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committed to the county jail for a period of not less than ten days nor
more than thirty days; provided, that any person so convicted shall have
the right of appeal to the circuit court for Anne Arundel County.

An. Code, 1924, sec. 62. 1912, sec. 21. 1904, sec. 21. 1888, sec. 21. 1888, ch. 175, sec. 4.

97. All janitors, watchmen, keepers of steam-houses and furnaces,
and all other officers provided for by section 94, and all laborers and other
persons employed permanently or temporarily in and about the public
buildings and grounds under the provisions of said section shall be under
the supervision of the superintendent of public buildings and grounds,
and obey all orders and carry out all instructions by him given in relation
to the care and protection of said public buildings and grounds.

Cited in construing Art. 64A, Sec. 25, Cromwell v. Meyer (Judges Parke & Forsythe,
Circuit Court for A. A. Co.), Daily Record, Oct. 4, 1939.

An. Code, 1924, sec. 63. 1912, sec. 22. 1904, sec. 22. 1888, sec. 22. 1888, ch. 175, sec. 5.

98. The superintendent of public buildings and grounds shall, before
entering upon the duties of his office, take the oath prescribed by the con-
stitution of this State, and also execute a bond to the State of Maryland
in the penalty of one thousand dollars, conditioned for the faithful dis-
charge of the duties imposed upon him by sections 94-97, and for the de-
livery to his successor of all movable property belonging to the State,
and said bond shall be filed with the secretary of state.

1939, ch. 570.

99. The State shall annually appropriate and pay to the Mayor,
Counselor and Aldermen of the City of Annapolis the sum of $2,000, as
payment for the collection of garbage, ashes and trash from State buildings
and for other services rendered to the State by the City of Annapolis, and
the Governor shall provide for such appropriation in his budget for 1942-
1943 and thereafter.

Department of Legislative Reference.

An. Code, 1924, sec. 64. 1922, ch. 29 (p. 45).

100. The Department of Legislative Reference shall be assigned to
the Executive Department. It shall, through its executive officer, appointed
as at present, have and exercise the rights, powers, duties, obligations and
functions now or hereafter conferred by law; and, in addition, shall report
in writing annually to the Governor, on or before the first day of January,
upon the performance during the preceding year of the duties imposed by
Sections 101 and 102 of this Article.

An. Code, 1924, sec. 65. 1912, art. 40, sec. 15. 1916, ch. 474, sec. 1.

101. In addition to the duties to be performed by the Department of
Legislative Reference, as created by Chapter No. 565 of the Acts of 1906
of the General Assembly of Maryland, it shall be the duty of the executive
officer of the Department of Legislative Reference to investigate and report
upon the laws of this and other States relating to any subject upon which
he may be requested so to report by the Governor of Maryland, and any
committee or member of the General Assembly, or the head of any State
Department; to accumulate all data obtainable in relation to the practical
operation and effect of such laws; to investigate and collect all available