duties of his office at the seat of government, unless absent
under orders, on duty; and no other officer of the General
Staff of the Militia shall receive salary or pay, except when
on service and mustered in with troops.

SEC. 3. The existing Militia Law of the State shall expire
at the end of the next session of the General Assembly, ex-
cept so far as it may be re-enacted, Subject to the provisions
of this Article.

ARTICLE X.

LABOR AND AGRICULTURE

SECTION 1. There shall be a Superintendent of Labor and
Agriculture elected by the qualified voters of this State at
the first general election for Delegates to the General As-
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.

SEC. 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.

SEC. 3. He shall perform such of the duties now devolved
by law upon the Commissioners of Immigration and the Im-
migration Agent, as will 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.

SEC. 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.

SEC. 5. He shall inquire into the undeveloped resources
of wealth of the State of Maryland, more, especially concern-

* This Article expired by limitation.