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1888, art. 19, sec. 2. 1860, art. 22, sec. 2. 1852, ch. 12, secs. 2, 3. 2. Before entering upon the discharge of his duties, he shall give bond to the State of Maryland, with security or securities approved by the governor, in the penalty of fifty thousand dollars, with condition that he will truly and faithfully discharge, execute and perform all and singular the duties of him required, and which may be required by the constitution and laws.

State v. Jarrett, 17 Md. 310.

Ibid. sec. 3. 1860, art. 22, sec. 3. 1852, ch. 12, sec. 5.

3. Each security on the bond of the comptroller shall make oath that he is bona fide worth, over and above his debts, not less than some specific sum to be stated in said oath, which oath shall be endorsed on said bond and recorded therewith.

Ibid. sec. 4. 1860, art. 22, sec. 4. 1852, ch. 12, sec. 6.

4. The governor shall not approve any bond of the comptroller, unless the sums so sworn to and endorsed on said bond shall in the aggregate at least equal the amount of the penalty thereof, and unless he shall be satisfied of the availability of such security.

Ibid. sec. 5. 1860, art. 22, sec. 5. 1852, ch. 12, sec. 8.

5. The bond of the comptroller, when duly executed and approved, shall be recorded in the office of the clerk of the court of appeals, and certified copies, under the seal of said court, may be used in evidence in any court in this State.

Ibid. sec. 6. 1860, art. 22, sec. 6. 1852, ch. 12, sec. 7.

6. It shall be the duty of the governor at all times, when in his opinion the security or securities of any comptroller have become or are likely to become invalid or insufficient, to demand and require him forthwith to renew his bond to the State of Maryland, with security or securities to be approved by the governor, in the penalty and according to the form prescribed in this article; and in case of neglect or refusal by any comptroller to give bond with security or securities as aforesaid, within twenty days after the same shall be demanded and required by the governor, such neglect or refusal shall be, and it is hereby declared to be, a disqualification within the meaning of the constitution; and the governor is hereby

required to proceed forthwith to appoint a fit and proper person to fill the vacancy occasioned thereby, according to the provisions of the constitution.

1888, art. 19, sec. 7. 1860, art. 22, sec. 7. 1852, ch. 56, sec. 9. 1862, ch. 230

7. The comptroller shall keep his office in the building now occupied by him in the city of Annapolis, until otherwise provided by law.

Ibid. sec. 8. 1860, art. 22, sec. 8. 1852, ch. 56, sec. 8. 1854, ch. 91. 1862, ch. 141. 1892, ch. 299. 1894, ch. 172.

8. He may employ a clerk, whose compensation shall be eighteen hundred dollars per annum, and two assistant clerks, whose compensation shall be twelve hundred dollars each

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Ibid. sec. 9. 1860, art. 22, sec. 9. 1852, ch. 56, sec. 1. 1853, ch. 82. 9. He shall, within ten days after the first Wednesday in January in each year, make to the legislature, if in session, or to the governor if the legislature be not in session, a report exhibiting a complete statement of the funds and revenues of the State, and of the public expenditures during the fiscal year ending on the thirtieth day of September preceding, specifying the amounts derivable and received from each source of revenue, and the purpose for which each expenditure was made, and showing the names, residence and official character of the persons from whom any arrearages may be due, with the amount so due from each defaulter.

Ibid. sec. 10. 1860, art. 22, sec. 10. 1852, ch. 56, sec. 2.

10. He shall with each annual report return an estimate of the receipts and expenditures of the current year, distinguishing the permanent and regular expenses of the government for which appropriations have been made from those charges for which appropriations are required to be made by law.

Ibid. sec. 11. 1860, art. 22, sec. 11. 1852, ch. 56, sec. 3,

11. He shall keep and preserve in his office in suitable books, to be procured at the expense of the State, full and accurate accounts of the annual revenues and expenditures of every class and description, under the proper heads thereof, according to such forms as under the provisions of the constitution he may prescribe.

1888, art. 19, sec. 12. 1860, art. 22, sec. 12. 1852, ch. 56, sec. 3.

12. He shall keep fair and accurate records of all public accounts adjusted by him, or returnable to or kept in his office.

Ibid. sec. 13. 1860, art. 22, sec. 13. 1852, ch. 56, sec. 3.

13. He shall keep safely all vouchers and copies of letters written by or to him in the performance of his official duties, and a record of his official proceedings; and the books and papers of his office shall at all times be subject to the inspection of the governor and the members of the legislature.

Ibid. sec. 14. 1860, art. 22, sec. 14. 1852, ch. 56, sec. 3.

14. He shall obtain from all public officers, and from all bodies politic and corporate who have heretofore made their report and returns to the governor or treasurer, full reports from time to time, concerning the revenues or taxes of the State, and all such papers or copies of papers pertaining to the revenue or taxes thereof, which he may deem necessary.

Ibid. sec. 15. 1860, art. 22, sec. 15. 1852, ch. 56, sec. 4.

15. He shall keep an account between the State and the treasurer, who shall be charged therein with the balance in the treasury at the time said account is commenced, and all moneys received by him, and shall be credited with all warrants drawn on or paid by him.

Ibid. sec. 16. 1860, art. 22, sec. 16. 1852, ch. 56, sec. 4.

16. He shall, at least once in every month, carefully examine the accounts of debits and credits kept in the books of the treasurer, and shall procure from the banks in which the public funds may be deposited, monthly statements of all moneys deposited by or drawn out by the treasurer; which statements the banks are hereby required to furnish.

Ibid. sec. 17. 1860, art. 22, sec. 19. 1852, ch. 56, sec. 5.

17. Every warrant drawn by the comptroller on the treasurer for the disbursement of money, to be valid, shall express upon its face the purpose for which it is drawn, and the act of the general assembly by which the appropriation is made; and the comptroller shall keep an abstract of every warrant so drawn by him, and also of every warrant drawn by him in favor of the treasurer for the payment of money into the treasury for

the use of the State; and a duplicate of each warrant drawn for the receipt of money into the treasury shall be kept and preserved by the treasurer as his voucher for the receipt thereof.

1888, art. 19, sec. 18. 1860, art. 22, sec. 18. 1852, ch. 56, sec. 6. 1862, ch. 140.

18. The comptroller shall not sign any warrant for the disbursement of money in blank, and he shall permit no warrant, either for the disbursement or receipt of money, to be issued from his office, unless the entry of the amount stated in such warrant, and the purpose and account for which it is issued, be first entered on the books of his office.

Ibid. sec. 19. 1862, ch, 180.

19. All persons having claims against the State for errors in the payment of their State taxes, or for sums erroneously paid into the treasury, shall present the same, with the proofs and vouchers thereof, to the comptroller, who shall examine the same and report to the general assembly at the next session thereof the names of such persons as, in his opinion, are entitled to allowance for said erroneous payments, and the amount that ought to be paid to each.

Ibid. sec. 20. 1862, ch. 180.

20. Upon demand being made upon the comptroller by any person or corporate body having a claim against the State due to him or it in his or its own right, if such person or corporation is indebted to the State, as shown by the books of the treasurer, or in any manner ascertained, to an amount less than the sum so due and claimed, the comptroller shall deduct the sum so due to the State from the amount demanded, and give a warrant on the treasurer for the difference only; and if the amount due to the State shall be equal to, or exceed the sum so demanded, the said comptroller shall refuse to issue any warrant to the claimant.

Ibid. sec. 21. 1860, art. 22, sec. 19. 1852, ch. 56, sec. 7.

21. If any clerk, register, notary public, auctioneer, contractor, inspector or receiver of the public monies other than collectors of the direct tax, shall fail to account for and pay over to the treasurer, all public monies in his hands, for thirty days after the time required by law, it shall be the duty of the comptroller to direct the State's attorney in the county or city where such defaulter may be to institute a suit upon the bond

of such defaulter, and to prosecute the same with diligence and effect; and in no case shall he fail to institute suit on the bond of every collector of the taxes who shall be in default or arrear for more than one year.

1888, art. 19, sec. 22. 1860, art. 22, sec. 20. 1852, ch. 67.

22. In case of the institution of any suit or action against a collector or other officer charged with the collection or receipt of monies belonging to the State, or against the official bond of such collector or other officer, a statement of the account of such collector or other officer, certified and signed by the comptroller, shall be taken and received as prima facie evidence of the debt or amount therein stated to be due.

Ibid. sec. 23. 1860, art. 69, sec. 6. 1856, ch. 16, sec. 8. 1876, ch. 206. 23. The comptroller shall furnish each officer of the State, whose accounts are in arrears, at least sixty days prior to a general election, a full statement of his accounts; and in default of his accounting for such deficiencies within thirty days, then it shall be the duty of the comptroller to have published weekly, for one month, in one or more newspapers in the county or city in which said defaulters have held or may be holding office, and in no other newspapers, the names and titles of said officers, with the amount of said deficiencies; and the cost of advertisement of the account of such defaulters may be recovered in the name of the State against their official bond; but no defaulter whose accounts have remained unsettled for over five years shall be advertised.

Ibid. sec. 24. 1860, art. 22, sec. 21. 1852, ch. 314, sec. 4.

24. The comptroller shall see that the provisions requiring the publication by the banks and other incorporated moneyed institutions of unclaimed dividends and deposits shall be complied with.

Ibid. sec. 25. 1860, art. 22, sec. 22. 1853, ch. 86, sec. 2.

25. He shall cause to be printed, in the forms prescribed by law or usage, blank marriage licenses, traders' licenses, ordinary licenses, non-resident licenses, brokers' licenses, hawkers' and peddler's licenses, exhibition licenses, billiard-table licenses, wood-hucksters' licenses, and all other licenses issued by the clerks of the courts of this State, and now authorized by law, with the several rates, grades and descriptions thereof, with reference to the character and object of said licenses, the sum