1650 LAWS OF MARYLAND.

SEC. 9. And be it further enacted, That whenever the Board
of Directors shall deem it for the best interest of any girl in its
custody, it shall authorize the Superintendent to release such
girl on parole as soon as a suitable home has been found for her
And no home shall be deemed suitable which does not conform
to the religious faith of the girl unless there be written consent
from her religious instructor.

One or more women shall be employed as visiting parole agents
to investigate homes, visit girls on parole and make such other
investigations as may be deemed needful by the Superintendent.
It shall be the duty of the Superintendent to recall any girl
who may not conduct herself properly while she is on parole
or whose home has not been found suitable.

SEC. 10. And be it further enacted, That there is hereby ap-
propriated out of the Treasury of the State of Maryland, the
sum of one thousand dollars ($1,000.00) for the purpose of
carrying on work and investigation preliminary to the estab-
lishment of said institution; and said corporation is hereby
directed to report the result of said findings to the Governor of
Maryland, and by him to be transmitted to the General As-
sembly of Maryland at its session in 1916.

SEC. 11. And be it further enacted, That this Act shall take
effect from the date of its passage.
Approved April 16th, 1914.

CHAPTER 844.

AN ACT to create a Commission to conduct a survey of the public
schools, normal schols, and the State-aided elementary and
secondary schools, and the higher educational institutions of
the State of Maryland; to endow said Commission with all the
necessary powers to carry out the purposes of this Act; to ap-
propriate a sum of money for the expenses of said Commis-
sion.

WHEREAS, It is the desire of the General Assembly, that there
be made a comprehensive study of the public school system of
the State of Maryland, of the State-aided elementary and sec-
ondary schools and the higher educational institutions of the
State of Maryland, with a view of correlating and co-ordinating
the different institutions, wholly or partially supported by State
appropriations; and,