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LAWS OF MARYLAND.

ber secretary, in which case the Governor shall, with .

the advice and consent of the Senate, appoint anoth-

er member to complete the full number of the board.

SEC. 6. And be it enacted, That the secretary

shall hold his office so long as he shall faithfully dis-

Keep record.

charge the duties thereof, but may be removed for

just cause at a regular meeting of the board, a ma-

jority of the members voting therefor ; he shall keep

a record of the transactions of the board, and an ac-

count of all expenditures authorized by the act; he

shall, whenever necessary or practicable, correspond
with other State Boards of Health, and with the

local boards and health officers in this State, and se-

cure an interchange of all useful sanitary informa-

tion, especially respecting the causes, treatment and

progress of epidemics; he shall keep on file all re-

ports received from such boards, and all correspond-

ence relating to the duties of this board; he shall

prepare blank forms of returns, and such instruc-

tions as may be necessary, and forward them to the

several local boards throughout the State; he shall,

when requested by local boards, visit their respec-

tive districts, cities or villages, to investigate the

cause of any existing disease, and shall, from time

to time, and whenever directed by the Governor or

Legislature, make special inspections of public hos-

pitals, asylums, prisons and other institutions, and

Submit full

shall, at each regular session of the Legislature, sub-

report

mit, through the board, a full report of his investi-

gations, with such suggestions and recommendations

as he may deem proper; he shall, when required by

the Governor or other State authorities, advise in

regard to the location, drainage, water supply, dis-

posal of excrement, heating and ventilation of any

public institution or building belonging to the State ;

he shall collect information concerning vital statis-

tics, prevailing diseases and the general hygiene of

the State, and through a biennial report and other-

wise, as the board may direct, shall disseminate such

information among the people; he shall receive from

the treasury, in monthly payments, an annual salary

of eighteen hundred dollars, to be paid on the war-

rant of the Comptroller out of any money in the

treasury not otherwise appropriated.