1837.

LAWS OF MARYLAND.

CHAP. 320.

duty, and punishable under the ninth section of this
act.

City court to
give in charge.

SEC. 13. And be it enacted, That the city court of
Baltimore shall, at each session of said court, charge
the attending grand jury to enquire into the conduct
and management of the said penitentiary, and to make
presentment of offences and omissions of the directors,

Penalty and
dismissal.

agents, warden, and assistant warden; and if a party
be convicted on any presentment thus found, he shall
be dismissed from employment, and fined in a sum not
less than thirty dollars, nor more than five hundred
dollars, to he recovered as other fines now are; and

Five jurymen to
inspect, &c.

the said court shall appoint not less than five of said
jurors, to examine and inspect said prison, and report
upon its condition, which report shall be transmitted
by the clerk of the said court to the governor of the

Explanatory

State; but no conviction nor recovery, shall be had un-
der the ninth and thirteenth sections of this act, for
one, and the same offence.

Goods to be sold
at wholesale.

SEC. 14. And be it enacted, That the goods and ar-
ticles, manufactured at the said penitentiary, shall be
sold at wholesale, in bills of not less than fifty dollars,

Penalty.

to any one purchaser; and for any violation of this
section of this act, the agents of the Penitentiary shall
be subject to the penalties imposed by the thirteenth
section.

Annual report
required.

SEC. 15. And be it enacted, That the said directors
shall make a report every year, at least ten days be-
fore the meeting of the Legislature, to the Governor
of the State, showing the expenses, profits, loss, re-
ceipts, disbursements, condition and progress of the
said Penitentiary, together with a statement of the
number of prisoners, their age, sex, color, place of na-
tivity and conviction, offence, term of confinement; es-
capes, pardons and discharges, accompanied by such
remarks and suggestions as may appear necessary to
the advancement of the interests of the establishment,
and to possess the people of a general knowledge of its
concerts; and the Governor shall communicate said
report, together with those received from the city court
as aforesaid, to the Legislature, during the first week
of the session, with such recommendations as he may
think expedient.