THEODORE R. McKELDIN, GOVERNOR                   633

said new section to be known as Section 37A and to follow im-
mediately after Section 37 thereof, authorizing the State Depart-
ment of Public Welfare to establish, maintain, regulate and con-
trol certain units to be known as forestry Camps as an aid to
delinquent boys, and requiring certain political sub-divisions to
participate in the financing of camp programs.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Maryland,
That a new section be and it is hereby added to Article 88A of the
Annotated Code of Maryland (1951 Edition), title "State Depart-
ment of Public Welfare", sub-title "Training Schools for Delinquent
Children", said new section to be known as Section 37A, to follow
immediately after Section 37 thereof, and to read as follows:

37 A. The State Department of Public Welfare is hereby authorized
within the appropriation of the General Assembly to establish and
maintain units to be known as forestry Camps to receive and render
care to delinquent boys. The Department is hereby authorized to
transfer to these units such boys, inmates of either Boys⁹ Village or
Maryland Training School for Boys, as in its judgment may benefit
by such care. The Department shall supervise, direct and control
the units, prescribe minimum qualifications for personnel and ap-
point personnel needed to staff the units in accordance with the Merit
System, Article 64A; and the release of boys from, such units shall
be in accordance with the discharge policy formulated by the Depart-
ment. for each child committed to and placed in the custody of the
forestry Camps aforesaid, the County (or Baltimore City), where
the child resided at the time of his commitment, shall be chargeable
with the sum of One Hundred and Eightly Dollars ($180.00) per
annum, for the care and training of each child. It shall be the duty
of the State Department of Public Welfare, or its agent or agents to
furnish to the County Commissioners of each County, and to the
Comptroller of Baltimore City, a quarterly statement giving the
number and names of all children, the cost of whose maintenance and
supervision is chargeable thereto, and the amounts due therefor. Said
Department shall likewise certify to the State Comptroller the
amounts due from the several counties and Baltimore City as afore-
said, and it shall be the duty of the Comptroller to collect the same
from said Counties and City.

SEC. 2. And be it further enacted, That this Act shall take effect
June 1, 1955.

Approved April 11. 1955.

CHAPTER 371
(House Bill 444)

AN ACT to repeal and re-enact, with amendments, Sub-section (a)
of Section 75 of Article 81 of the Annotated Code of Maryland

EXPLANATION: Italics indicate new matter added to existing law.
[Brackets] indicate matter stricken from existing law.
CAPITALS indicate amendments to bill.
Strike out indicates matter stricken out of bill.