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LAWS OF MARYLAND.
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ber secretary, in which case the Governor shall, with .
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the advice and consent of the Senate, appoint anoth-
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er member to complete the full number of the board.
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SEC. 6. And be it enacted, That the secretary
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shall hold his office so long as he shall faithfully dis-
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Keep record.
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charge the duties thereof, but may be removed for
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just cause at a regular meeting of the board, a ma-
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jority of the members voting therefor ; he shall keep
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a record of the transactions of the board, and an ac-
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count of all expenditures authorized by the act; he
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shall, whenever necessary or practicable, correspond
with other State Boards of Health, and with the
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local boards and health officers in this State, and se-
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cure an interchange of all useful sanitary informa-
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tion, especially respecting the causes, treatment and
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progress of epidemics; he shall keep on file all re-
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ports received from such boards, and all correspond-
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ence relating to the duties of this board; he shall
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prepare blank forms of returns, and such instruc-
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tions as may be necessary, and forward them to the
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several local boards throughout the State; he shall,
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when requested by local boards, visit their respec-
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tive districts, cities or villages, to investigate the
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cause of any existing disease, and shall, from time
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to time, and whenever directed by the Governor or
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Legislature, make special inspections of public hos-
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pitals, asylums, prisons and other institutions, and
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Submit full
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shall, at each regular session of the Legislature, sub-
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report
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mit, through the board, a full report of his investi-
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gations, with such suggestions and recommendations
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as he may deem proper; he shall, when required by
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the Governor or other State authorities, advise in
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regard to the location, drainage, water supply, dis-
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posal of excrement, heating and ventilation of any
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public institution or building belonging to the State ;
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he shall collect information concerning vital statis-
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tics, prevailing diseases and the general hygiene of
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the State, and through a biennial report and other-
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wise, as the board may direct, shall disseminate such
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information among the people; he shall receive from
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the treasury, in monthly payments, an annual salary
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of eighteen hundred dollars, to be paid on the war-
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rant of the Comptroller out of any money in the
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treasury not otherwise appropriated.
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