,
and countersign all checks drawn by the Treasurer upon any
bank or banks, in which the moneys of the State may, from
time to time, be deposited; prescribe the formalities of the
transfer of stock, or other evidence of the State debt, and
countersign the same, without which such evidence shall not
be valid; he shall make to the General Assembly full reports
of all his proceedings, and of the state of the Treasury De- |
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duties.
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