ART. 27] STATE PENITENTIARY 955

whose charge or custody such minor may be, is, because of
moral depravity or otherwise, unable or unwilling to exercise
proper care or discipline over such minor; and the said cor-
poration is hereby authorized and empowered to receive, take
charge of and retain and to bind out as apprentices during
minority to learn such useful trades or callings as such minors,
with the approval of said corporation may select, all such white
male minors of either of the descriptions aforesaid as are now
or shall hereafter be in the charge of said corporation by virtue
of any such commitments by any justice of the peace hereto-
fore or hereafter made.

1888, art. 27, sec. 388. 1882, ch. 72, sec. 3.

647. The St. Mary's industrial school for boys of the city of
Baltimore is authorized to sell, mortgage, exchange, dispose of
and convey all or any part of such property and estate, real,
personal or mixed, as it now has or may hereafter acquire
under any powers conferred on it by law.

State Penitentiary.

Ibid. sec. 389. 1860, art. 73, sec 1. 1837, ch. 320, sec. 1. 1868, ch. 97.

1878, ch. 74

548. The property and affairs of the penitentiary shall be
managed by a board of six directors. The governor, by and
with the advice and consent of the senate, shall biennially
appoint two directors of the penitentiary, who shall hold office
for six years and until their succesors are appointed and
qualify, and may be removed as hereinafter provided for.

Ibid, sec 390. 1860, art. 73, sec. 2. 1837, ch. 320, sec. 1.

649. Upon the happening of any vacancy in the said board
of directors, another person shall be appointed for the unex-
pired term of the former incumbent.

Ibid. sec. 391. 1860, art, 73, see 3. 1823. ch. 206 1836, ch. 300, sec, 4.
1837, ch. 320, sec. 2 1868, ch. 97.

650. The directors of the penitentiary shall annually
appoint at their regular stated meeting in the month of May a
warden for the penitentiary, who shall serve for one year or
until the stated meeting of the board of directors to be held in
the month of May of the year succeeding his election, or in
the contingency of the failure or omission of the board to
make appointment at the time aforesaid to serve until his