MARYLAND MANUAL (Code 1957,
1971 Repl. Vol., Art. 41, sees. 104-106).
Chapter 488 of the Acts of 1966 trans-
ferred the functions, records, responsibilities
and employees of the Commissioner of the
Land Office to the Hall of Records Com-
mission. Under the provisions of Chapter
355 of the Acts of 1967, the Archivist was
designated as the Commissioner of Land
Patents and assigned the responsibility of
issuing land patents and conducting caveat
hearings. In performing these duties, he acts
independently of the duties imposed on him
as Archivist (Real Property Art., 1976
Supp., sees. 13-101 to 13-504). The Hall
of Records Commission serves as the official
depository for the duplicate copies of sub-
division plats formerly sent to the Land
Office as insurance against the loss of the |
originals (Real Property Art., sees. 3-303
and 3-304).
The Records Management Division de-
velops programs and policies for the effi-
cient management of the records of all de-
partments and agencies of the Maryland
State Government and provides assistance
in the preparation of records retention and
disposal schedules.
The Division operates four low cost ware-
houses for the storage of inactive State rec-
ords which must be retained for specified
periods of time to meet the State's legal and
administrative needs. These record centers
are located in Baltimore, Annapolis, Water-
loo and Cheltenham.
The Division also offers cost reimbursable
microfilm services to all State agencies.
Staff: 1975, 43; 1976, 47; 1977, 47. |
