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not been inspected as required, or which is, in his opinion, un-
safe or improperly equipped or otherwise unfit to be operated,
and for like reasons he may revoke any registration already
made; provided, however, that the provisions of Section 189 of
this Article, with reference to notice, hearing and appeal shall
be applicable in all cases where registration is refused or re-
voked under the terms of this section.

Approved April 11, 1929.

CHAPTER 258.

AN ACT to add a new section to Article 27 of the Annotated
Code of Maryland (1924 Edition), title "Crimes and Pun-
ishments, " sub-title "The Department of Welfare, " said new
section to be known as Section 694A, to follow immediately
after Section 694 of said Article, dealing with the care of
pregnant female prisoners about to give birth to children
and with the care of such children thereafter.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of
Maryland, That a new section be and it is hereby added to
Article 27 of the Annotated Code of Maryland, (1924 Edi-
tion), title "Crimes and Punishments, " sub-title "The De-
partment of Welfare, " said new section to be known as Sec-
tion 694A of said Article and to read as follows:

694A. If a representation is made to the officer in charge
of any Penal Institution that a woman confined in such Penal
Institution is pregnant and about to give birth to a child, a
reasonable time before the anticipated birth of such child, such
officer shall make careful inquiry and, if the facts so require,
recommend to the Governor through the Board of Welfare the
exercise of Executive clemency. The Governor may, without
notice, parole such convict, commute the sentence or suspend
its execution for a definite period or from time to time as
he deems proper. If the sentence is suspended, the offi-
cer in charge of such institution, a reasonable time before the
anticipated birth of such child, shall cause such woman to be
removed from such institution and provided with comfortable
accommodations, maintenance and medical care elsewhere under
such supervision and safeguard to prevent her escape from cus-
tody, as he may determine, and subject to her return to such