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58 MARYLAND MANUAL
Personnel and Training, John E. Murphy, Director State Income Tax Building, Annapolis 21404 Telephone: 267-5696 301 W. Preston Street, Baltimore 21201 Telephone: 383-3947 Retail Sales Tax Division, Henry A. Heinmuller, Jr., Chief W. Randall Barrett, Jr., Assistant Chief 301 W. Preston Street, Baltimore 21201 Telephone: 383-3838 5 Public Square, Hagerstown 21740 Telephone: 797-5470 Iverson Mall, 3847 Branch Avenue, Hillcrest Heights 20031 Telephone: 899-1887 Admissions Tax Division, Arthur M. Huntt, Chief State Office Building, Annapolis 21404 Telephone: 267-5001 301 W. Preston Street, Baltimore 21201 Telephone: 383-3821 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), at the general election, not a presidential election. There is no limitation on the number of terms he may serve. He receives such salary as may be fixed by law. For Fiscal Year 1972, he will receive a salary of $36,000. He must give his bond and keep his office at the seat of government. He qualifies on the third Monday in January following his election, but his qualifica- tions to hold office are not stated either in the Constitution of 1867 or in the Code. The Constitution enumerates his duties, beginning with the broad mandate to exercise "general superintendence 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 Legislative Auditor's reports and contacts various departments to fol- low the Auditor's recommendations. 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 such papers. He administers and collects the following specific taxes: the income tax, both personal and corporate; the retail sales and use taxes; the admissions tax; the motor vehicle fuel tax; the road tax on motor carriers; the State tobacco tax; the Maryland estate tax; excise taxes on beer, wine and liquor; and certain franchise taxes. The Comptroller also administers the Abandoned Property and Dormant Bank Account Laws, collects taxes on the deposits of savings banks, on the gross receipts of certain utility companies and rolling stock of persons other than railroads. Revenues collected by the Maryland Racing Commission as well as the motor vehicles revenues are dis- tributed to political subdivisions by the office of the Comptroller. The Comptroller, through the Alcoholic Beverages Division, con- trols and regulates the manufacture, sale, transportation, and dis- tribution of alcoholic beverages into, within, and out of the State of Maryland; issues licenses to manufacturers, wholesalers, airlines, railroads, and steamboats; and issues permits to nonbeverage dealers, nonresident dealers, transportation companies, transporters, and for public individual storage. The Maryland Alcohol Tax Enforcement Unit is charged with the specific enforcement of certain of the alco- holic beverages laws. |
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