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MARYLAND MANUAL 487 sembly after the adoption of this Constitution, who shall hold his office for the term of four years, and until the elec- tion and qualification of his successor. Sac. 2. His qualifications shall be the same as those pre- scribed for the Comptroller; he shall qualify and enter upon the duties of his office on the second Monday of January next succeeding the time of his election; and a vacancy in the office shall be filled by the Governor for the residue of the term. Sac. 3. He shall perform such of the duties now devolved by law upon the Commissioners of Immigration and the Im- migration Agent, as well promote the object for which those officers were appointed, and such other duties as may be as- signed to him by the General Assembly, and shall receive a salary of twenty-five hundred dollars a year; and after his election and qualification, the offices before mentioned shall cease. Sac. 4. He shall supervise all the State inspectors of agricultural products and fertilizers, and from time to time shall carefully examine and audit their accounts, and pre- scribe regulations not inconsistent with law, tending to se- cure economy and efficiency in the business of their offices. He shall have the supervision of the tobacco warehouses, and all other buildings used for inspection and storage purposes by the State; and may, at the discretion of the Legislature, have the supervision of all public buildings now belonging to, or which may hereafter, be erected by the State. He shall frequently inspect such buildings as are committed to his charge, and examine all accounts for labor and materials re- quired for their construction or repairs. Sac. 5. He shall inquire into the undeveloped resources of wealth of the State of Maryland, more especially concern- ing those within the limits of the Chesapeake Bay and its tributaries, which belong to the State, and suggest such plans as may be calculated to render them available, as sources of revenue. Sac. 6. He shall make detailed reports to every General Assembly within the first week of its session, in reference to each of the subjects committed to his charge, and he shall also report to the Governor, in the recess of the Legislature, all abuses or irregularities which he may find to exist in any department of public affairs with which his office is con- nected. Sac. 7. The office hereby established shall continue for four years from the date of the qualification of the first in- cumbent thereof, and shall then expire, unless continued by the General Assembly. |
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