MARVIN MANDEL, Governor                                 1781

EDUCATION, ADVERTISING, PUBLICITY, SALES PROMOTION,
AND RESEARCH TO INCREASE THE DEMAND FOR, AND THE
CONSUMPTION OF MARYLAND APPLES. IT MAY ENTER
CONTRACTS, EXPEND MONEY OF THE APPLE MERCHANDISING
FUND, AND TAKE OTHER ACTIONS NECESSARY TO EFFECTUATE
THE PURPOSES OF THIS SUBTITLE.

(C) COOPERATION WITH STATE, REGIONAL, AND
NATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS.

THE COMMISSION MAY COOPERATE WITH OTHER STATE,
REGIONAL, NATURAL AGRICULTURAL, AND HORTICULTURAL
ORGANIZATIONS IN RESEARCH, ADVERTISING, PUBLICITY,
EDUCATION, AND OTHER MEANS OF PROMOTING THE SALE AND
USE OF APPLES, AND EXPEND MONEY OF THE APPLE
MERCHANDISING FUND FOR THESE PURPOSES.

(E) EMPLOYEES.

THE COMMISSION, SUBJECT TO APPROVAL OF THE
SECRETARY AND THE PROVISIONS OF THE BUDGET, MAY
APPOINT A SECRETARY AND ANY OTHER EMPLOYEE NECESSARY,
AT SALARIES FIXED BY THE COMMISSION. EVERY EMPLOYEE
SHALL BE COVERED BY A SURETY BOND APPROVED BY THE
MARYLAND STATE EMPLOYEES SURETY BOND COMMITTEE.

REVISOR'S NOTE: This section presently appears as
Art. 97, §73 of the Code. In subsection (d),
the present reference to §§ 46 through 50 of
Art. 78A is proposed for deletion and a
reference to the Committee established by
these sections is substituted. A provision
restricting the hiring power of the
Commission to the provisions of the budget is
added to incorporate present practice. The
only other changes made are in style.

SEC. 10-405. EXPENDITURES.

ALL MONEY COLLECTED UNDER THIS   SUBTITLE SHALL BE

EXPENDED BY THE COMMISSION ON     THE WARRANT OF THE

COMPTROLLER OR THE STATE TREASURER   ISSUED ON VOUCHERS
SIGNED BY THE SECRETARY.

REVISOR'S NOTE: This section presently appears as
Art. 97, §80 of the Code. The reference to
the "designee" of the Secretary is proposed
for deletion in light of the definition of
Secretary in §1-101(h). The only other
changes made are in style.