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WILLIAM PACA, Esq; Governor.
XV. And be it
enacted, That the commissioners aforesaid, or a major part of
them, shall appoint a treasurer, who shall be subject to the same rules
and regulations
as the treasurer appointed by the special commissioners of said town. |
1784.
CHAP.
LXIX. |
XVI. And be
it enacted, That the comptrollers of said town are hereby authorised
and required, to ascertain what allowance the said commissioners shall
be entitled to for the time employed in discharge of the several duties
required by
this act, which shall be paid in the same manner as the special commissioners
are paid. |
Comptrollers
to ascertain allowance,
&c. |
XVII. And,
whereas the regulating the police of said town will be attended
with very considerable expence, Be it enacted,
That if the funds appropriated
and applied by virtue of an act, entitled, An act for founding a college
upon the
western shore of this state, and constituting the same, together with Washington
college on the eastern shore, into one university, by the name of The University
of Maryland, shall be productive to the amount of the sum of one thousand
seven hundred and fifty pounds current money, that then and in such case
the
surplus, if any, of the monies collected from Baltimore-town for ordinary
and
retailers licences, shall be appropriated and applied to discharge part
of the
expences of this act. |
Funds appropriated,
&c. |
XVIII. And be
it enacted, That the commissioners aforesaid shall return to
the town clerk, from time to time, a just and true account, under their
hands
and seals, of the expenditures of all monies in virtue of this act, to
be entered
upon record amongst the proceedings of the said town, subject to the inspection
of the town comptrollers, who are authorised to examine and approve or
disapprove
of the same, in the same manner as they are empowered by law to do with
the special commissioners of the said town. |
Commissioners
to return
account, &c. |
XIX. This act to continue in force for three
years, and until the end of the
next session of the general assembly thereafter. |
Continuance. |
CHAP. LXX.
An ACT to appoint an intendant of the revenue.
By this act Daniel of St. Thomas Jenifer
is appointed intendant of the revenue for one year, to commence
at the end of the session. The same gentleman had executed this very
important office, under
the appointment of the legislature, from the time of
its first institution, by the act of November, 1781.
The powers conferred by that act were deemed too great and extraordinary
to be delegated to any man
for more than one year; however, at November session, 1782, they were continued
for a second year;
and, at November session, 1783, they were continued for a third year; and
at the same time a power
was given to him alone of drawing orders on the treasurers, that authority
having, before that session,
resided in the executive.
The duty of the intendant, under this
act, is to inspect and take account of the public revenue of
every kind; to superintend and control the officers concerned in its collection,
and to compel them by
suit to a performance of their duty. On complaint made by him against
any of them, the executive
are enjoined to examine the matter; and, upon proof made on hearing, or
upon non-appearance of the
party on notice, the executive is required to remove him, and appoint another
in his place. The commissioners
of the tax, the naval officer, the clerks of the general and county courts,
and the register of
chancery, are all directed by him, in October next, or whenever required,
to transmit him their several
accounts of monies received for the public. The treasurers and the
auditor-general may be instructed
by him, as to their conduct in office, and the mode of keeping and adjusting
their accounts.
He is required to examine all public
debts, and call on the debtors for payment; to inquire into contracts
made with the public by individuals, and either compel the parties to a
performance, or to make
composition with them at his discretion; and the sheriffs are strictly
enjoined, under the penalty of £. 50
for every neglect or refusal, to obey his summons for calling any debtor
before him.
He is to inspect and keep an account of all expenditures
of the state; to this end, all accounts passed
by the auditor, before they can be paid, must be carried to him, and if
by him ratified, they are to be
entered on his books; and no money can be drawn out of the treasuries,
except by his orders, which,
before payment, together with the accounts, are to be carried back to the
auditor, to be entered on the
auditor's books. He is, however, to consult the executive on the
management of the revenue, and of
the public money and tobacco, and with respect to the demands and debts
of government.
He is to report to the next general assembly his opinion,
whether any inequality in the valuation of
property has taken place; and if so, to point out a remedy for it.
He is to lay before the assembly likewise,
an estimate of the annual expences of government, informing them, at the
same time, whether
any department or office is more expensive than it ought to be. He
is to arrange and state in one view
the amount of each branch, and source of revenue; to strike the balance
between the funds and the expences;
to instruct them with respect to the ways and means of procuring supplies;
and, in short, to
render a full account of his office and transactions, and of the whole
state of our public affairs, so far as
relate to his department. |
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