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plus many others, by the Legislature to the Comptroller

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shows their confidence in the present system.

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Before we leave today, I have a summary I can

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refer you to, the different jobs the Comptroller has

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under the Constitution and the Code. Let's take the

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Board of Public Works, under Article 78 (a) of the Code.

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The Comptroller is a member of the Board of

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Public Works , the other two members being the Governor

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and the State Treasurer. This Board exercises supervision

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over all public works. It acquires land for public use,

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awards contracts, sells State bonds, and performs other

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functions necessary to the operation of the State. As

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you can see, grave responsibilities are placed on the

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Board of Public Works , which is composed of three inde-

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pendently elected officials, with the Governor and the

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Comptroller being directly responsible to the people, and

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the Treasurer to the Legislature. If the Governor is

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to appoint both of these officials, the Board of Public

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Works will be emasculated as an effective policy making

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body, since all decisions will bo those of one men , the

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Governor.