Agency history record, 1841-.
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Maryland. Comptroller of the Treasury.
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The office of Comptroller of the Treasury was established by the Constitution of 1851 to "have the general superintendence of the fiscal affairs of the state." The position is filled by popular election. The original four-year term of office was reduced to two by the Constitution of 1864, and increased to four again by the Constitution of 1867. No limit is set on the number of terms an incumbent may serve, but a person elected as comptroller must post a bond and qualify to hold the ...
Maryland. State Treasurer.
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The office of the State Treasurer has remained relatively unchanged since its creation in 1841, when the office of Eastern Shore Treasurer was abolished and the duties of the Eastern and Western Shore Treasurers were consolidated. Appointed by the legislature for a four-year term, the Treasurer receives and keeps all monies of the state and disburses them upon warrants drawn by the Comptroller. The treasurer also pays the interest and principal on public debts, and signs, with the c...
Maryland. Commissioner of Loans
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The Laws of 1834, chapter 279 authorized the governor (with consent of the Council) to appoint the president of a Baltimore bank as Commissioner of Loans. The Commissioner was responsible for overseeing the existing state stock as well as future stock issues. Formerly a responsibility of the Treasurer of the Western Shore (Laws of 1821, ch. 88), the explosion of stock sales needed to fund various internal improvements - turnpikes, canals, and railroads, in particular - required the ...
Maryland. Treasurer of the Eastern Shore
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The Maryland Constitution of 1776 continued the colonial offices of the Eastern and Western Shore treasurers. Primarily a result of geography and demographics, the standing of the two treasuries was unequal. While their principle function was to receive and disburse public funds, the Eastern Shore treasurer was little more than a deputy or agent of his Western Shore counterpart, who conducted most of the treasury business of the state. By 1841, transactions of the Eastern Shore office declined t...
Maryland. Treasurer of the Western Shore
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The Maryland Constitution of 1776 continued the colonial offices of the Eastern and Western Shore treasurers. Primarily a result of geography and demographics, the standing of the two treasures was unequal. While their principle function was to receive and disburse public funds, the Eastern Shore treasurer was little more than a deputy or agent of his Western Shore counterpart, who conducted most of the treasury business within Maryland. By 1841, transactions of the Eastern Shore office declined...
