132                              Laws of Maryland                         Ch. 97

DENT OF PUBLIC BUILDINGS AND GROUNDS IN ANNAPO-
LIS SHALL BE SUPERINTENDENT OF ANNAPOLIS PUBLIC
BUILDINGS AND GROUNDS. He shall have assigned to him such
other employees, at such compensation, as shall be provided for in the
State budget, for the purpose of maintaining and guarding the public
buildings and grounds of the State in the City of Annapolis.

135.

The duties of the Superintendent of Annapolis Public Buildings
and Grounds, under the direction of the Secretary of General
Services, shall be as follows:

(1)    He shall keep a full and complete inventory of all movable
property belonging to the State, in the public buildings in the City of
Annapolis, a copy of which shall be filed with the Secretary of
[State] General Services, and shall deliver said inventory, together
with the property, to his successor in office, and shall have charge
of and be responsible for the safekeeping of said property.

(2)    He shall have charge of said public buildings and be respon-
sible for the cleaning, lighting and watching of the same, and every
part thereof, and shall keep clean and in proper order the hall or
entrance to the State House, the Senate chamber and hall of the
House of Delegates and the committee rooms, and during the recess
of the General Assembly keep them thoroughly cleaned and ventilated
and before each session arrange the furniture, carpets, and desks
and prepare both chambers for the assembling of the legislature.

(3)    He shall have entire charge of the water closets attached to
the State House and keep the same cleaned, ventilated and supplied
with water and in every respect in thorough order.

(4)    He shall take charge of and keep in order the fire apparatus
belonging to the State.

(5)    He shall have charge of the grounds attached to the public
buildings of the State in the City of Annapolis and shall keep the
same in a neat and clean[ly] condition at all times.

(6)    He shall have charge of all repairs made upon the public
buildings and work upon the public grounds which may be ordered
by the Governor, Secretary of General Services or Board of Public
Works or that may be provided for by act of the General Assembly
and of any additions thereto which may be so ordered, and shall see
that all contracts entered into for work upon said buildings and
grounds are faithfully executed and report to the [Governor] Secre-
tary of General Services or Board of Public Works any violations
thereof by any contractor or contractors.

(7)    He shall from time to time report to the [Governor] Secre-
tary of General Services the condition of the carpets, furniture and
so forth, and may upon the order of the [Governor] Secretary of Gen-
eral Services sell such articles as are deemed unserviceable or useless
for the purposes of the State, and pay the proceeds of such sales into
the treasury, and he may also, with the approval of the [Governor]
Secretary of General Services, purchase such new articles of furni-
ture, carpets, and so forth, as are necessary for the comfort and
convenience of the public officers and members of the General
Assembly.