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LAWS OF MARYLAND.

CHAPTER 77.

AN ACT to repeal and re-enact with amendments Section I

of Chapter 316 of the Acts of 1900, entitled "An Act to de-

fine the powers and authority of juvenile institutions and

societies."

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Mary-

Juvenile insti
tutions.

land, That Section I of Chapter 316 of the Acts of 1900, en-

titled "An Act to define the powers and authority of juvenile

institutions and societies" be and the same is hereby repealed

and re-enacted so as to read as follows :

I. That all bodies incorporated or to be incorporated under

Powers of cor-
orate

the General Laws for the purposes of the care, custody,

bodies.

guardianship or protection of minors, generally or of any

particular ages or classes, have the power and authority fol-

lowing : ( i ) To retain children legally committed or con-

fided to them until the age of eighteen years in females and

twenty-one years in males ; and to discharge such children

absolutely before attaining said age whenever the managers

of such institutions shall deem such discharge to be beneficial

to such children. (2) To permit the return of such children

to their parents or other relatives, or to place them out in

suitable homes without relinquishing- absolutely the custody,

control and supervision of the managers, and a record is to be

kept of the time of placing out. name and residence of per-

sons with whom placed, and terms and conditions of placing

Duties of
managers.

out. And it is the duty of the managers to cause every child

so placed out to be visited not less than once in six months

in order to inquire into his or her welfare until he or she shall

attain the age of eighteen in females and twenty-one in males.

And the managers may require the return to the institution of

any child under twenty-one years of age so placed with parents

or relatives or in other homes wherever they shall deem that

the welfare of the child requires such return. (3) To ex-

ercise parental authority and control over such children and

make all needful provisions as to their care, maintenance

and education. (4) To procure the commitment of such

children in cases of necessity to reformatory institutions.

Approved March 15, 1904.

CHAPTER 78.

AN ACT to make valid mortgages and assignments of mort-

gages defectively sworn to and recorded since the fifth day

of March in the year 1902.