958 CRIMES AND PUNISHMENTS. [ART. 27
1888, art. 27, sec. 398. 1860, art. 73, sec. 10. 1837, ch. 320, sec. 7.
657. The directors shall receive two dollars each for every
day they may necessarily attend in the discharge of their
duties as directors, or in the capacity of monthly committee,
as hereinafter provided; but when they attend in both capaci-
ties on the same day they shall not receive more than one day's
pay.
Ibid, sec. 399. 1860, art. 73, sec. 11. 1837, ch. 320, sec. 8.
558 The bookkeeper shall keep a record of the attendance
of said directors, as directors, and as members of the monthly
committee, and they shall be paid for their services according
to the entries in said record.
Ibid sec. 400. 1860, art. 73, sec. 12. 1831, ch. 285. 1837, ch. 320, sec. 22.
1845, ch. 101, sec. 4.
550. The name and corporate style of the institution shall
be "The directors of the Maryland penitentiary," and by that
name the said directors shall have power to institute any suit
or suits for any sums of money due the institution, for any
injury done to the property or effects of the institution, or for
the breach of any contract made with the said directors in their
official capacity, or on the official bonds of any officer who shall
commit a breach thereof, and to prosecute said suits to judgment
and execution.
Ibid. sec. 401. 1860, art. 73, sec. 13. 1845, ch. 101, sec. 4.
560. All deeds for the sale of real or leasehold estate field
by the institution shall be signed by the president of the board,
or any three of the directors appointed for the purpose, at a
meeting of the board.
Ibid. sec. 402. 1860, art. 73, sec. 14. 1837, ch. 320, sec. 9.
561. The directors, warden, and all other officers of the
said penitentiary shall perform and discharge the duties that
may be assigned to them respectively by this sub-title of this
article, or by the rules and regulations of the board of direc-
tors, not inconsistent with the provisions of law or the rules
and regulations hereinafter established; and if any of them
wilfully omits or refuses to discharge any duty appertaining
to his office, after having accepted the said appointment, he
shall be dismissed from office, and be subject to a fine of not
less than thirty nor more than five hundred dollars, to be
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