WM. PRESTON LANE, JR., GOVERNOR. 1531

the obligations of some other political sub-division or public
corporation of this State; (c) A statement as to any sinking
funds maintained for the retirement of any bonded indebted-
ness or other obligations, showing the amount thereof, how-
such funds are invested, and the obligations for which such
sinking funds were established; (d) The amount of the tax
levy for the fiscal year for which such statement is made,
together with the amount of such levy actually collected,
itemizing separately the amount of any special assessments
levied and the amount thereof collected; (e) The tax levies
for the three fiscal years next preceding the fiscal year for
which the statement is made, together with the amount of the
uncollected taxes still outstanding for each such fiscal year;
(f) The population according to the most recent Federal
Census, together with any official or unofficial estimates of the
population for the year in which the statement is made; (g)
Such other information with regard to the financial affairs of
any such county, municipal or public corporation, special dis-
trict and/or political sub-division, as may seem to the State
Fiscal Research Bureau to be pertinent to any of the afore-
going or as may seem to said Bureau to be appropriate and
necessary in order to show accurately the true financial condi-
tion of any such county, municipal or public corporation,
special district and/or political sub-division.

108F. It shall be the duty of the Director of the State
Fiscal Research Bureau to continuously conduct studies of
the operation, administration, personnel, physical plants of
all State departments, institutions, authorities and agencies,
including the General Assembly, and submit reports of such
studies, with recommendations, if any, to the Governor, the
General Assembly, the Director of the Department of Legis-
lative Reference and the Legislative Council.

103G. The Stale Fiscal Research Bureau shall cause to be
printed and shall have always available, copies of the form
which it may prescribe for the statements of financial condi-
tion required by Section 103E of this Article, and shall cause
the same to be distributed to the respective Treasurers or
other authorized financial officers of the several counties, muni-
cipal or public corporations, special districts and/or political
sub-divisions of this State, at or before the end of the fiscal
year of each of the said counties, municipal or public corpora-
tions, special districts and/or political sub-divisions. The
State Fiscal Research Bureau may alter from time to time
said form and may make such changes therein as may seem
to it in its discretion to effectuate the purposes of this sub-
title. Said statements of Financial Condition shall be com-
piled as of the last day of each and every fiscal year of any