JOHN LEE CARROLL, ESQUIRE, GOVERNOR. 651

after it shall be ready to receive inmates, the sum	Expenses —
of twenty-five thousand dollars per annum, or so	low met.
much thereof as may be necessary, is hereby ap-
propriated out of any money in the Treasury not
otherwise appropriated, and the Treasurer of the
State is authorized and directed to pay the same
to the Board of Managers of the Maryland House of Correction, on the warrant of the Comptroller,
at such times and in such amounts as the said
Board of Managers may require.
9. And be it enacted, That whenever any person
may be convicted in any of the courts of this State
of any crime or misdemeanor, and who is liable	Who may be
under existing law to be sentenced to imprison-	sentenced to
ment for a period not less than two months and	it.
not exceeding three years, such court may, in its
discretion, sentence such person to be confined in
said House of Correction instead of other place
of confinement.
10. And be it enacted, That it shall be the duty
of any justice of the peace of this State to cause
to be arrested and, on due proof, to commit any
vagrant, habitually disorderly person (not insane),
to said House of Correction for a period not less
than two months nor more than six months ; and	Term of sen-
on a second or subsequent commitment of the	tence
same person for any of the said causes, he or she,
in the discretion of the justice, may be sentenced
to double the term of the first commitment ; pro-
vided that any person that may be brought before
a justice of the peace, as herein mentioned, shall	Right of ap-
have a right to appeal to the Circuit Court of the	peal
county, or if in the city of Baltimore, to the Crim-
inal Court of said city, where the same shall be
tried as other crimes and misdemeanors.
11. And be it enacted, That every person com-
mitted or sentenced to the said House of Correc-
tion shall be kept at some useful employment, or	Pursue useful
hired out for such useful employment as may be	employment.
best suited to his or her age, and most profitable
to the institution; and if the person shall refuse to
perform the work assigned to him or her, or be
guilty of acts of insubordination or misconduct,