WM. PRESTON LANE, JR., GOVERNOR. 659

of Baltimore County to appoint a Comptroller and
Deputy Comptroller, and to define their duties and
powers.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Maryland,
That a new section be added to Smiths Code of Public Local
Laws of Baltimore County (1948 Edition), to be under a
new sub-title to be known as "Comptroller", under the
title "County Commissioners", said new section to be
known as Section 58A, to follow immediately after Section
58 and to read as follows:

58A. The County Commissioners of Baltimore County
are hereby authorized to appoint a Comptroller of Balti-
more County. Said Comptroller shall serve at the pleasure
of said County Commissioners and shall receive such com-
pensation as they shall prescribe. He shall execute in favor
of the County Commissioners of Baltimore County a bond
in such amount as they shall prescribe, with corporate
surety to be approved by them, conditioned for the faithful
performance of his duties as Comptroller.

The Comptroller of Baltimore County shall have general
supervision of all accounting and disbursements of the
County Commissioners. No claim, account or demand
against the County Commissioners of Baltimore County of
any kind whatsoever shall be paid unless first audited and
approved by the Comptroller or Deputy Comptroller here-
inafter provided for. He shall perform such other duties
as may be prescribed by the County Commissioners, and
shall, in the discretion of the County Commissioners, also
serve as Budget Director of said County, or the County
Commissioners may appoint some other suitable person to
act as Budget Director under the general supervision and
control of the Comptroller.

The Comptroller shall have general supervision and con-
trol of all accounting and bookkeeping of all County depart-
ments, commissions, boards and bureaus, and shall main-
tain a complete and modern system of accounting which at
all times will reflect the financial condition of the County
resulting from income accrued and liabilities incurred,
property owned and funded obligations, estimated revenue
and appropriations authorized, cash received and dis-
bursed, and any other factors in the preparation of ac-
curate financial statements. He shall keep all general
accounts of the County; prescribe all accounts and records
necessary to be kept by all County agencies for proper ac-
counting procedure; to prepare all financial statements;
receive, tabulate and review all budget requests submitted
by County departments, with the cooperation and assist-