192 LAWS OF MARYLAND.

report of such visits monthly to the Lunacy Commission. The
powers of the board shall be limited to inspecting the institu-
tion under their immediate supervision, recommending to the
Lunacy Commission any suggestions or criticisms which, in
their opinion, are deemed for the best interests of the patients.
The members of the board of visitors shall reside in the county
in which the institution under their supervision is located.
The members of the board of visitors shall receive no compensa-
tion for their services. The Lunacy Commission may change
the personnel or membership of said board of visitors at its
pleasure.

38F. Whenever the Board of Directors of the Penitentiary
or House of Correction may deem it necessary they shall have
full power to summon the Lunacy Commission to examine and
pass upon the mental condition of the convicts, and if the con-
vict or convicts so examined be adjudged insane or feeble-
minded by said Commission, or a majority thereof, and the re-
moval of such convict or convicts be deemed advisable, said
Commission shall make complaint to the judge of either of the
Criminal Courts of Baltimore city, or any one of the Criminal
Courts for the several counties exercising criminal jurisdic-
tion, who shall have the power to order the removal of such
insane or lunatic convict or convicts to some insane asylum
within the State. And all the expense incurred in the removal
and support of said insane or feeble-minded convict or convicts
shall be borne by the State.

38G. For each patient in any State Hospital for the Insane
from Baltimore City or any one of the counties in the State
the said city or county, as the case may be, shall as herein
specified pay into the State Treasury the sum of one hundred
dollars ($100.00) for the board, care and treatment of such pa-
tient, and the remaining amount required for the board, care
and treatment of such insane person shall be paid from the
Treasury of the State. The expense for the care, board and
treatment of all patients in the State hospitals for the insane
shall be a charge upon each county sending such patient or
patients to the State hospitals for the insane, as hereinafter
provided. It shall be the duty of the superintendent to furnish
to the County Treasurer of each county having patients in the
State hospitals for the insane a quarterly statement, giving the
number of patients and the name of each patient coming from
and charged to such county, and the cost of maintenance due
from said county for such patient or patients. The superin-
tendents of each State hospital shall certify to the State Comp-
troller on the first day of January, April, July and October
of each year the amount not previously certified to by him