E. LOUIS LOWE, ESQUIRE, GOVERNOR.
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during the year, and of the state of the asylum, showing
the number and condition of the inmates, and all matters
necessary to the full understanding of the affairs
and situation of the corporation, which shall be certified
by the oath or affirmation of the president and secretary,
and of at least one of the trustees; it shall be accompanied
by an account or statement, certified by the
oath or affirmation of the president, showing the receipts
and expenditures for the year, and the assets and pecuniary
condition of the corporation; it shall be the duty
of the Governor to cause copies of these papers to be
laid before the General Assembly, at its then or next
session after the receipt of the same.
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SEC. 6. And
be it enacted, That the records, books,
accounts, papers, grounds and buildings of the said
corporation, shall, at all times, be open to the inspection
and examination of the Governor of the State, and to
such inspection and examination as the General Assembly
of Maryland, r any court of justice may, at any
time direct; and that the General Assembly shall always
have power, by resolution or otherwise, to appoint committees
of their body, or other persons, to inquire into
the affairs of said corporation, who shall have authority
to examine, on oath or affirmation, the trustees, officers
and servants of the corporation, and any other persons,
touching the affairs of the same.
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Open to
inspection
of
Governor.
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SEC. 7. And be it enacted,
That it shall, at all times,
be lawful for the General Assembly, or the Governor of
the State, to cause proceedings to be instituted, by way
of bill, in the name of the State, in any court of the
State, having original jurisdiction, for the removal of
any trustee or trustees, who may be guilty of fraud,
embezzlement, or misapplication of the funds of the
corporation, and such trustee or trustees may, after due
investigation, be removed by such court, and another,
or others, appointed by the same, in his or their stead;
and if it shall happen, that all the trustees shall at any
time be so removed, the charter of the corporation shall
not be forfeited, but a new set of trustees shall be appointed
by the court; and all persons appointed trustees
under the provisions of this section, shall be trustees to
all intents and purposes.
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Removal of
trustees.
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SEC. 8. And be it enacted,
That the costs of any
proceeding, under the last section, shall be defrayed by
the trustees against whom the same shall be instituted,
if they shall be removed; otherwise, they shall be defrayed
by the corporation, unless the court shall order
them to be paid by any person or persons, at whose
instigation the General Assembly or the Governor may
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Costs of
proceedings.
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