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such divisions as needed, to the end that the clerical and steno-
graphic forces in each of the said divisions may be reduced to
the minimum required.

SEC. 10. Any appropriation in the Budget for the fiscal
years ending, respectively, September 30, 1923, and Septem-
ber 30, 1924, made to or for the use or benefit of any officer,
board, commission, department or other governmental agency
abolished or superseded by the terms of this Act, shall be held
and considered an appropriation to or for the use or benefit
of the officer, board, commission, department or other govern-
mental agency to whom or to which the rights, powers, duties,
obligations or functions of the aforesaid agency so abolished or
superseded are by this Act, in whole or in part, transferred,
or who or which succeeds to the same; and this shall be the
case whether this Act or the Budget Bill is enacted first.

SEC. 11. Any law enacted at the Session of 1922 of the
General Assembly of Maryland which amends or enacts any
provisions of law relating to any officer, board, commission,
department or other governmental agency abolished, super-
seded or affected by this Act, or to the powers or duties thereof,
shall be taken and held as applying to the officer, board, com-
mission, department or other governmental agency to whom or
to which the rights, powers, duties, obligations or functions of
the aforesaid agency so abolished, superseded or affected are
transferred, in whole or in part, or who or which succeeds to
the same; and this shall be the case whether such law or this
Act is enacted first.

PART II.
I.

THE EXECUTIVE AND ADMINISTRATIVE DEPARTMENTS.
The Executive Department.

SECTION 1. The head of the Executive Department shall be
the Governor of the State, who in addition to the rights, pow-
ers, duties, obligations and functions now or hereafter con-
ferred by law, shall also have supervision and direction over
the officers and agencies hereby or hereafter assigned to the
Executive Department.

SEC. 2. The Secretary of State shall be assigned to the
Executive Department. He shall have and exercise the rights,