' 2 T ” 992215 MARYLAND MANUAL I943'44 A COMPENDIUM OF LEGAL, HISTORICAL AND OFFICIAL INFORMATION RELATING TO THE STATE OF MARYLAND Issued by authority of the office of the Secretary of State THOMAS ELMO JONES SECRETARY OP STATE The Maurice Leeser Company Baltimore, Md. FOREWORD The Maryland Manual is intended to be a comprehensive reference work of current official and historical data; as well as information con- cerning the functions of State Government. An attempt has been made to present facts of real interest concerning the State of Maryland, including its Charter and Constitution, the names of all State and County officials and members and functions of various commissions, boards, committees, and other governmental agencies created by the General Assembly. Endeavor has been made also to furnish financial, educational, political and historical data of general interest to the Citizenry and State officials. Sincere appreciation is extended to county, state and national officials who so courteously assisted in the accumulation of material and information for this volume. 'V Governor of Maryland TABLE OF CONTENTS ■O' INTRODUCTION: MARYLAND AT A GLANCE EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT—ADMINISTRATIVE Office of the Governor Office of the Secretary of State Governor’s Advisory Council Governor’s Military Staff Department of Budget and Procurement Division of Parole and Probation Commissioner of the Land Office Department of Legislative Reference Commissioners for the Promotion of Uniformity of Legislation in the United States Hall of Records Commission State Library Superintendent of Public Buildings and Grounds FINANCE DEPARTMENT: The Board of Public Works Division of Financial Review and Control (Comptroller’s Office) Division of Deposit and Disbursement (Treasurer’s Office) Bank Commissioner Banking Board State Tax Commission State Insurance Department State Auditor Administrator of Loan Laws THE DEPARTMENT OF LAW THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION: State Board of Education Maryland Public Library Advisory Commission Maryland State School for the Deaf Maryland Workshop for the Blind Board of Regents of The University of Maryland State Scholarships: The Johns Hopkins University St. Johns College Washington College Western Maryland College Morgan State College Charlotte Hall School Board of Trustees, St. Mary’s Female Seminary THE DEPARTMENT OF MILITIA: Office of the Adjutant General Maryland State Guard Maryland Veterans’ Commission THE DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTION: Office of the Director Maryland Penitentiary Maryland House of Correction Maryland State Penal Farm Women’s Prison PUBLIC WELFARE: Board of Public Welfare Department of Public Welfare, Baltimore City County Boards of Welfare Maryland Tuberculosis Sanatorium Commission Eastern Shore Branch Mount Wilson Branch Board of Visitors, Henryton Sanatorium for Colored Persons The Miners Hospital Hospital for Consumptives of Maryland St. Mary’s Industrial School for Boys Maryland Training School for Boys Cheltenham School for Boys THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS: The State Roads Commission Chesapeake Bay Ferry System THE COMMISSIONER OF MOTOR VEHICLES DEPARTMENT OF MARYLAND STATE POLICE BOARD OF NATURAL RESOURCES: Department of Tidewater Fisheries Department of Game and Inland Fish Department of State Forests and Parks Department of Geology, Mines and Water Resources Department of Research and Education Chesapeake Biological Laboratories Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC UTILITIES: Public Service Commission People’s Counsel THE STATE INDUSTRIAL ACCIDENT COMMISSION THE COMMISSIONERS OF THE STATE ACCIDENT FUND THE COMMISSIONER OF LABOR AND STATISTICS THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE EMPLOYMENT AND REGISTRATION: Board of Trustees, Retirement System Board of Trustees, State Employees’ System State Employees’ Standard Salary Board Miscellaneous Boards of Examiners THE INSPECTOR OF TOBACCO COMMISSIONER OF TOBACCO MARKETING THE MARYLAND STATE BOARD OF MOTION PICTURE CENSORS THE MARYLAND RACING COMMISSION MISCELLANEOUS BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS COMMISSION ON POST-WAR RECONSTRUCTION AND DEVELOPMENT MARYLAND ROADSIDE COUNCIL JUDICIARY OF MARYLAND. Court of Appeals Circuit Courts Supreme Bench of Baltimore City The People’s Court of Baltimore City GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, 1943: Legislative Council CIVIL DIVISIONS, COUNTY AND LOCAL OFFICERS STATE CENTRAL COMMITTEES POPULATION OF THE STATE OF MARYLAND ELECTION RETURNS PROPOSED CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS AND REFERENDA STATE OF MARYLAND—FISCAL DIGEST: State Aided Institutions Property Investments Combined Balance Sheet Payroll HISTORICAL: Biographies Legal Holidays in Maryland Charter Constitution of Maryland Chronology Battle Flags World War Flags INDEX TO CONSTITUTION GENERAL INDEX MARYLAND AT A GLANCE Population—1940 Census, 1,821,244. Area—12,300.21 square miles; 9,870.32 land, 2,429.89 water. Counties— Allegany Cecil Howard Somerset Anne Arundel Charles Kent Talbot Baltimore Dorchester Montgomery Washington Calvert Frederick Prince George’s Wicomico Caroline Garrett Queen Anne’s Worcester Carroll Harford St. Mary’s Baltimore City has the status of both a city and county. Original charter—1632. Founded by Cecil Calvert, Second Lord Baltimore—1634. Named after Queen Henrietta Maria, wife of Charles I of England. First Settlement—St. Mary’s. One of original Thirteen Colonies. Dimensions of State—Extends 200 miles along Pennsylvania boundary and varies from 2 to 130 miles in length. Chesapeake Bay-—180 miles in length and from 3 to 30 miles in width. Principal_ rivers—Susquehanna, Potomac, Patapsco, Patuxent, Severn, Wicomico, Sassafras, Chester, Choptank, Nanticoke, Pocomoke, Tred Avon, Wye, Miles, Bush, Gunpowder, Elk, North East and Bohemia. Maryland has more river frontage than any other State in the Union. Baltimore’s harbor has approximately 40 miles of deep water frontage. The City is the country’s second port in import tonnage and total foreign trade. It is also one of the leading Atlantic and Gulf ports in the hand- ling of intercoastal traffic moving through the Panama Canal. The Chesapeake and Delaware Canal and the Elk River furnish a short in- land water route from the Chesapeake Bay to the Delaware River. The canal was first constructed in 1829 by the States of Maryland, Delaware, and Pennsylvania and the Federal Government. This 16-mile sea-level waterway was purchased by the Federal Government in 1919 at a cost of $2,500,000. The canal was recently improved to accommodate deep- draft vessels in the coastwise, intercoastal and overseas trades. It now has a navigable depth of 27 feet and a bottom project width of 250 feet. Approximately 14,000 ships, carrying over 3,750,000 cargo tons, moved through the canal in 1940. (Latest figures available because of war con- ditions. Typical elevations in Western Maryland counties—Garrett County: Great Backbone Mountain, 3,340 feet; Eagle Rock, 3,162 feet; Meadow Moun- tain, 3,031 feet; Sampson Rock, 2,942 feet. Allegany County: Dan’s Rock, 2,898 feet; Wolf Rock, 2,796 feet; Warrior Mountain, 2,135 feet; Town Hill, 2,000 feet. Washington County: Quirauk, 2,145 feet; Fairview Mountain, 1,700 feet; Sideling Hill, 1,640 feet; Maryland Heights, 1,468 feet. Frederick County: Bob’s Hill, 1,710 feet; South Mountain 1,700 feet; Eagle Mountain 1,660 feet; Round Top, 1,640 feet. Maryland packs more tomatoes than any other State in the Union, ranks first in the production of black muskrat pelts, the choicest in the market, and next to Louisiana in the production of all muskrat pelts and is one of the leading strawberry, spinach and sweet potato producing and vege- table canning states. ADMINISTRATIVE EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT State House Annapolis, Maryland 1943 — 1944 Baltimore Offices—Union Trust Building 1003-1007 Governor: Herbert R. O’Conor Annapolis Secretary of State: Thomas Elmo Jones Fairfield, Prince George’s County Executive Secretary: August J. Bourbon Baltimore Acting Administrative Assistant: James P. Brock Annapolis Governor’s Personal Secretary: Mrs. Isabelle Nix Simpson Annapolis Stenographer—Secretai y: Miss E. Luise Shawn Annapolis Senior Stenographer: Mrs. Dorothy M. Perry Annapolis Junior Stenographers: Mrs. Margaret W. Lee Baltimore Miss Dorothy Jones Baltimore Miss Desiree Miller Annapolis Chauffeur: Thomas Burwright o OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE Stenographer—Secretary: Mrs. Mary L. Wilson Baltimore Senior Account Clerk: Mrs. Ellen G. Hallett Annapolis Junior Stenographer: Mrs. Millicent Snook Annapolis Messenger: Elias R. Parker Annapolis The Governor is elected by the people for a term of four years from the second Wednesday in January ensuing his election. 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 employees are appointed by the Governor to hold office during his pleasure. Under the State Reorganization Law, which became operative Jan- uary 1, 1923, the Executive Department was organized and enlarged 9 10 MARYLAND MANUAL to include, besides the Secretary of State, the following: Parole Commissioner, The Commissioner of the Land Office, The Superinten- dent of Public Buildings, The Department of Legislative Reference, The Commissioners for Uniform Laws, The State Librarian. The Secretary of State, in addition to his statutory duties, is the General Secretary to the Governor. The statutory duties of the Sec- retary are briefly as follows: His attestation of the Governor’s signa- ture to all public documents, commissions, pardons, warrants,