APPENDIX

Commissioners or mayor of Baltimore. Supervisors are re-
movable at any time by Department for incompetency or
other cause. Md. Code Ann., art. 81, § 233.

Assistants and supervisors—appointed by Department from
list of 3 submitted by supervisors after tests and interview.
Assistants hold office during good behavior and are subject to
removal by Department after hearing. Md. Code Ann., art.
81, § 237 (h) and (j).
67 merit; 4 unclassified.
Unclassified—breakdown:

1 chief supervisor of assessments. Md. Code Ann., art. 64A,
§4; art. 81, §232.

2 assistant State supervisors of assessments.
1 charter review clerk (law school student) Md. Code
Ann., art. 64A, § 3.

Function: Supervises the administration of the assessment and tax laws
of Maryland. He also approves and records charters and
amendments to charters of domestic corporations.

State Auditor

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Established By: Md. Code Ann., art. 19, § 29.

Head: State auditor under supervision of comptroller.

Members: State auditor appointed by governor.

Term: 4 years.

Removal: Md. Code Ann., art. 19, § 33—for failure or neglect to per-
form duties, he may be removed from office by the governor.
Governor may fill vacancy.

Employees: Md. Code Ann., art. 19, § 29. State auditors appoints dep-
uties and necessary assistants in accordance with merit sys-
tem—all employees are under supervision of comptroller.
(State auditor—unclasified; all others—under merit system
(48 merit employees)).

Function: Annual post audit and submits reports of audit to comptroller.

State Treasurer

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Established By: Md. Const., art. VI, § 1.

Head: Co-head of Finance Department. Head of division of Deposit and
Disbursement.

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