in addition to keeping the records of their meetings and of the election
returns employees of legislative counsels and agents are required to
certify to him, under oath, whatever expenses have been incurred by
them in connection with their activities for or against legislation be-
fore the General Assembly; he is the custodian of the Great Seal of the
State; railroad leases are filed in his office and he exercises general
supervision over the detail work of the entire Executive Department
which consists of the office of the Governor and Secretary of State.

GOVERNOR'S ADVISORY COUNCIL

For the purpose of promoting co-ordination and effective super-
vision over the conduct of the State Government, the following shall
constitute an Advisory Council for the Governor. (Ch. 29, 1922.)

The State Comptroller:
Hon. J. Millard Tawes............................. Annapolis, Md.

The State Treasurer:
Hooper S. Miles......................................... Salisbury, Md.

The Attorney General:
William C. Walsh.................................... Baltimore, Md.

The Chairman of the State Board of Education:
Tasker G. Lowndes.......................... ................ Cumberland

The President of the State Board of Agriculture and of the
University of Maryland:
Harry Clifton Byrd................................. College Park, Md.

The Department of Correction:
Willis R. Jones, State Office Bldg.....................Annapolis, Md.

The Director of Charities:
Samuel E. Shannahan, Union Trust Bldg. ... .Baltimore, Md.

The Director of Health:
Dr. Robert H. Riley, 2411 N. Charles Street. . . ..Baltimore, Md..

The Commissioner of Motor Vehicles:
W. Lee Elgin, Guilford Ave. and 21st St....... Baltimore, Md.

The Police Commissioner of Baltimore City:
Robert F. Stanton, Police Bldg.........................Baltimore, Md.

The Chairman of the Conservation Commission:
Edwin Warfield, Jr., State Office Bldg. ....... .Annapolis, Md.

The Commissioner of State Employment and Registration:
Col. Harry C. Jones, 22 Light Street............... ..Baltimore, Md.

GOVERNOR'S MILITARY STAFF
Chapter 583—Acts of 1935

The Governor may choose a Staff consisting of the Adjutant Gen-
eral and not more than twelve aides selected from among the com-
missioned officers of the National Guard (active or inactive).