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ART. XXVII] CONVICT ROAD FORCE. 233
fined in the jails under their respective jurisdictions who are physically
able to work upon said public roads of the State, or of any county, city
or town thereof, and who are available for such work; provided, how-
ever, that in Frederick City, the justice of the peace who tried and
committed a vagrant or other offender of a municipal law or ordinance
is hereby authorized and directed, whenever practicable, to make an
assignment of such person to employment on the county roads or on
the streets of the city, and the sheriff or other officer into whose custody
said person has been committed is hereby ordered to comply with any
such order for assignment, and the person ordered to work by the
justice of the peace is to be guarded, if he works upon the streets of
the city, by the Superintendent of Streets or by any other person depu-
tized by the Sheriff, and if he works upon the roads of the county, then
he shall be guarded by the Road Supervisor of the district in which
the said person works, and the Sheriff is hereby authorized to deputize
for this purpose any of the said officials or other persons to take charge
of the said persons while so employed.
1917, ch. 4, sec. 3.
686. Upon receiving such information the Governor is authorized,
from time to time, to assign such and as many of said prisoners to the
State Roads Commission as that Commission can profitably employ in
the construction, repair or maintenance of any of the public roads and
bridges under its jurisdiction, and it shall thereupon be the duty of
the State Roads Commission so to employ such prisoners.
1917, ch. 4, sec. 4.
687. The County Commissioners of any County and the governing
body of any town or city other than Baltimore City, may from time to
time request the Governor to furnish them, respectively, with such
number of prisoners as they can profitably employ in the construction,
repair or maintenance of any of the public roads, streets or bridges
under their respective jurisdictions; and after the Governor has as-
signed the prisoners to the State Roads Commission under Section 686,
such of the total number of prisoners certified to him under Section
685 as may then remain, may be assigned by the Governor, in such
numbers as he may deem equitable, among and to the employ of the
cities, towns and counties so applying as aforesaid, for work upon the
public roads and streets thereof.
1917, ch. 4, sec. 5.
688. It shall be the duty of the State Board of Prison Control to
provide for the guarding, transportation, lodging, feeding, clothing and
medical and other care and attention of such prisoners while employed
on road work under Sections 684 to 691, or to make such arrangements
therefor as it may deem adequate and proper; and said Board may
make such rules and regulations as may be necessary or proper to carry
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