,v ■ HON. ALBERT C. RITCHIE Governor ^-3-/3-s5~ MARYLAND MANUAL 1921 A Compendium of Legal, Historical and Statistical Information Relating to the STATE OF MARYLAND Compiled by PHILIP B. PERLMAN, Secretary of State. press of uihr Aiutrrtiarr AN N A POL I S . MD. State Government, 1921. EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT—AnnapoUs. Baltimore Office 603 Union Trust Building. Governor: Albert C. Ritchie Baltimore City Secretary of State: Philip B. Perlman Baltimore Executive Secretary: W. Oscar Anderson, Jr Baltimore Chief Clerk: Carl Hardy Annapolis Stenographers: Miss Virginia Ellinger Baltimore Miss Edna Heise Annapolis Clerks: Murray G. Hopper Annapolis Raymond M. Lauer Baltimore Mrs. Ruth M. Davis Annapolis 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 the 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, w'arrants, 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. GOVERNOR’S MILITARY STAFF. Governor 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, 1 may need military aides, I 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 been 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 from 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.” BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS. (LLiion Trust Building, Baltimore.) Board consists of the Governor, State Treasurer and Comptroller of the Treasury. Governor: Albert C. Ritchie Annapolis Comptroller: E. Brooke Lee.., Silver Spring State Treasurer: John M. Dennis Riderwood Secretary: Philip B. Perlman Baltimore TREASURY DEPARTMENT COMPTROLLER ’S OFFICE—Annapolis. Name. Postoffice. Comptroller: E. Brooke Lee Silver Spring Chief Clerk: Harry J. Hopkins Annapolis Assistant Clerks: Joseph O’C. MeCusker Baltimore Benjamin P. Butler Towson MARYLAND MANUAL. 5 Walter B. Warner .... Baltimore Louis B. Keene Annapolis T. Carroll Worthington Annapolis D. Ardin Carriek Baltimore Andreas Z. Holley .... Annapolis R. Ernest Smith Upper Marlboro Stenographer: Edna C. Oldfield Baltimore Messenger: 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- points all officers in his office. 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 delinquent 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 Riderwood 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 6 MARYLAND MANUAL. 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 Associate Judges: John R. Pattison... .Cambridge 1924 T Scott Offutt Towson 1921 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. Stenographer to the Clerk: Maurice Ogle. Deputy Clerks: Luther H. Gadd (Chief)... Annapolis R. Lee Waller Salisbury John C. Hyde 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 Clerk 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. The 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. MARYLAND MANUAL. 7 ATTORNEY-GENERAL. Name. Postoffiee. Alexander Armstrong Hagerstown CIRCUIT COURTS—FIRST CIRCUIT. Composed of the Counties of Worcester, Somerset, Dorchester and Wicomico. Name. Postoffice. Term Expires. John R. Pattison, Chief Judge... .Cambridge .. 1924 Robert F. Duer Princess Anne 1932 Joseph L. Bailey Salisbury .... 1932 SECOND JUDICIAL CIRCUIT. Composed of the Counties of Caroline, Queen Anne’s, Talbot, Kent and Cecil. Name. Postoffiee. Term Expires. William H. Adkins, Chief Judge. Easton 1934 Lewin W. Wickes Chestertown ...1934 Philemon B. Hopper Centreville 1922 THIRD JUDICIAL CIRCUIT. Composed of the Counties of Baltimore and Harford. Name. Postoffiee. Term Expires. T. Scott Offutt, Chief Judge Towson . 1921 Frank I. Duncan Towson . 1921 William H. Harlan Bel Air . 1926 Walter W. Preston Bel Air . 1921 FOURTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT. Composed of the Counties of Allegany, Washington and Garrett. Name. Postoffiee. Term Expires. A. Hunter Boyd, Chief Judge Cumberland 1924 Robert R. Henderson Cumberland 1934 Frank G. Waggaman Hagerstown 1934 FIFTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT. Composed of the Counties of Carroll, Howard and Anne Arundel. Name. Postoffiee. Term Expires. William H. Thomas, Chief Judge. .Westminster 1922 William H. Forsythe, Jr Ellicott City 1924 Robert Moss Annapolis 1932 8 MARYLAND MANUAL. SIXTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT. Composed of the Counties of Frederick and Montgomery. Name. Postoffice. Term Expires. Hammond Urner, Chief Judge. .. .Frederick 1921 Edward C. Peter Rockville 1926 Glenn H. Worthington Frederick 1927 SEVENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT. Composed of the Counties of Prince George ’s, Charles, Calvert and St. Mary’s. Name. Postoffice. Term Expires. John P. Briscoe, Chief Judge Prince Frederick 1922 Fillmore Beall Beltsville 1924 B. Harris Camalier Leonardtown 1924 EIGHTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT. But one judge in this circuit. Composed of Baltimore City. Name. Postoffice. Term Expires. Henry Stockbridge, Chief Judge. .Baltimore 1926 SUPREME BENCH OF BALTIMORE CITY. Name. Postoffice. Term Expires. Morris A. Soper, Chief Judge Baltimore 1930 H. Arthur Stump Baltimore 1926 John J.