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Supervision of Expenditures of Corporations Receiving
Appropriations from the State.

1912, ch. 576.

43. It shall be unlawful for the Comptroller of the State to issue a
warrant to any institution or corporation of this State for any sum of
money or part of any sum which may be appropriated by the General
Assembly to such institutions or corporations until the said institution
or corporation has filed with the Comptroller of the State an affidavit of
the president and treasurer of such institution or corporation, and if
such institution or corporation has not a president or treasurer, then
such affidavit to be made by the officer or person having charge of and
the disbursement of the funds of such institution or corporation, that
they, as such officers, have personal knowledge that no sum of money has
been paid to, or promised to be paid to any legislative agent, attorney or
lobbyists for any services rendered in securing the passage of the act
making such appropriation.

1914, ch. 426.

44. No appropriation to any association or incorporated institution
maintained for industrial, educational, medical, humane, military or
charitable purposes for the purchase of land or the erection of buildings,
the title to which is not in the State of Maryland, shall be payable and
the Comptroller shall not draw his warrant for the payment of such
appropriation until such association or incorporated institution shall
have delivered to him a duly executed mortgage without interest, which
shall secure to the State a first lien upon said land or building for a sum
equal to the State appropriation, to be due and payable at any time, the
land or building to be purchased or erected with such State appropria-
tion shall be used for any purpose other than that for which the money
is appropriated.