Chief Parole Officer:

Roy E. Smith. .................................. .Baltimore
The Division of Parole and Probation of the Executive Department
was created by Chapter 406 of the Acts of 1939, and is the successor
to the Parole Commissioner. The powers, duties, and functions of
the department are performed by a Board of Parole and Probation
and by the Director of Parole and Probation.

With the consent of the Senate, the Governor appoints the Director,
who automatically becomes the Chairman of the Board of Parole and
Probation, and who holds office for a term of two years. The remain-
ing members of the Board are the Attorney General, the Superin-
tendent of Prisons, and the Chief Probation Officer of the Supreme
Bench of Baltimore City.

The Board of Parole and Probation holds monthly meetings, and is
charged with the responsibility of administering all laws relating to
the administration of parole in Maryland. It is the duty of the Board
to direct the operation of the Division, but the Director has the sole
power to recommend persons to the Governor for release on parole.

In addition to parole administration, the Statute provides that the
Division shall make such investigations of applicants for Executive
Clemency as the Governor may require. The officers of the Division
are also made available to the courts of the various county circuits
and to the Criminal Court of Baltimore, as Probation Officers, to make
investigations and supervise the conduct of persons released on
probation.

The Director of Parole and Probation is appointed by the Governor
to serve as administrator, for the State of Maryland, of the Inter-
state Compact for the reciprocal supervision of parolees and proba-
tioners. The Compact places under the jurisdiction of the adminis-
trator, during the parole or probation period, any person convicted of
an offense within the State of Maryland who may thereafter be
placed on probation or released on parole to reside in another state.
Similarly, he may refuse or grant permission to parolees or proba-
tioners to enter Maryland from another state.

COMMISSIONER OF THE LAND OFFICE.. Annapolis
HALL OF RECORDS BUILDING
College Avenue and St. John's Street
(All Terms Expire 1943)
Name. Postoffice.

Commissioner:
Henry W. Cord. .................................. Landover

Chief Clerk:
Arthur Trader...................................... Arnold

Senior Clerks:

Malcolm W. Waring. .........................St. Margarets
Holland P. Watts................................Odenton

Photostat Assistant:
George B. Garner. ................................. Croome

The Commissioner of the Land Office is appointed by the Governor,
with the consent of the Senate, to hold office during the term of the
Governor. (Constitution, Art. 7, Sec. 4.) All clerks are under the
Merit System.