The Board of Public Works is created by Section I of Article 12
of the Constitution. Its Constitutional powers and duties are set
forth in Article 12. The General Assembly has from time to time
passed legislation imposing other duties upon the Board of Public
Works. The most important is the issuance of various State bond
issues. The Board of Public Works constitutes the third division of the
Finance Department.

THE DEPARTMENT OF LAW

State Law Department, 1901 Baltimore Trust Building, Baltimore.

Name. Postoffice.
The Attorney General:

William Preston Lane, Jr Hagerstown
Deputy Attorney General

Willis R. Jones . . Baltimore
Assistant Attorneys General

William L Henderson , . Garrison
G. C. A. Anderson ... ... Baltimore
Special Assistant Attorney General for State Roads Commission

John B. Gray, Jr. . ... Prince Frederick
Special Attorney for State Accident Fund:

Harry J. Green Baltimore
Senior Stenographers-

Mrs. Anna Davis Greer Baltimore
Miss Hattie F. Fuxman ... ....... Baltimore

The Department of Law of Maryland was established by Chapter
560 of the Acts of 1916, which has since been amended lay Chapter 22
of the Acts of 1918, and by Chapter 289 of the Acts of 1931. These
Acts provide that the head of this Department shall be the Attorney
General of the State, who is authorized to appoint five Assistants, one
of whom he shall designate as Deputy Attorney-General, one of whom
he shall designate as Special Assistant Attorney General for the State
Roads Commission, two of whom shall be known as Assistant Attorneys
General, and the other of whom shall he known as Special Attorney for
the State Accident Fund.

The Attorney-General and his Assistants, in addition to the per
formance of the duties now or hereafter prescribed by the Constitu
tion and Laws of this State, are required to act as counsel to all of
the officials of Baltimore City appointed by the Governor and all
Boards, Commissions, Departments, Offices or Institutions of the State
government except the Public Service Commission, the County Boards
of Supervisors of Elections, Boards of School Commissioners and other
county boards or officers of the respective counties of the State.

THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION.

Name Address Term Expires
Henry M. Fitzhugh. M. D. (Pros.). Westminster . . 1934
Mary E. W. Risteau .... . . ... Sharon ... 1937
E. W. McMaster ... . ..Pocomoke City . ... 1935
Thomas H. Chambers ... Federalsburg . . . 1938
John M. T. Finney, M. D . Baltimore . - - 1940
Tasker G. Lowndes . Cumberland ... . . 1939
Emory L. Coblentz . . , Frederick . - . 1939
Secretary-Treasurer, Albert S. Cook, Lexington Bldg, Baltimore.