AET. x] LABOR AND AGKICULTTJEE. 89

ARTICLE X.

LABOE AND AGBICULTUEE.*

Section 1. There shall be a Superintendent of Labor and Agricul-
ture elected by the qualified voters of this State at the first General
election for Delegates to the General Assembly, after the adoption of
I his Constitution, who shall hold his office for the term of four years,
and until the election and qualification of his successor.

Sec. 2. His qualifications shall be the same as those prescribed for
the Comptroller; he shall qualify and enter upon the duties of his office
on the second Monday of January next succeeding the time of his elec-
tion; and a vacancy in the office shall be filled by the Governor for the
residue of the term.

Sec. 3. He shall perform such of the duties now devolved by Law-
upon the Commissioner of Immigration, and the Immigration Agent,
as will promote the object for which those officers were appointed, and
such other duties as may be assigned to him by the General Assembly,
and shall receive a salary of twenty-five hundred dollars a year; and
after his election and qualification, the offices before mentioned shall
cease.

Sec. 4. He shall supervise all the State Inspectors of agricultural
products and fertilizers, and from time to time shall carefully examine
and audit their accounts, and prescribe regulations not inconsistent
with Law, tending to secure economy and efficiency in the business of
their offices. He shall have the supervision of the Tobacco Warehouses,
and all other buildings used for inspection and storage purposes by the
State; and may, at the discretion of the Legislature, have the super-
vision of all public buildings now belonging to, or which may hereafter
be, erected by the State. He shall frequently inspect such buildings as
are committed to his charge, and examine all accounts for labor and
materials required for their construction or repairs.

Sec. 5. He shall inquire into the undeveloped resources of wealth
of the State of Maryland, more especially concerning those within the
limits of the Chesapeake Bay and its tributaries, which belong to the
State, and suggest such plans as may be calculated to render them avail-
able as sources of revenue.

Sec. 6. He shall make detailed reports to every General Assembly
within the first week of its session, in reference to each of the subjects
committed to his charge, and he shall also report to the Governor, in the
recess of the Legislature, all abuses or irregularities which he may find
to exist in any department of public affairs with which his office is
connected.

Sec. 7. The office hereby established shall continue for four years
from the date of the qualification of the first incumbent thereof, and
shall then expire, unless continued by the General Assembly.

*This Article expired by limitation.