The Commissioner is authorized to appoint such assistants and at
such salaries as he may deem necessary, subject to the approval of the
Governor; he is also authorized to appoint an agent, who shall main-
tain an office in Washington, D. C., for the issuance of licenses. It
is the duty of the Commissioner to employ with the consent and ap-
proval of the Governor, a number of Motor Cycle Officers to enforce
the motor vehicle traffic throughout the entire State.

In addition to issuing licenses, it is the duty of the Commissioner
to exercise reasonable effort to secure the enforcement of the Auto-
mobile Law.

Stenographers;

Anne MacCallum .................................Baltimore
Alice McShane ................................... Baltimore
Gladys Bull ....................................... Baltimore
Dorothy Patterson .................................Baltimore
Katherine McKenna ............................... Baltimore
Naomi Fink ...................................... Baltimore
Anna May Banning ................................ Baltimore
Elizabeth L. Roszell. ............................. .Baltimore
Elizabeth Toulan ................................. Baltimore
Grace Behrens ....................................Baltimore
Mildred Cross ....................................Baltimore
Margaret H. Kunz................................. Baltimore

Office Boy:
George Ganey ............................... Mt. Washington

CONSERVATION COMMISSION OF MARYLAND.

Office 512 Munisey Bldg., Baltimore, Md.

(Terms Expire 192O.)

The Governor appoints three Commissioners for a term of four
years from the first Monday in June. One to be designated as Chair-
man of the Board. (Ch. 682, Acts 1916.) This Act abolishes the
Board of Shell Fish Commissioners, the Commissioners of Fisheries
and the State Conservation Bureau.

The Conservation Commission of Maryland has general control
over the following natural resources of the State, viz.: Oysters,
clams, fish, crabs, terrapin, wild fowl, birds, game and fur-bearing
animals. The Commission is charged with the enforcement of all laws
relating to these resources.

The Commission appoints its staff officers and its clerical force.
The Commission also appoints the Deputy Commanders of the State
Fishery Force, the Chief Inspector, the General and Special Inspectors
of Oysters, the Crab Inspectors, the Fishery Guards, the State Game
Warden, and the Deputy Game Wardens (the last named upon desig-
nation of the State Game Warden).
Commissioners:

Harrison W. Vickers, Jr., Chairman.............. Chestertown
Edward O. Weant, Secretary.................... Westminster
Edmund J. Plowden.............................. .Bushwood
Chief Clerk:

Samuel A. Harper. ..............................St. Michaels
Deputy Clerk and Auditor:

H. H. Johnson. .................................... Annapolis
Engineer:

Vacancy
Assistant Engineer:

Vacancy
Stenographer:
G. A. Poehlman. .................................. .Baltimore