Civilian & telegraph. [volume] (Cumberland, Md.) 1859-1875, 1864-09-22
ARTICLE. VI.
TREASURY DEPARTMENT.

Section 1.-The Treasury Dcpa' ,mcnt o.
This State shall cCpsis. Of u Comptroller and a
| Treasurer.
Section 2-Thc Comptroller slu! he chosen
| hy the qualified electors Of the State at each
regular election for members of the General
Assembly. lie shall hold his office fur two
years, commencing on The second Wednesday
in January next ensuing his election, and shall
receive an an annual salary Of twenty-five
hundl cd dollars, but shall not lac allowed, nor
shall he receive any fees, commissions or per.
quSitcs of any kind in addition thereto. for tho
performance of any official duty or service. lie
shall keep his Office al the seat cf government,
and shall take such oath and enter into such
bond for the faithful Performance Of his duty.
as are now or may hereafter lie prescribed by
law. A vacancy in the Office Of Comptroller
shall be flied by the Governor for the residue
of the term The frs; election for Comptrol'e:
under this Constitutions shall be held On tn,
| tn, 5 NY next after the first Monday in tho
month Of November, in the year eight teen hun
bred and sixty -four, tut the Comptroller then
elected shall not enter upon the discharge 81
his duties of his office Until tie expiration OF
the term Of the present incumbent, unless III,
spid office shall sooner become vacant.
| Section 3.--The Comptroller shall lave the
general superintendent Of the fetal affairs OF
the State lie shall digest and prepare plans ior
| the improvement and management Of tina rev
cnue, and for the support of the public credit
prepare and report estimates OF the revenue and
expenditures Of the State; supcriniend and en-
| force the cullt of all taxes aud revenge
adjust sottlc and prcScys all public accounts
decide on the forms Of keeping and stating nc
counts grant under regulations prescribed by
lawful air.u;s for moneys 10 lie pai out Of
the Treasury icpursuance Of appropriations L.
law, prescribe the iormaiiicS ol The transfer oi
stock or other evidences of the Stale debt. and
cuuntcrsen the same without which such Ell
denccs shall not be valid; he shall make full
reports of all his proceedings and of the state
of the the Treasury department, %thin ten
days utter tie commencement f each session
of the General Assembly, and perform such
duties rs are now or may hereafter he pre-
skribcd hy law.
Section 4-Thc Treasurer sla'l DC elected on
Joint qallot by the two Houses of the General
Assembly, at each regular session thereof. He
shall hold his office for two years and shall re-
ceivc an annual salary of twenty-five hundred
dollars out shall moi he allowed. nor shall he
receive any Zee s,con.inissiuuf, cr qcrGusitcS oi
any kind in addition thereto, for the pcrfur-
nance of any official duty or service. He shall
keep his flee at the seat of Government and
shall take such cath and enter into such bond
for the faithful discharge Of his duty us nrt
now or may hereafter g prescribed hy law, II
vacancy in the Office of Treasurer shall lie filled
by the Governor for the residue of the term,
The General Assembly at its first session after
the adoption of this Constitution shall elect n
Treasurer, but the Treasurer, then elected shall
not enter upon the discharge of the duties ui
his Office. until TIE expiration of the term ti
the pres, nj incumbent, unless the said Office
shal. sooi CT become vacant.
Section 5.--The Treas urer shall receive and
keep the moneys of the State and dishuisc tho
same upon warrants drawn by the Comptroller
and not otherwise he shall take receipts foI
all moneys paid by him. and all receipts tol
moneys received by him shall he endorsed upon
warrants signed by the Comptroller without
which warrant, SO signed, no acknowledge
ment Of money received into the Treasury shall
be valid; and upon warrants issued by tho
Comptroller he shall make arrangements for
the payment Of the irttIst of the pubic debt,
and for the purchase thereof, on account of the
sinking fund. Every bond, certificate or Oihti
evidence of the debt of The State shall he sign'd
by the Treasurer and countcrsigncd by the
Comptroller, and no no new certificate or other
evidence intended to replace another shall be
issued until the old ones shall he delivered to-
the Treasurer, and authority executed in due
form for the transfer of the same shall he filed
in his Office, and The transfer accordingly made
on the hooks thereof and the certificate OF other
evidence cancelled; but the General Assembly
may make provision for the loss of certificates
or Other evidence Of the debt.
Section G.---The Treasurer shall render hi
accounts quarterly TO the Comptroller, and on
the third day Of each regular session of the
General. Assembly he shall submit to the Sen
ate and House of Delegates fair and accurate
copies of all accounts by him from time to
time rendered and settled with the Comptroller.
He shall at all times submit to the Comptroller
the inspection of the moneys in his hands and
perform all other duties that are now or may
hereafter be prescribed by law.