1920 STATISTICS AND INFORMATION. [ART. 89

1888, art. 89, sec. 1. 1884, ch. 211, secs. 1, 2. 1892, ch. 29.

1. A bureau of statistics and information concerning the
various branches of industry practised in this State and the
needs thereof is established, and a person to be known as the
"chief of the industrial bureau," shall be appointed by the
governor, by and with the advice and consent of the senate, who
shall hold office for the term of two years and until the appoint-
ment and qualification of his successor and shall receive as
compensation the sum of twenty-five hundred dollars a year.

Ibid. sec. 2. 1888, ch. 173. 1892, ch. 29 1902, ch 365

2. It shall be the duty of the chief of the industrial bureau :

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 employes.

2d. To collect information in regard to the agricultural con-
dition and products of the several counties of the State, the
acreage under cultivation 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.

3d. 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
transportation 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 chief
of the industrial bureau 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 his office publish the same in substantial book form
and annually thereafter revise and republish the same.

7th. The chief of the bureau of industrial statistics shall
cause to be organized and operated a free State employment
agency for the free use of the citizens of the State of Mary-
land, for the purpose of securing employment for unemployed
persons who may register in said bureau or agency and for the
purpose of securing help or labor for persons registering as