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land, and shall give bond to the State of Maryland in the
sum of ten thousand dollars, with sufficient sureties, to be
approved by the Governor, conditioned for the faithful and
efficient discharge of the duties of his office.

1896, ch. 295.

4. The board of immigration commissioners shall procure a
good and sufficient office in the city of Baltimore, well located
for the purpose, for which the bureau of immigration is estab-
lished, which shall be kept open daily during the year from nine
o'clock A. M. to five o'clock P. M., in which said office shall be
kept conveniently, for ready reference, maps, pamphlets and
other statistics, fully and clearly descriptive of the geographical
position of each county of the State, its agricultural and other
resources and capabilities, shipping, marketing and other facili-
ties, the quanties and character of lands for sale and the price
for which the same may be obtained; the social, educational and
other conditions of the several counties, and the advantages and
inducements of every character offered to immigrants by each;
and full and explicit information in these several particulars, and
any others that may be deemed necessary, shall be at all times
gratuitously furnished to all who may apply, in person or by
letter, for the same.

Ibid. 1898, ch. 282.

5. The said board of immigration commissioners shall appoint
a secretary, who shall be a person of good address and convers-
ant with English, the German, Dutch and French languages, if
practicable, who shall hold his office during the time of said board,
unless his appointment shall be sooner revoked for cause; he shall
receive a salary of twelve hundred dollars per annum upon the

warrant of the comptroller, and he shall give bond in the sum of
five thousand dollars, to be approved by the board of immigra-
tion commissioners for the faithful discharge of the duties
of his office; it shall be the duty of the secretary to attend
daily at the office of the bureau of immigration during the

office hours as hereinbefore prescribed; to arrange and care-
fully file away and preserve all the records, statistics, pamphlets
and other data and documents of the office; keep the books of
the bureau, conduct its correspondence, and perform such other