LAWS OF MARYLAND.— 1837.

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SEC. 8. And be it enacted, That the book-keeper shall keep

Record of

a record of the attendance of said agents and directors, as direc-

attendance.

tors and as members of the monthly committee, and they shall

be paid for their services according to the entries in said record.

SEC. 9. And be it enacted. That the directors, warden, assis-

Duties of

tant warden, agent and all other officers of the said penitentiary j

warden and
officers.

shall perform and discharge all and singular the duties that may

be assigned them respectively by this or any subsequent act of

assembly, or by the rules and regulations of the board of direc-

tors, hereafter to be adopted, and not inconsistent with the pro-

visions of law, or the rules and regulations herein after estab-

lished ; and if any of them wilfully omit or refuse to discharge

Penalty for

any duty appertaining to his office, after having accepted the

neglect.

said appointment, he or she shall be dismissed from office, and

be subject to a fine of not less than thirty dollars, and not more

than five hundred dollars, to be recovered at the instance of the

board of directors, in the name of the state, for the use of the

said penitentiary, before any justice of the peace or court hav-

ing jurisdiction, as small debts are now collected.

SEC. 10. And be it enacted, That the said agents, warden,
book-keeper, assistant warden, and the other officers, before
entering upon the discharge of the duties of their respective

Bond re-
quired of
the officers.

offices, shall execute bonds to the state, with security, to be

Securities

approved by the board of directors, and in no manner connected

with the management of the said penitentiary ; the two former

(that is the agent and warden,) in the sum often thousand dol-

lars each, and the book-keeper in the sum of five thousand

dollars, the assistant warden in the sum of two thousand dol-

lars, and the other officers in the sum of one thousand dollars

respectively, conditioned for the faithful performance of the

duties required of them respectively by the laws of this slate,

and the rules and regulations that may be adopted, from time to

time, for the government of the said penitentiary ; and the said

bonds shall be filed in the executive department of the state,

Filed.

and a certified copy thereof, under the seal of the state, shall be

evidences in actions on said bonds, or any of them ; and if

either of the officers aforesaid shall neglect to execute bond, as

Failing to

prescribed by this act, or neglect to take the oath prescribed in

bond, &c.

the eleventh section thereof, within twenty days after notice of
his or her appointment, another person shall be appointed in

Appoint-
ment void.

place of the said delinquent.

SEC. 11. And be it enacted. That the said directors and all

Oath re-

the officers of said institution, before they act as such, shall

quired.

make oath or affirmation, that he or she will well and faithfully

execute and perform the duties appertaining to his or her office,

according to the laws of this state, and the rules and regulations

adopted for the government of the Maryland penitentiary, and