STATISTICS AND INFORMATION 3233

years from the first Monday of May following the election of the Governor,
and until his successor shall be appointed and shall have qualified, and
shall devote his entire time to the performance of the duties of his office.
Any vacancy shall be filled by the Governor for the unexpired term. The
Governor may at any time remove the Commissioner from office for
inefficiency, neglect of duty or malfeasance in office. The salary of the
Commissioner shall be $5,000.00 per annum. The said Commissioner
shall be allowed for actual and necessary expenses incurred in the discharge
of his duties.

The Commissioner 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 him by this or any other law; provided, how-
ever, that such appointments and employments, and the compensation to
be allowed therefor, shall in each and every case be subject to the approval
of the Governor.
See art. 27, sec. 367, et seq.

An. Code, 1924, sec. 2. 1912, sec. 2. 1904, sec. 2. 1888, sec. 2. 1888, ch. 173. 1892, ch. 29.
1902, ch. 365. 1916, ch. 406, sec. 2.

2. It shall be the duty of the said Commissioner ¹ 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 culti-
vation and planted to the various crops, the character and price of lands,
the live stock, et cetera, and all other matters pertaining to agricultural
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 manufacturing
industries.

4th. To collect information in regard to railroads 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 Commissioner 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 repub-
lish the same.

As to agriculture, see art. 2A. As to forestry, see art. 39A.
As to conservation of natural resources, see art. 19A.
As to mineral products, see sec. 22 hereof.

State Employment Agencies.

An. Code, 1924, sec. 3. 1912, sec. 2A. 1916, ch. 406, sec. 2A.

3. It shall be the duty of the Commissioner of Labor and Statistics to
organize, establish and conduct free employment agencies, in such parts of

¹ Formerly state board of labor and statistics.