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THE CONSTITUTION OF 1851
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the Treasury shall be valid; and upon
warrants issued by the Comptroller he
shall make arrangements for the pay-
ment of the interest of the public debt,
and for the purchase thereof, on account
of the sinking fund. Every bond, certifi-
cate, or other evidence of the debt of
the State, shall be signed by the Treas-
urer and countersigned by the Comp-
troller, and no new certificate or other
evidence intended to replace another
shall be issued until the old one shall be
delivered to the Treasurer, and author-
ity executed in due form for the transfer
of the same shall be filed in his office,
and the transfer accordingly made on
the books thereof, and the certificate or
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other evidence cancelled; but the Legis-
lature may make provision for the loss
of certificates or other evidence of the
debt.
Sec. 4. The Treasurer shall render
his accounts quarterly to the Comptrol-
ler; and on the third day of each session
of the Legislature he shall submit to the
Senate and House of Delegates fair and
accurate copies of all accounts by him
from time to time rendered and settled
with the Comptroller. He shall at all
times submit to the Comptroller, the in-
spection of the moneys in his hands, and
perform all other duties that shall be
prescribed by law.
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ARTICLE VII.
SUNDRY OFFICERS.
Section 1. At the first general election
of Delegates to the General Assembly,
after the adoption of this Constitution,
four Commissioners shall be elected as
hereinafter provided, who shall be styled
"Commissioners of Public Works," and
who shall exercise a diligent and faithful
supervision of all Public Works, in which
the State may be interested as stock-
holder or creditor, and shall represent
the State in all meetings of the Stock-
holders, and shall appoint the Directors
in every Rail Road or Canal Company,
in which the State has the constitutional
power to appoint Directors. It shall also
be the duty of the Commissioners of
Public Works to review, from time to
time, the rate of tolls adopted by any
company; use all legal powers which
they may possess to obtain the establish-
ment of rates of tolls, which may prevent
an injurious competition with each
other, to the detriment of the interests
of the State; and so to adjust them as
to promote the agriculture of the State.
It shall also be the duty of the said Com-
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missioners of Public Works to keep a
journal of their proceedings; and at
each regular session of the Legislature
to make to it a report, and to recom-
mend such legislation as they shall deem
necessary and requisite to promote or
protect the interest of the State in the
Public Works; and perform such other
duties as may be prescribed by law.
They shall each receive such salary as
may be allowed by law, which shall not
be increased or diminished during their
continuance in office.
Sec. 2. For the election of the Com-
missioners of Public Works, the State
shall be divided into four districts. The
counties of Allegany, Washington, Fred-
erick, Carroll, Baltimore and Harford,
shall constitute the first district. The
counties of Montgomery, Howard, Anne
Arundel, Calvert, St. Mary's, Charles and
Prince George's, shall constitute the sec-
ond district. Baltimore city shall consti-
tute the third district. The counties of
Cecil, Kent, Queen Anne's, Talbot,
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