24 MARYLAND MANUAL

serve until their term expires (Const. 1867, Art. IV, sec 14 [as
amended 1944]). At the present time there are six judges. The Chief
Judge of the Court is designated by the Governor.

The Court hears appeals from the decisions and verdicts of the
Circuit Courts. The Court also admits all eligible candidates to the
State Bar. The term of the Court begins the first Monday of Octo-
ber in each year.

The Chief Judge of the Court of Appeals is the Chief Administra-
tive officer of the State's judiciary. The Court of Appeals is em-
powered to make rules for the conduct of the practice and procedure
in that Court and the various Circuit Courts of the State (IV, 18A).
The Chief Judge may also assign the Judges of the various Circuits
to duties in other Circuits and to the Court of Appeals for any pur-
pose.

The Clerk of the Court of Appeals is appointed by the Court (IV,
17). He is the administrative officer of the Court. He maintains the
docket, receives the briefs and transcripts of all appeals filed with
the Court, and maintains official custody of the decisions of the
Court, the Acts of the General Assembly, and of all other records
which the law may require to be filed with the Court.

The Court Reporter, who is also appointed by the Court, is respon-
sible for the publication of the Maryland Reports which contain the
•official opinions of the Court.

Expenditures, 1949 .................................................................... $567,008.48*

Appropriation, 1950 ........................................................... 140,487.00

Staff: 14.

BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS

William Preston Lane, Jr., Governor
James J. Lacy, Comptroller of' the Treasury
Hooper S. Miles, Treasurer
Joseph O'C. McCusker, Secretary
1828 Mathieson Building, Baltimore 2 Telephone: Mulberry 4300

The Board of Public Works is composed of the Governor, the

•Comptroller, and the State Treasurer (Const. 1867, Art. 12, sec. 1).
The Board exercises such powers and duties as may be delegated to
it in regard to the creation of the State debt. All contracts for the
expenditures of the proceeds of loans authorized by the General As-
sembly are subject to the approval of the Board. The Board super-
vises the expenditure of all sums appropriated for the acquisition of
land, buildings, equipment, new construction and other capital ex-
penditures, except in connection with State roads, bridges and
highways; the contracts for the former expenditures are subject to
the approval of the Board, after review by the Director of Budget
and Procurement. The Board has the power to approve every new
lease or renewal for land, buildings or office space before it is exe-
cuted by any department, board, commission, State officer or institu-
tion of the State. It may also designate the location of any State

* Includes entire Judiciary of Maryland.