localities in which the property is located. He also approves and
records charters and amendments to charters of domestic corpo-
rations.

Appropriations 1963 1964

General Funds $1,147,321 $1,147,720
Staff: 65.

DEPARTMENT OF BUDGET AND PROCUREMENT

James G. Rennie, Director
James P. Slicher, Chief, Budget Bureau
Adam G. Uhl, Chief, Purchasing Bureau

301 W. Preston Street, Baltimore 1 Telephone: 837-9000

The Department of Budget and Procurement, established by Chapter
64, Acts of 1939, combines the budgeting and purchasing functions of
the State into a single agency. The Director of the Department, who is
appointed by the Governor, has executive jurisdiction over the Depart-
ment, and in addition reviews all leases for rental of office space
before their submission to the Board of Public Works for approval
(Code 1957, Art. 15A, sec. 16).

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

The Director appoints the Chief of the Budget Bureau. This bureau
carries out the budget functions of the agency. It aids the Director in
preparing a tentative budget for the Governor's consideration and
reviews all budget amendments presented by the various State agen-
cies. The Bureau may investigate the necessity for all expenditures
(Code 1957, Art. 16A, secs. 17-27).

Purchasing Bureau
318 Light Street, Baltimore 2 Telephone: 837-9000

The Director also appoints the head of the Purchasing Bureau. This
bureau purchases supplies, material and equipment for the use of State
agencies. It maintains a warehouse for the storage of supplies and
pays for them out of a revolving fund of $300,000. These supplies are
purchased by State agencies, which receive invoices and make payment
to the Revolving Fund in the same manner as to other vendors (Code
1957, Art. 15A, secs. 28-33).

Since March 6, 1949, the Department has distributed donable foods
from the Production and Marketing Administration, U. S. Department
of Agriculture, to public and private eleemosynary institutions and
agencies and to needy families in the State of Maryland. There are 173
such institutions and agencies serving approximately 106,000 persons,
In March 1960, a Central Services program was inaugurated pro-
viding typewriter repair and duplicating services for those agencies
located in the Baltimore State Office Building and for certain agencies
in the Baltimore area.

Appropriations 1963 1964

General Funds $493,737 $543,296
Staff: 67.