electorate are certified by the Secretary. He keeps and publishes the
results of elections held in the State, and in addition, keeps the rec-
ords of the State Board of Canvassers of which he is a member (Code
1947 Supp., Art. 33, secs. 105, 106, 202, 203). A record of all com-
missions issued and all appointments made by the Governor is kept
by his office (Code 1939, Art. 41, sec. 67). This office also maintains
a record of trade marks and trade names used within the State (Acts
1949, Ch. 313). Also maintained here is a registry of all legislative
agents and counsels, the legislative subjects in which they are in-
terested, and the amounts received and expended by them while
engaged in such activity (Code 1939, Art. 40, secs. 4-13). The Secre-
tary of State is also the legally designated attorney for non-resident
drivers, aviators and aircraft owners involved in accidents in Maryland.
All processes or warrants served upon him in this connection have the
same legal effect as though they were served upon the individual
(Code 1939, Art. 56, secs. 188-90; Art. 66 1/2, sec. 106; Acts 1949, Ch.
607). All administrative rules or regulations adopted by any State
officer or department must be filed with the Secretary of State who
shall be responsible for publishing such rules and regulations and
supplements thereto (Acts 1949, Ch. 738).

Expenditures, 1950 $22,585.80
Appropriation, 1951 28,971.00
Staff: 7.

BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS

Theodore R. McKeldin, Governor
J. Millard Tawes, Comptroller of the Treasury
Hooper S. Miles, Treasurer
Joseph O'C. McCusker, Secretary to the Board

State Office Building, Annapolis Telephone: Annapolis 2631

The Board of Public Works is composed of the Governor, the
Comptroller, and the State Treasurer (Const. 1867, Art. XII, 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
agency, after review by the Director of Budget and Procurement.
The Board may borrow upon the credit of the State, at any time be-
tween the sessions of the General Assembly, sums not to exceed
$50,000, to meet temporary deficits in the Treasury; and in addi-
tion, it may borrow upon the credit of the State total amounts not
exceeding $1,000,000 in anticipation of taxes levied for any year.
All such loans shall bear interest at a rate determined by the Board,
and shall mature and be repaid on or before the end of the biennium