to meet and exchange advice with reference to the conduct of their
Departments and Institutions.

Every advantage is made of the facilities which the State has for
the testing of materials, supplies and equipment, determining those
commodities most suitable for use. Advice is also sought of the var-
ious scientific Agencies of the State to determine the composition of
commodities offered for purchase and, subsequently, to determine the
comparison of delivered articles and samples submitted.

DIVISION OF PAROLE AND PROBATION
STATE OFFICE BUILDING
Annapolis, Maryland

Board of Parole & Probation:

Herman M. Moser, Chairman Baltimore
William C. Walsh. ............................ .Cumberland

The Attorney-General
Harold E. Donnell. ..............................Baltimore

Superintendent of Prisons
William L. Stuckert. ............................ .Baltimore

Ch. Probation Officer, Supreme Bench of Baltimore City
Director of Parole and Probation:

Herman M. Moser Baltimore Term expires 1945
Executive Secretary;

*John G.Eggen. ...... ..... ....... Baltimore
Supervisor of Parole and Probation

Thomas P. MacCarthy.......................... Round Bay
* On military leave.
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 ana
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 is charged with the responsibility of
the administration of parole in Maryland, 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.