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law, or the punishment for any crime where the law provides one and only
one penalty.

Cited in imposing sentence for violation of sec. 150. Simmons v. State, 165 Md. 170.
: Cited in Kirschgessner v. State, 174 Md. 198.

An. Code, 1924, sec. 579. 1912, sec. 522. 1906, ch. 747.

683. On the order in writing of the board of County Commissioners
of any county it shall be the duty of the sheriff or other officer having
charge of such prisoners of that county to send, under a competent guard,
such number of able-bodied male prisoners in the county jail undergoing
punishment under sentence of a court or justice of the peace, as the county
may require, to work on any road in said county, or in any quarry, pit or
yard, in preparing materials for use on the county roads; the County Com-
missioners are hereby required to reimburse the sheriff or other officer out
of the county fund for any expenses he may be put to in conveying the said
prisoners to and from such road, quarry, pit or yard, or in properly guard-
ing the said prisoners while at work on said road or at said quarry, pit or
yard, under the 'direction of the county road representative or representa-
tives, and under such regulations as the sheriff or other officer may deem
necessary for their health and safe custody.

See sec. 799, et seq.

III.

PLACES OF REFORMATION AND PUNISHMENT.
House of the Good Shepherd.

An. Code, 1924, sec. 580. 1912, sec. 540. 1904, sec. 477. 1888, sec. 321. 1878, ch. 442, sec. 1.

684. The House of the Good Shepherd of the city of Baltimore, a body
corporate incorporated under the general laws of this State relating to
incorporations, is authorized to receive all such white females under the age
of eighteen years as may be committed to the corporation by their parents
or guardians and the same to retain within the refuge conducted by said
corporation until they reach the age of eighteen years, or to bind them out
as apprentices until they reach the said age, as the directors of the said
corporation may elect.

An. Code, 1924, sec. 581. 1912, sec, 541. 1904, sec. 478. 1888, sec. 322. 1878, ch. 442, sec. 2.

685. White females under the age of eighteen years may be committed
to, the said House of the Good Shepherd by a justice of the peace for any of
the counties or the city of Baltimore on complaint and due proof made to
him by the parents, guardians or next friend of siich minor that, by reason
of incorrigible or vicious conduct, such minor has rendered her control be-
yond the power of such parents or guardian or next friend and made it
manifestly requisite that, from regard to the morals and future welfare of
such minor and the peace and order of society, she should be placed under
the guardianship of the House of the Good Shepherd.

An. Code, 1924, sec. 582. 1912, sec. 542. 1904, sec. 479. 1888, sec. 323. 1878, ch. 442, sec. 3.

686. White females under the age of eighteen years may be committed
to the said House of the Good Shepherd by the authority aforesaid when
complaint and due proof have been made that such minor is a proper sub-
ject for the guardianship of the said corporation in consequence of vagrancy