434 LAWS OF MARYLAND.

189. The said warden, before he enters upon the duties
of his office, shall take oath before the clerk of the Circuit
Court for Baltimore County that he will faithfully execute the
duties and trusts and exercise the powers vested in him as such
warden, and shall give bond to the said County Commissioners
with a trust or bonding company as security, to be approved of
by said County Commissioners, in the penalty of three thousand
dollars, conditioned for the faithful performance of his duties
as warden, and for the safe keeping of all such persons as shall
be committed by legal authority to the jail of Baltimore county,
which bond shall be filed and recorded in said County Commis-
sioners' office.

190. All commitments of prisoners to the jail in Baltimore
county shall be directed to the warden of said jail, who shall
receive the same and safely keep them until legally released;
he shall deliver prisoners to the sheriff of the county to be con-
ducted in court, and when sentenced to confinement elsewhere
than in the said jail of the county, the warden's responsibility
for such prisoners to cease when so delivered into the custody
of the sheriff.

191. The said warden shall provide all needed supplies for
the prisoners in his custody under the direction of the County
Commissioners, and abide by and observe all such rules and
regulations as may be established by the said County Commis-
sioners concerning the jail building and the inmates thereof,
and shall admit no visitors to the prisoners except in accord-
ance with such rules; he shall keep a complete record of the
prisoners committed to his custody, when and by whom com-
mitted, upon what charge, and when released, and shall on
Monday of each week report to the County Commissioners the
number of prisoners confined, with such other information as
may be required by them; he shall also keep full and complete
account of all supplies received at the jail, and disburse-
ments made by him; the said warden and his deputy shall re-
side in the jail building.

192. The warden shall appoint a deputy warden, to be paid
a compensation by the County Commissioners not exceeding
fifty dollars per month, and he may appoint such watchman or
assistants as the Commissioners may in writing direct, to be
paid a compensation by said Commissioners not exceeding one
dollar and fifty cents per day. The. County Commissioners shall
furnish the jail building, including the dwelling part thereof,
with all necessary fuel and all requisite food and supplies for
the prisoners confined in the jail, and the warden shall have the
same cooked and prepared for such prisoners; the warden shall