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224 MARYLAND MANUAL commission agencies it has a voice in fixing marketing periods, and it assures the accuracy of weights and measures used by tobacco commission-selling agencies. The Authority also licenses commission agencies and purchasers, and collects a fee from the owner of tobacco sold at a commission agency. It uses the funds so collected (Code 1957, 1965 Repl. Vol., Art. 48, sees. 55-73). From time to time a representative of the Tobacco Authority visits manufacturers in foreign countries, as well as in the United States, to develop markets for Maryland tobacco. Appropriations 1969 1970 Special Funds. -- -. $25,349 $25,397 Staff: 2, plus 2 seasonal employees to supervise markets. MARYLAND STATE APPLE COMMISSION Chairman: E. W. Lins, 1972 Lloyd Balderston III, 1970; Theodore Stegmaier, 1970; Richard M. Allen, 1971; Raymond K. Gardenhour, 1971; Edward W. Hep- bum, 1973; Edwin T. McNutt, 1973. Secretary: Joseph F. Cox P. O. Box 417, Hancock (Washington County) 21750 Telephone: 678-6770 The Maryland State Apple Commission was created within the State Board of Agriculture by Chapter 628, Acts of 1947. The seven-man Commission is appointed to four-year terms by the Governor from a list of fruit growers approved by the Executive Committee of the Maryland State Horticultural Society. The Commission raises funds for publicity and advertising, sales promotion, education, and research to increase the demand for, and consumption of, Maryland apples. All apples of U. S. Number I Canner Grade or better, grown in Maryland and sold in commercial trade, are subject to a tax of one cent a bushel. However, the first five hundred bushels sold by any producer are tax- exempt. Commercial growers must report all apples sold during the crop season by December 31 each year. Apples sold after the season must be reported by the close of the following May. The Commission deposits the funds received from these sources with the State Treas- urer in a Merchandising Fund, and none of this money may be used for any other purpose, operating expenditures excepted (Code 1957, 1964 Repl. Vol., Art. 97, sees. 71-83). Appropriations 1969 1970 General Funds - $8,386 $8,401 Staff: 1. MARYLAND ADVISORY COMMISSION ON ATOMIC ENERGY Chairman: Thomas E. Widennan, 1972 Charles A. Delia, 1970; Peter J. Vogelberger, 1970; Wallace MacWilliams, 1970; Henry T. Douglas, 1971; Russell Morgan, M.D., 1971; Gordon M. Cairns, Ph.D., 1972; Dick Duffey, 1972; John C. Geyer, 1973; William J. Peoples, M.D., 1973. 3000 Washington Boulevard, Baltimore 21230 Telephone: 644-6000 The Maryland Advisory Commission on Atomic Energy was created by Chapter 188, Acts of 1966. The Commission consists of eleven members, appointed by the Governor for four-year terms, with one |
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