which the money is borrowed. Upon recommendation of the Comp-
troller, the Board may adopt regulations covering matters of busi-
ness administration in the various departments, institutions, and
agencies of the State, including the fixing of uniform rates of mile-
age allowance and the terms and renewals of all bonds furnished
by State officials and employees. The sale, lease, or transfer of any
real property 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. Where no agency or institu-
tion claims the property, the Board executes the conveyance. The
Board of Public Works has custody of the Emergency Appropriation
Funds, which are used to supplement the budgets of the agencies
and institutions of the State. It also authorizes 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 1951,
Art. 78A, secs. 1-10; 1957 supp., Art. 78A, secs. 1A-1E; Art. 41, secs.
154,156).

Public Works
Appropriations 1957 1958

General Funds

Administration $ 6,729.00 $ 6,891.00
Emergency Fund 500,000.00 500,000.00
Refund of Money Er-
roneously Paid into

the State Treasury . 10,000.00 1.00
Workmen's Compensation

Insurance Premium . 116,774.00 142,908.00
Other .. 2,841,478.00 129,900.00

Totals $3,474,976.00 $779,700.00
Staff: 2.

COMPTROLLER OF THE TREASURY

J. Millard Tawes, Comptroller of the Treasury, 1959
Joseph O'C. McCusker, Chief Deputy Comptroller
Theodore H. Taylor, Deputy Comptroller
Hilda M. Todd, Deputy Comptroller
Abbie M. Sullivan, Deputy Comptroller
Andrew Heubeck, Jr., Chief Accountant-Comptroller
Edward J. Dyas, 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, Chief, Admissions Tax Division

State Office Building, Annapolis Telephone: Colonial 8-3371

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). The constitution enumerates
his duties, beginning with the broad mandate to exercise "general
superintendence of the fiscal affairs of the State." More specifically,
he is to "preserve all public accounts, and decide on the forms of
keeping and stating accounts"; to "grant, under regulations pre-
scribed by Law, all warrants for money to be paid out of the Treas-
ury"; and to "superintend and enforce the prompt collection of all
taxes and revenues." The Comptroller receives the State Auditor's