The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1922-02-24


of IS Individual departments.
boards and commissioners at
present existing.
Executive.
Finance.
Law.
Education.
University of Maryland.
Militia.
Welfare.
Charities.
Health.
Public Works.
Motor Vehicles.
Conservation.
Public Utilities.
Industrial Accident Commits
sion.
Labor and Statistics.
Employment and Registration.
Inspector of Tobacco.
Board of Censors.
Racing Commission.
The Governor will head the
executive department and shall
have Immediately under him the
Secretarv of State, a single Par
ole Commissioner in place OF a
board of three, as at present;
Land office Commissioner. Sup
erintendent of Public Buildings,
Department of Legislative Ref-
erence. Commissioners for UNI
form State Laws and the State
Librarian. Previously all these
departments have been separate
and unrelated in their work,
The State Comptroller and the
State Treasurer jointly, but. eacn1
exercising clearly defined E, ana q
different functions, shall neao
the Department of Finance.
Under this department shall De
the State Auditor and his force'
Bank Commissioner, Insurance
Commissioner, State Tax Com
mission and State Purchasing
Bureau. 1t provides for a COM
plete and annual audit OF all ag-
encies handling State funds IN
GLIDING the offices of court
clerks, registers of wills, county
treasurers and sheriffs and coun-
ty commissioners, in so far as
the latter's accounts affect col
lection of State taxes as LEVIED.
1t also provides for all bills,
vouchers, etc., for all depart
ments to clear through this de-
partment, and gives the depart
ment complete control, at all
times, of all public funds.
The Department of Law, head
ed by the Acknowledgement, re-
mains as it present, except the
collection attorneys are abolish
ed.
The Department remains as at
present, except that there is
placed unner its jurisdiction
and direction the Md. Industrial
School for the Deaf, the Mary
land Industrial Training School
for Girls and the Maryland In
dustrial Training School for
Bows and the Public Library
Commission.
The University Of Maryland
remains substantially as at pres
ent, except that it is given jur-
isdiction of the Maryland Geo
logical Survey and the State
Weather Bureau.
The Department of Militia is
maintained as a separate depart
ment-asat present or as it's to
be reorganized under pending
legislation.
The Department Of Welfare
takes jurdisiction over the State, s
prisons and the five State hospi-
tails for the insane. It is headed
bv Director of Public Welfare.
The Board of Prison Control is
abolished, as is the State Lunacy
Commission. The director will
have 4 unpaid advisory members
to serve with him. There will
be Commissioner of Mental Hy-
giene in direct supervision over
the five hospitals which still will
retain their present unpaid
boards of managers and visitors.
There is to be a Board of Men
tai Hygiene, corresponding, in
large measure, to the present
Lunacy Commission. the mem
bers of which are to be unpaid
and who are to advise the Com
missioner of Mental Hygiene.
The Department Of Charities,
headed by a director, shall take
over the work of the present
Board of State Aid and Charities
and in addition shall supervise
the Maryland tuberculosis Sana-
forum and the Pine Bluff Sana-
forum.
The Department Of Health
will be substantially as at pres
ent, except the chairman of the
State Board of Health shall be
the directing and executive Off
Ger of the department instead of
the secretary as at present.
The Department of Public
Works shall take over the work
of the present State Roads Com
mission and shall be headed by a
director whose position will cor
resnnnd with the present roads |