CONSTITUTION—ART. VI. 79
TITLE VII.

Treasury Department.

CONSTITUTION—ARTICLE VI.
ARTICLE 9. COMPTROLLER.
ARTICLE 10. TREASURER.

CONSTITUTION—ARTICLE VI.

1 Comptroller and treasurer, salaries, terms of office, vacancy, office, bond 2 Comptroller's duties, revenue and laws, col- lection of taxes, delinquent collectors, forms of accounts, warrants for money, reports to legislature 3 Treasurer's duties, receive and deposit moneys, banks to give security, disburse-

ments, warrants, transfer of bonds, loss of bonds 4 Treasurer to render accounts to comptroller and to legislature 5 When comptroller and treasurer to quality 6 Governor may remove comptroller and treasurer

SECTION 1. There shall be a Treasury Department, consisting of a comp- troller, chosen by the qualified electors of the State, at each regular election of members of the House of Delegates, who shall receive an annual salary of two	Comptroller and treasurer
thousand five hundred dollars; and a treasurer, to be appointed by the two houses of the legislature, at each regular session thereof, on joint ballot, who shall receive an annual salary of two thousand five hundred dollars; and the terms of office of the said comptroller and treasurer shall be for two years, and until their successors shall qualify, and neither of the said officers shall be	Salaries $2500 each 4 Md 189, 1853, c 403, 1852, c 12 Terms two years
allowed, or receive any fees, commissions, or perquisites of any kind, in addi- tion to his salary, for the performance of any duty or services whatsoever. In case of a vacancy in either of the offices, by death or otherwise, the governor,	Perquisites not allowed
by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, shall fill such vacancy, by appointment, to continue until another election, or a choice by the legislature, as the case may bo, and until the qualification of the successor The comp-	Vacancy
troller and the treasurer shall keep their offices at the seat of government, and shall take such oath, and enter into such bonds for the faithful discharge of their duties, as are now, or may hereafter be, prescribed by law.	Office. Bond
SEC 2 The comptroller shall have the general superintendence of the fiscal affairs of the State, he shall digest and prepare plans for the improvement and	Comptroller's duties.
management of the revenue, and for the support of the public credit, prepare	Revenue plans.
and report estimates of the revenue and expenditures of the State, superintend and enforce the prompt collection of all taxes and revenue; adjust and settle,	Collection of taxes
on terms prescribed by law, with delinquent collectors and receivers of taxes and State revenue; preserve all public accounts, decide on the forms of keep- ing and stating accounts; grant, under regulations prescribed by law, all war- rants for money to bo paid out of the treasury, in pursuance of appropriations by law; and countersign all checks drawn by the treasurer upon any bank or banks, in which the moneys of the State may, from time to time, be deposited, prescribe the formalities of the transfer of stock, or other evidence of the State debt, and countersign the same, without which, such evidence shall not be valid, he shall make to the General Assembly full reports of all his proceed-	Delinquent collectors Forms of accounts Warrants for money 1841, March ses- sion, c 23, 1852, c 56, 65, 1833, c 82, 86, 14 Md 309
ings, and of the state of the Treasury Department, within ten days after the commencement of each session; and perform such other duties as shall be pre- scribed by law.	Reports to legislature
SEC. 3. The treasurer shall receive the moneys of the State, and, until other- wise prescribed by law, deposit them, as soon us received, to the credit of the	Treasurer's duties
State, in such bank or banks, as ho may, from tune to time, with the approval of the governor, select (the said bank or banks giving security, satisfactory to	Receive and deposit moneys.