Divisions

Income Tax Division, Benjamin F. Marsh, Chief

Treasury Building, Annapolis Telephone: Colonial 8-3371
301 W. Preston Street, Baltimore I Telephone: 837-9000
9 Market Street, Cumberland Telephone: Parkview 4-3223

Shipping Place and Dunmanway,

Dundalk Telephone: Atwater 4-8400
Masonic Building, Easton Telephone: Talbot 2-3640
Odd Fellows Building, Salisbury Telephone: Pioneer 2-1256
Woodmoor Shopping Center, Building 10,
10111 Colesville Road, Silver Spring Telephone: Juniper 5-8446

1319 F Street, N.W., Washington, D. C. Telephone: Sterling 3-6680
Earle Building, 74 W. Washington Street,
Hagerstown Telephone; 733-2620

Admissions Tax Division, Joseph S. Hogg, Chief

State Office Building, Annapolis Telephone: Colonial 8-3371
301 W. Preston Street, Baltimore I Telephone: 837-9000

Alcoholic Beverages Division, Roger V. Laynor, Chief

State Office Building, Annapolis Telephone: Colonial 8-3371
Nights and holidays

Alcoholic Beverages Division Telephone: Colonial 8-3374
Alcohol Tax Enforcement Unit Telephone: Colonial 3-6623
301 W. Preston Street, Baltimore I Telephone: 837-9000

Gasoline Tax Division, John K. Coleman, Chief

State Office Building Annapolis Telephone: Colonial 8-3371
Nights and holidays Telephone: Colonial 3-5731

License Bureau, Edward J. Dyas, Chief License Inspector
301 W. Preston Street, Baltimore I Telephone: 837-9000

Retail Sales Tax Division, Edward F. Engelbert, Chief
(Cigarette Tax Unit, John A. Cooney, Jr., Chief)

301 W. Preston Street, Baltimore I Telephone: 837-9000

Data Processing Division, Frederick W. Strow, Chief
301 W. Preston Street, Baltimore I Telephone: 837-9000

The Office of the Comptroller of the Treasury was established in
1851. The Comptroller is elected by popular vote for the term of four
years (Const. 1867, Art. VI, sec. 1). The Constitution enumerates his
duties, beginning with the broad mandate to exercise "general super-
intendence over the fiscal affairs of the State, preparing plans for the
improvement and management of revenue, for the support of the
public credit". More specifically, he is to "preserve all public accounts,
and decide on the forms of keeping and stating accounts"; to "grant,
under regulations prescribed by law, all warrants for money to be
paid out of the Treasury"; and to "superintend and enforce the prompt
collection of all taxes and revenues." The Comptroller receives the
State Auditor's reports, contracts various departments to follow up the
Auditor's recommendations, and jointly with the Treasurer he exer-
cises' supervision over the Central Payroll Bureau. The Comptroller,
or his deputies, countersigns all checks drawn by the Treasurer upon
the deposits of the State. The Comptroller prescribes the formalities
for the transfer or other evidence of the State debt and countersigns