390 LAWS OF MARYLAND. [CH. 215

County Home. He shall render the County Commissioners a
monthly statement under oath, to be administered by one of
the County Commissioners, or the Clerk to said County Com-
missioners, showing the receipts and expenditures for the past
month with the vouchers therefor, together with a statement
of his requirements for the coming month.

SEC. 11. And be it further enacted, That the County Com-
missioners shall also keep a complete set of account books for
the County Home and County Farm. This set of books shall not
only include items relating to the maintenance of the County
Home and County Farm, but also items relating to the original
cost of the County Farm and the erection of the County Home
and outbuildings, if it is necessary to erect the same or. any of
them, and of the equipment and other things placed on the
Farm and in the Home.

SEC. 12. And be it further enacted, That the County Com-
missioners shall meet at the County Home at least once in
every three months. They shall use every effort to make the
cost of the purchase and maintenance of the County Home and
County Farm as economical as possible and consistent with
the proper care of the inmates. Especially shall they use eco-
nomical methods in the purchase of supplies and materials.
No County Commissioner shall sell supplies or materials to or
be in any way interested in the sale of them to the County
Home or County Farm.

SEC. 13. And be it further enacted, That the County Com-
missioners shall be compensated for their services and reim-
bursed for their expenses in connection with the County Home
and County Farm in the same manner and at the same rate as
for their services and expenses in connection with other county
matters.

SEC. 14. And be it further enacted, That the Superinten-
dent shall keep a list of the inmates committed to the County
Home, showing their names, places of birth, nationality, age at
time of commitment, date of commitment, date of discharge or
of death, as the case may be, cause of death, if inmate died at
the County Home, whether or not the inmate was previously
committed there and, if so, how often and for how long each
time. A copy of the list shall be furnished by the Superinten-
dent of the County Commissioners semi-annually on the first
day of January and June of each year and whenever they shall
require.

SEC. 15. And be it further enacted, That the Superinten-
dent shall compel all of the inmates of the County Home, if
of sufficient ability, to work.