1580 LAWS OF MARYLAND. [CH. 665

thereof two new sections, said sections to be known as
Sections 173 and 174, and to follow immediately after Sec-
tion 172 of said Article, abolishing the State Publicity Com-
mission and creating the Department of Information and
providing for the compensation and expenses of said De-
partment.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Mary-
land, That Sections 173 and 174 of the Annotated Code of
Maryland (1939 Edition), title "Governor — Executive and
Administrative Departments", sub-title "State Publicity Com-
mission", be and the same are hereby repealed.

SEC. 2. And be it further enacted, That two new sections
are hereby added to the Code of Public General Laws of
Maryland (1939 Edition), title "Governor — Executive and
Administrative Departments", sub-title "Department of In-
formation", said new sections to be known as Sections 173
and 174, to follow immediately after Section 172 of said
Article, and to read as follows:

DEPARTMENT OF INFORMATION

173. There is hereby created a Department to be known as
the Department of Information of the State of Maryland.
The Governor is hereby authorized to appoint a suitable per-
son who shall be known as the Director of said Department,
whose duties it shall be to carry out the objectives and pur-
poses provided herein. The Director of said Department is
authorized to employ, within the limitations prescribed in the
budget and with the consent of the Governor, such other
person or persons as may be necessary to perform the duties
of said Department.

174. (a) It shall be the duty of the Department of Infor-
mation to collect information and material relating to the
State of Maryland from the several State agencies and other
public and private organizations where such information is
available; to assemble this information and material for
distribution to interested persons and organizations and to
otherwise disseminate this information and material to the
public in general by means of maps, films, photographs, pos-
ters, pamphlets, and press and radio releases, and in such
other manner and by such other medium as the Department
deems advisable; to further disseminate this information by
supplying schools, colleges, and other institutions of learning
with information concerning the industries, natural resources,
agriculture, recreation, government, and history of the State;
and to further promote the interest of the State of Maryland