502 CRIMES AND PUNISHMENTS. [ART. 27

1904, art. 27, sec. 552. 1888, art. 27, sec. 393. 1860, art. 73, sec. 5. 1837, ch. 320,
sec. 4. 1838, ch. 400, sec. 1. 1892, ch. 44.

627. The warden of the penitentiary shall annually appoint, sub-
ject to the approval of the board of directors, an assistant warden, a
bookkeeper, physician and matron, and as many deputy keepers,
guards or other officers as he may deem necessary for the service of
the institution, and shall also regulate and determine their respective
duties as far as may be consistent with law.

Ibid. sec. 553. 1888, art. 27, sec. 394. 1860, art. 73, sec. 6.
1837, ch. 320, sec. 11.

628. If any officer employed in said penitentiary shall, in taking
the oath prescribed by said directors, swear falsely, he shall, upon con-
viction thereof in due course of law, suffer as in cases of wilful and
corrupt perjury; and any officer who shall act in his office before taking
said oath and filing bond as required shall upon conviction thereof in
the criminal court of Baltimore forfeit the sum of two hundred dollars,
to be recovered and applied as directed in section 626...

Ibid. sec. 554. 1888, art. 27, sec. 395. 1860. art. 73, sec. 7. 1837, ch. 320.
sec. 10. 1845, ch. 101, sec. 2.

629. The warden and the other officers, guards and superintendents
employed in the penitentiary, before entering upon the discharge of
their respective duties, shall execute bonds to the State with security
to be approved by the board of directors, and in no manner connected
with the management of said penitentiary; the warden in the sum
of ten thousand dollars, and the other officers, guards- and superintend-
ents in such penalty and with such security as the board of directors
may deem proper, conditioned for the faithful performance of the
duties required of them, respectively, by the laws of this State 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, and a certified copy
thereof under the seal of the State shall be evidence in actions on said
bonds or any of them; and if any of the officers aforesaid shall neglect
to execute bond as herein prescribed, or neglect to take the oath pre-
scribed by the directors within twenty days after notice of his or her
appointment, another person shall be appointed in place of the said
delinquent.

As to the warden, see section 703, et seq.

Ibid. sec. 555. 1888, art. 27, sec. 396. 1860, art. 73, sec. 8. 1828, ch. 65.
1845, ch. 101, sec. 3. 1892, ch. 44.

630. The directors shall fix and determine the amount of the sal-
aries to be paid to the assistant warden, bookkeeper, physician, matron,
deputy keepers, guards and other officers employed in the penitentiary,
and shall prescribe the oath to be taken by all such officers or other
persons officially connected with the institution before entering upon