State Government, 1917-1918

EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT— Annapolis.

Governor;
Emerson C. Harrington............................... Cambridge

Secretary of State:

Thomas W. Simmons. ................................. Cambridge
Chief Clerk:

Carl Hardy......................................... Annapolis
Private Secretary:

Arthur W. Lockard.................................... Baltimore
Stenographer:

Raymond M. Lauer. .................................. Annapolis
Clerk;

Murray G. Hooper. ................................... .Annapolis
Messenger:
Charles B. Woolley. .................................. .Annapolis

The Governor is elected by the people for a term of four years from
the second Wednesday in January next ensuing his election (Constitution,
Art. 2, Sec. 2) ; the Secretary of State is appointed by the Governor, with
the consent of the Senate, to hold office during the term of the Governor;
all other officers are appointed by the Governor and hold office during his
pleasure.

The Secretary of State, in addition to his statutory duties, is the
General Secretary to the Governor. The statutory duties of the Secretary-
are briefly as follows: His attestation of the Governor's signature to
all public documents, commissions, pardons, warrants, proclamations and
the many other papers and certificates is required; all foreign corpora-
tions desiring to do business in Maryland must first secure authority from
him after complying with certain provisions of law; all domestic corpora-
tions are recorded in his office; he is the custodian of the records of the
Executive Department; Certificates of Nomination of certain political
candidates are required to be filed in his office and their names certified
by him to the Election Supervisors for placement upon the ballot; he is
a member of the Board of State Canvassers and prepares that Board'8
minutes and certifications in addition to keeping the records of their
meetings and of the election retunis; legislative counsels and agents are
required to certify to him, under oath, whatever expenses have been
incurred by them in connection with their activities for or against legis-
lation before the General Assembly; he is the custodian of the Great Seal
of the State; railorad leases are filed in his office and he exercises general
supervision over the detail work of the entire Executive Department which
consists of the office of the Governor and Secretary of State.