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LAWS OF MARYLAND.

resources and capabilities, shipping, marketing and other facili-
ties, the quantities and character of lands for sale and the
price for which the same may be obtained; the social, educa-
tional and other conditions of the several counties, and the
advantages and inducements of every character offered to
immigrants by each; and full and explicit information in
these several particulars, and any others that may be deemed
necessary, shall be at all times gratuitously furnished to all
who may apply, in person or by letter, for the same.

Secretary.

SEC. 6. Be it further enacted, That the said Board of
Immigration Commissioners shall appoint a secretary, who
shall be a person of good address and conversant with the
English and the German languages, who shall hold his office
during the time of said board, unless his appointment shall

Salary.

be sooner revoked for cause; he shall receive a salary of twelve
hundred dollars per annum, payable quarterly, upon the war-
rant of the Comptroller, and he shall give bond in the sum of
five thousand dollars, to be approved by Board of Immigra-
tion Commissioners, for the faithful discharge of the duties

Duties.

of his office; it shall be the duty of the secretary to attend
daily at the office of the Bureau of Immigration during the
office hours, as hereinbefore prescribed, to arrange and care-
fully file away and preserve all the records, statistics, maps,
pamphlets and other data and documents of the office, keep
the books of the bureau, conduct its correspondence, and per-
form such other duties pertaining to the functions of the
bureau as may be required of him by the Board of Immigra-
tion Commissioners; and in the absence of the State Superin-
tendent, it shall be the duty of the secretary to furnish all
required information regarding immigration matters to persons
who may apply thereto.

Information
to be col-
lected.

SEC. 7. Be it further enacted, That as soon as organized it
shall be the duty of the Board of Immigration Commissioners
to take the proper steps to collect reliable information apper-
taining to the f unctions of this bureau in regard to every county
in this State; and for this purpose, as well as for the purpose
of distributing and locating such immigrants as may be brought
to the State through the agency of the bureau, it shall be the
duty of the Board of Immigration Commissioners to invite and
encourage the organization of local Boards of Immigration
Commissioners in the several counties of the State; such auxil-
iary boards, however, to receive no pecuniary aid or assistance
from the State board; the said Board of Immigration Com-
missioners may also call upon the county commissioners of the