506 CRIMES AND PUNISHMENTS. [ART. 27

1904, art. 27, sec. 567. 1888, art. 27, sec. 408. 1860, art. 73, sec. 20.
1852, ch. 151, secs. 1, 3.

643. The directors, or any two of them, may at the end of every'
quarter of the fiscal year draw on the treasurer of the State for the
sum of two thousand dollars, to be expended by them towards payment
of the salaries of the officers of the institution.

Ibid. sec. 568. 1888, art. 27, sec. 409. 1860, art. 73, sec. 21.
1852, ch. 151, sec. 4.

644. They shall, within thirty days after the end of each fiscal year
of the institution, transmit to the comptroller of the State an accurate
detailed statement of all its receipts and disbursements during the year
immediately preceding, including the receipts from the treasury; and
if there be any surplus in the receipts over the expenditures they shall
pay the same over to the treasurer of the State.

Ibid. sec. 569. 1888, art. 27, sec. 410. 1860, art. 73, sec. 22.
1852, ch. 151, sec. 5.

645. They shall, at the time of making their annual report to the
governor, as required in the next succeeding section, transmit to that
officer a statement similar to that required to be made to the comp-
troller; and the statements required to be made in this and the preced-
ing sections shall be duly sworn to by the warden and clerk of the peni-
tentiary, before some justice of the peace of the city of Baltimore.

Ibid. sec. 570. 1888, art. 27, sec. 411. 1860, art. 73, sec. 23.
1837, ch. 320, sec. 15.

646. They shall make a report every year, in the month of Decem-
ber, to the governor, showing the expenses,.profits, losses, receipts, dis-
bursements, condition and progress of the said penitentiary, together
with a statement of the number of prisoners, their age, sex, color, place
of nativity, and conviction, offense, term of confinement, escapes, par-
dons and discharges, accompanied by such remarks and suggestions as
may appear necessary to the advancement of the interests of the estab-
lishment, and to possess the people of a general knowledge of its con-
cerns; and the governor shall communicate said report to the legisla-
ture with such recommendations as he may think expedient.

Ibid. sec. 571. 1888, art. 27, sec. 412. 1860, art. 73, sec. 24.
1837, ch. 320, sec. 13.

647. The criminal court of Baltimore shall at each term charge the
grand jury attending to inquire into the conduct and management of
the warden, assistant warden and officers of the penitentiary and make
presentments of all offenses and omissions of the said warden, assistant
warden and officers in and relating to the said penitentiary; and the
said court shall at the terms aforesaid direct a number, not exceeding
six of the said grand jurors, to visit and examine the said penitentiary.