repaid on or before the end of the biennium in which the money is
borrowed. The Board has power to adopt rules and regulations, upon
recommendation of the Comptroller, covering matters of business
administration in the various departments, institutions and agencies
of the State, including the fixing of uniform rates of mileage allow-
ance, and the terms and renewals of all bonds furnished by State
officials and employees. The sale, lease or transfer of any property,
either real or personal belonging to any State agency or institution
must be approved, and the conveyance signed by the Board and the
highest official of the agency or institution. In cases where no agency
or institution claims the property the Board shall execute the con-
veyance. The Board of Public Works also has custody of the Emer-
gency Appropriation Funds which are used to supplement the budgets
of the agencies and institutions of the State. The Board of Public
Works also has power to authorize the disposal of the records of any
agency or institution of the State, when such disposal has been
approved by the Hall of Records Commission (Code 1961, Art. 78A,
sees. I to 10; Acts 1953, ch. 436).

Public Works

Appropriations— 1953 1954

General Funds

Administration $ 6,170 $ 5,783
Emergency Fund .. .. -.. 343,436 400,000
For Refund of Money Er-
roneously Paid the State

Treasury 20,000 10,000
Workmen's Compensation In-
surance Premium 98,846 98,845

Totals $468,451 $514,678

COMPTROLLER OF THE TREASURY

J. Millard Tawes, Comptroller of the Treasury, 1955
Joseph O'C. McCusker, Chief Deputy Comptroller
Theodore H. Taylor, Deputy Comptroller
Edna O. Williams, Deputy Comptroller
Abbie M. Sullivan, Deputy Comptroller
George E. Gannon, Chief Accountant
Mathew A. Powers, Chief License Inspector
Bernard F. Nossel, Chief, Gasoline Tax Division
Roger V. Laynor, Chief, Alcoholic Beverages Division
Benjamin F. Marsh, Chief, Income Tax Division
Walter E. Kennedy, Chief, Retail Sales Tax Division
Joseph S. Hogg, Acting Chief, Admissions Tax Division

State Office Building, Annapolis Telephone: Colonial 3-2631

The Office of the Comptroller of the Treasury was established In
1851. "The Comptroller is elected by popular vote for a term of four
years (Const. 1867, Art. VI, sec. 1). He has general superintendence
over the fiscal affairs of the State, preparing plans for the improve-
ment and management of the revenue, and for the support of the
public credit. The Comptroller's office maintains the central account-
ing office of the State, approving warrants for all money to be paid
out of the Treasury. The Comptroller or his deputies countersign all
checks drawn by the Treasurer upon the deposits of the State. The
Comptroller prescribes the formalities for the transfer, or other