property located in each of the buildings, and transmits a copy to the
Secretary of State (Code 1939, Art. 41, secs. 93-98)..

1948 1949
Appropriations $146,510 $148,723
Staff: 62.

MARYLAND STATE LIBRARY.

Library Committee.

Chairman: Ogle Marbury, Chief Judge Court of Appeals
Stephen R. Collins, Associate Judge Court of Appeals
Edward S. Delaplaine, Associate Judge Court of Appeals.

Gertrude E. Horigan, State Librarian
Nelson J. Molter, Law Librarian.

Court of Appeals Building, Annapolis Telephone: Annapolis 4401.

The State Librarian is appointed by the Governor with the advice
and consent of the Senate to serve for the term of the Governor
(Const. 1867, Art. VII, sec. 3). The Library Committee, which is
composed of at least three members appointed by the Judges of the
Court of Appeals, exercises general supervision over the library, pur-
chases books, and appoints the Law Librarian and other employees
(Code 1939, 1947 Supp. Art. 41, secs. 117, 119, 127). The Maryland
State Library was established in 1827 by an Act of the General Assem-
bly (Ch. 53, Acts 1826, Dec. Sess.). The Library is divided into two
sections, the Law Library and the General Reference Library. The
Law Library has on its shelves a large collection of law books includ-
ing the acts and court decisions of the federal government, the various
states and territories, and the District of Columbia. There is also a
collection of English laws, as well as current legal periodicals and
journals. The library also has a number of rare books including the
four volumes of the Audubon subscription edition and the most com-
plete file of the Maryland Gazette now in existence. All together there
are approximately 112,000 volumes on the shelves of the library. The
library is also a depository for publications of the State government,
and all State officials and State agencies are required to place in the
library one copy of all reports and publications (Code 1947 Supp. Art.
41, sec. 103). The library also acts as the distributing agency for the
Journals of the General Assembly, the Laws of Maryland, the Mary-
land Reports and Annotated Code (Code 1939, 1947 Supp. Art. 41,
secs. 113-116, 118). The reading rooms are open to the public Mon-
day through Friday..

Appropriations: 1948 1949
Library ... $13,266 $12,769
Library Committee 2,940 2,940
Staff: 4.

COMMISSIONER OF THE LAND OFFICE
J. Lee Ball, Commissioner, 1951
Arthur Trader, Administrative Assistant
Hall of Records, Annapolis Telephone: Annapolis 3451.

The Commissioner of the Land Office is appointed by the Governor,.

•with the consent of the Senate, to hold office during the term of the
Governor. The Land Office is a court of record which keeps records
pertaining to boundaries of land, including records of all warrants,.