stitutional amendments submitted to the electorate. He keeps and
publishes the results of elections held in the State and keeps the rec-
of the Great Seal of the State (Code 1951, Art. 41, sec. 44). The
ords of the State Board of Canvassers, of which he is a member
(Code 1951, Art. 33, secs. 112, 113, 128). His office keeps a record
of all commissions issued and all appointments made by the Gov-
ernor (Code 1951, Art. 41, sec. 84); a record of trade marks and
trade names used within the State (Code 1951, 1957 supp., Art. 41,
secs. 87A-87N) ; and a registry of all legislative agents and counsels,
the legislative subjects in which they are interested, and the amounts
they receive and expend for such activity (Code 1951, Art. 40, secs.
5-14). The Secretary of State is also the legally designated attorney
of nonresident 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 1951, Art 66 1/2, sec. 113; Art. 75,
sec. 159). All administrative regulations adopted by any State offi-
cer or department must be filed with the Secretary of State, who
shall be responsible for publishing such regulations and supplements
thereto (Code 1951, Art. 41, sec. 9).

Appropriations 1957 1958

General Funds $39,549 $57,076
Staff: 7.

Fiscal Agencies

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: Colonial 8-3371

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. It approves all con-
tracts for the expenditures of the proceeds of loans authorized by
the General Assembly. It supervises the expenditure of all sums
appropriated for the acquisition of land, buildings, equipment, new
construction, and other capital expenditures, except those appropri-
ated for State roads, bridges, and highways; and it approves the
contracts for such expenditures after review by the Director of
Budget and Procurement or Department of Public Improvements,
as the case may be. The Board approves every new lease or renewal
for land, buildings, or office space before such contracts are executed
by any department, board, commission, State officer, or institution
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 between
the sessions of the General Assembly, sums not to exceed $50,000, to
meet temporary deficits in the Treasury; and in addition, 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 at or before the end of the fiscal year in