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346 MARYLAND MANUAL Division of Audits: 301 W. Preston Street, Baltimore 21201 Telephone: 383-2512 The Department of Fiscal Services was established by Chapter 456, Acts of 1968, succeeding the Fiscal Research Bureau created by Chap- ter 605, Acts of 1947. It is the financial service arm of the General Assembly and operates under the direct supervision of a standing com- mittee of that body, the Joint Budget and Audit Committee. The De- partment provides staff services to any commissions or committees that the General Assembly or the Legislative Council may appoint to study taxation or related questions. The Department's duties also include the study and review of the State budget during all stages of its proposal and consideration, in- cluding a report to the General Assembly; the preparation of estimates of the fiscal implications of proposed bills; the study of the operation, administration, personnel, and physical plants of all State agencies; the study of State and local financial affairs and fiscal relationships; the collection of data on the revenues and expenditures of the State's political subdivisions; and the compilation and publication of financial data on the subdivisions. The Division of Audits originally created as the office of the State Auditor by Chapter 257, Acts of 1902, and Chapter 226, Acts of 1929, is responsible by law for conducting post audits, of a compliance or performance nature, of all departments, agencies and institutions of State government. It audits the accounts of the offices of clerks of court, registers of wills and of the several county treasurers and tax collectors. In addition, it reviews the audit reports of all counties, municipalities and taxing districts (Code 1957, 1971 Repl. Vol., Art. 40, sees. 54-61E). Appropriations 1973 1974 General Funds ............... $1,707,868 $1,850,521 Staff: 103. HOUSE OF DELEGATES MEMBERSHIP The membership of the House of Delegates was fixed at 142 dele- gates by Chapter 2, Acts of the Special Session of October II, 1965 (Code 1957, 1971 Repl. Vol., Art. 40, sees. 42-42D, 47-47C). Each county was guaranteed a minimum of one delegate, with the remainder (118) apportioned after this initial award. Any county awarded more than eight delegates had to be divided into districts. Likewise, Balti- more City had to be divided into additional legislative districts if it re- ceived more than 48 delegates. In Anne Arundel County, Baltimore County, Montgomery County, and Prince George's County, and in Bal- timore City, the members of the House of Delegates are elected from the same subdistricts as members of the Senate. In all other counties, members of the House of Delegates are elected at large. Membership in the House of Delegates until the 1974 general election is as follows: Allegany County .................... 4 Delegates Anne Arundel County ............... 9 Delegates Baltimore County .................. 22 Delegates Calvert County ..................... 1 Delegate Caroline County .................... I Delegate Carroll County ..................... 2 Delegates Cecil County ....................... 2 Delegates Charles County ..................... 2 Delegates Dorchester County .................. I Delegate Frederick County ................... 3 Delegates |
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