STAXE DOCUMENTS £>2- J-ZJ - /o' 802308 MARYLAND MANUAL 1922 A Compendium of Legal, Historical and Statistical Information Relating to the STATE OF MARYLAND Compiled by PHILIP B. PERLMAN, Secretary of State. y'r.efSSr-'-v ^ ■ loos 'V *OTH CINTORY FWINTINO CO. ■ALTIMORV. MO. State Government, 1922 EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT—Annapolis Baltimore Office 603 Union Trust Building. Governor: Albert C. Ritchie Baltimore City Secretary of State: Philip B. Perlman Baltimore Executive Secretary: William Oscar Anderson, Jr. ...Baltimore Chief Clerk: Carl Hardy Annapolis Stenographers: Miss Virginia Ellinger Baltimore Mrs. Bettie Smith Baltimore Clerks: Murray G. Hopper Annapolis Raymond M. Lauer Baltimore Charles B. Woolley Annapolis The Governor is elected by the people for a term of four years from the second Wednesday in January next ensuing his election (Constitution, Art. 2, Sec. 2) ; the Secretary of State is appointed by the Governor, with the consent of the Senate, to hold office during thei term of the Governor; all other officers are appointed by the Governor to hold office during his pleasure. The Secretary of State, in addition to his statutory duties, is the General Secretary to the Governor, The statutory duties of the Secre- tary are briefly as follows. His attestation of the Governor’s signa- ture to all public documents, commissions, pardons, warrants, procla- mations and the many other papers and certificates is required; he is the custodian of the records of the Executive Department; Certificates of Nomination of certain political candidates are required to be filed in his'office and their names certified by him to the Election Super- visors for placement upon the ballot; he is a member of the Board of State Canvassers and prepares that Board’s minutes and certifications in addition to keeping the records of their meetings and of the election returns; employees of legislative counsels and agents are required to certify to him, under oath, whatever expenses have been incurred by them in connection with their activities for or against legislation be- fore the General Assembly; he is the custodian of the Great Seal of the State; railroad leases are filed in his office and he exercises gen- eral supervision over the detail work of the entire Executive Depart- ment which consists of the office of the Governor and Secretary of State. 4 MARYLAND MANUAL. BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS. (Union Trust Building, Baltimore.) Board consists of the Governor, State Treasurer and Comptroller of the Treasury. Governor: Albert C. Ritchie. Annapolis Comptroller: William S. Gordy, Jr Salisbury State Treasurer: John M. Dennis Riderwood Secretary: Philip B. Perlman Baltimore The Board of Public Works is created by Section 1 of Article 12 of the Constitution. Its Constitutional powers and duties are set forth in Article 12. The General Assembly has from time to time passed legislation imposing other duties upon the Board of Public Vvorks. The most important is the issuance of various State bond issues. TREASURY DEPARTMENT. COMPTROLLER’S OFFICE—Annapolis. Name. ' Postoffice. Comptroller: Wm. S. Gordy, Jr. Salisbury Chief Clerk: Harry J. Hopkins Annapolis Assistant Clerks: Joseph O’C. McCusker Baltimore H. Hooper Dempsey Annapolis Walter B. Warner Annapolis Louis B. Keene Annapolis T. Carroll Worthington Annapolis D. Ardin Garrick , Baltimore Andreas Z. Holley Annapolis John F. Wilson .Tracey’s Landing R. Ernest Smith ....Upper Marlboro Sophia T. Munford Annapolis Stenographer: Edna 0. Dempsey .^...Annapolis Messenegr: J. Philip Beall Annapolis The Comptroller is elected by the people for a term of two years from the third Monday in January next ensuing his election, and ap- of two years and appoints all officers in his office. MARYLAND MANUAL. 5 The Comptroller shall have the general superintendence of the fiscal affairs of the State; he shall digest and prepare plans for the improve- ment and management of the revenue, and for the support of the pub- lic credit; prepare and report estimates of the revenue and expendi- tures of the State; superintend and enforce the prompt collection of all taxes and revenue; adjust and settle, on terms prescribed by law, with deliquent collectors and receivers of taxes and State revenue; preserve all public accounts; decide on the forms of keeping and stat- ing accounts; grant, under regulations, prescribed by law, all warrants for money to be paid out of the Treasury, in pursuance of appropria- tions by law, and countersign all checks drawn by the Treasurer upon any bank or banks, in which the moneys of the State may, from time to time, be deposited; prescribe the formalities of the transfer of stock, or other evidence of the State debt, and countersign the same, without which such evidence shall not be valid; he shall make to the General Assembly full reports of all his proceedings, and of the state of the treasury department, within ten days after the commencement of each session; and perform such other duties as shall be prescribed by law. STATE TREASURER’S OFFICE—Annapolis. Name. Postoffice. State Treasurer: John M. Dennis Ridervvood Chief Clerk: John Z. Bayless Havre de Grace Assistant Clerks: Milton L. Tull Annapolis Millard F. Rice ... Jefferson Charles M. Speicher Accident Helen E. Poist Baltimore Stenographer: F. Blanche Richardson » Annapolis The State Treasurer is elected by the General Assembly for a period of two years and appoints all officers of his office. The Treasurer and Comptroller are the financial officers of the State. They issue all State loans authorized by the Legislature and pay the interest thereon. The Comptroller and Treasurer are mem- bers of the Board of Public Works, and the Treasurer is the custodian of all bonds and stocks which trust, fidelity, security and guaranty companies are required by law to deposit with him under the provisions of Chapter 194, Acts of the General Assembly, 1912; he also has charge of insurance of State property; he receives all money of the State and deposits same in banks approved by the Governor, said banks giving bond; and. the accounts with said banks are balanced daily; he dis- burses State moneys upon warrant drawn by the Comptroller. All State bonds and certificates of debt are signed by the Treasurer, and with the Comptroller he is custodian of all stocks, bonds and other securi- ties belonging to the State and held for the different sinking funds. He is also a member of the Board of State Canvassers. All trust, guar- anty, loan and fidelity companies doing a certain business in Maryland 6 MARYLAND MANUAL. are required to make a semi-annual report to him. The Treasurer renders quarterly reports to the Comptroller and publishes monthly reports of the State’s balances. GOVERNOR’S MILITARY STAFF. Cover Ritchie has determined not to appoint a military staff as, provided for in Article 65 of the Annotated Code. He gave out the following explanation of his decision on the subject: “On the few occasions upon which, as Governor of the State, I may need military aides, 1 have, after much consideration, decided to have them assigned to me from those members of the National Guard who participated in the war, rather than appoint the customary honor- ary staff. “The staff, as it has l)een constituted in former years, would now receive, under the national defense act, no recognition at all from the Federal Government or the General Staff, and the desire of the War Department and the modern tendency in other States are both in favor of assigning to the Governor as his personal aides, officers of appro- priate rank from the National Guard or from a veteran organization of the war, as is done in the case of the President. For instance, this is now required by law in New York, Florida, Montana, Utah, Ver- mont, Washington and other States. “Not only is this the logical and clearly proper thing to do frottn a military point of view, but it seems to me particularly appropriate at this time that military honors should go to those who won military fame in the war and who are now serving their State as members of the National Guard.” JUDICIARY DEPARTMENT. COURT OF APPEALS—Annapolis. Terms—Second Monday in January, first Monday in April and first Monday in October. Name. Postoffice. Term Expires. Chief Judge: Andrew Hunter Boyd Cumberland 1924 dissociate Judges: John R. Pattison Cambridge 1924 T. Scott Offutt Towson _..1936 Wm. H. Adkins Easton 1934 William H. Thomas .Westminster 1922 Hammond Urner Frederick 1924 John P. Briscoe Prince Frederick 1922 Henry Stockbridge Baltimore City 1926 Court Reporter: Herbert T. Tiffany Baltimore Clerk of the Court: Caleb C. Magruder. .Glendale R. F. D. MARYLAND MANUAL. 7 Stenographer to the Clerk: Maurice Ogle. Deputy Clerks: Luther H. Gadd (Chief) Annapolis R. Lee Waller .....Salisbury John C. Hyde I Annapolis Secretary Court of Appeals:... James Guy Thompson Annapolis Court Crier: William M. Boucher Annapolis Stenographer: Alice M. Behrens Baltimore In general, the Constitution and laws of Maryland provide for the election, duties and qualifications of the Clerk1 of the Court of Ap< peals. The control and government of his office are co-ordinate with the powers of the Judges of the Court of Appeals. Appointments of Deputy Clerks are made with the approval of the Judges. His certifi- cation of records, Acts of Assembly, documents, etc., are the joint action of the Court and Clerk; but in some matters the authentications of the Court, Clerk and Governor of Maryland are required. Thd routine work of the office is under the visitorial powers of the Court, and the printing of records and briefs; at the option of parties, the care of papers, dockets, etc., are by the law and rules of Court under the control of the Clerk.