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ART. LXXXIX] BOARD OF LABOR AND STATISTICS. 677
Labor and Statistics had been originally named in this Article, or in
said law or laws, as the body upon which said powers 'and duties were
conferred.
The State Board of Labor and Statistics is authorized and empowered
to appoint or employ such deputies, inspectors, assistants and employees
of every kind as may be necessary for the performance of the duties
now or hereafter imposed upon it by this or any other law; provided,
however, that such appointments and employments, and the compensa-
tion to be allowed therefor, shall in each and every case be subject to the
approval of the Governor.
1904, art. 89, sec. 2. 1888, art. 89, sec. 2. 1888, ch. 173. 1892, ch. 29. 1902, ch. 3C5.
1916, ch. 406, sec. 2.
2. It shall be the duty of the said State Board of Labor and Sta-
tistics :
1st. To collect statistics concerning and examine into the condition
of labor in this State, with especial reference to wages, and the causes
of strikes and disagreements between employers and employees.
2nd. To collect information in regard to the agricultural conditions
and products of the several counties of the State, the acreage under
cultivation and planted to the various crops, the character and price of
lands, the live stock, et cetera, and all other matters pertaining to agri-
cultural pursuits, which may be of general interest and calculated to
attract immigration to the State.
3rd. To collect information in regard to the mineral products of
the State, the output of mines, quarries and so forth, and the manufac-
turing industries.
4th. To collect information in regard to railroadsi and other trans-
portation companies, shipping and commerce.
5th. To keep a bureau of general information, and to this end all
officers and institutions of this State, including officers of the General
Assembly, are directed to transmit to the State Board of Labor and
Statistics all reports, as soon as published.
6th. To classify and arrange the information and data so obtained,
and as soon as practicable after entering upon the duties of its office,
publish the same in substantial book form and annually thereafter revise
and republish the same.
See notes to this section in volume 2 of the Annotated Code.
State Employment Agencies.
1916, ch. 406, sec. 2A.
2A. It shall be the duty of the State Board of Labor and Statistics
to organize, establish and conduct free employment agencies, in such
parts of the State as said Board may deem advisable, for the free use
of the citizens of the State of Maryland, for the purpose of securing
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