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twenty dollars each per annum; three persons to watch and guard the pub-
lic buildings by night, and to act also as policemen, at a salary of seven
hundred and twenty dollars each per annum; one carpenter, at a salary of
seven hundred and twenty dollars per annum; four persons to act as jani-
tors, at a salary of six hundred dollars each per annum; eight charwomen
at a salary of three hundred dollars each per annum; one chief engineer
and electrician, at a salary of one thousand dollars per annum; two fire-
men, at a salary of seven hundred and twenty dollars each per annum; two
coal passers, at a salary of four hundred and eighty dollars each per annum.
All of said officers shall hold office at the pleasure of the governor; and the
treasurer, upon the warrant of the comptroller, shall pay the sums men-
tioned in this section to the person or persons who shall be appointed by the
governor as aforesaid.

An. Code, sec. 19. 1904, sec. 19. 1888, sec. 19. 1888, ch. 175, sec. 2.

60. The duties of the superintendent of public buildings and grounds
shall be as follows:

1. He shall keep a full and complete inventory of all movable property
belonging to the State, in the public buildings in the city of Annapolis, a
copy of which shall be filed with the secretary of state, and shall deliver
said inventory, together with the property, to his successor in office, and
shall have charge of and be responsible for the safe keeping of said property.

2. He shall have charge of said public buildings and be responsible for
the cleaning, lighting and watching of the same, and every part thereof,
and shall keep clean and in proper order the hall or entrance to the state
house, the senate chamber and hall of the house of delegates and the com-
mittee rooms, and during the recess of the general assembly keep them
thoroughly cleaned and ventilated and before each session arrange the fur-
niture, carpets and desks and prepare both chambers for the assembling
of the legislature.

3. He shall have entire charge of the water-closets attached to the state
house and keep the same cleaned, ventilated and supplied with water and
in every respect in thorough order.

4. He shall take charge of and keep in order the fire apparatus belong-
ing to the State.

5. He shall have charge of the grounds attached to the public buildings
of the State in the city of Annapolis and shall keep the same in a neat
and cleanly condition at all times.

6. He shall have charge of all repairs made upon the public buildings
and work upon the public grounds which may be ordered by the governor
or board of public works or that may be provided for by act of the general
assembly and of any additions thereto which may be so ordered, and shall
see that all contracts entered into for work upon said buildings and
grounds are faithfully executed and report to the governor or board of
public works any violation thereof by any contractor or contractors.

7. He shall from time to time report to the governor the condition of
the carpets, furniture and so forth, and may upon the order of the gov-
ernor sell such articles as are deemed unserviceable or useless for the pur-