J. MILLARD TAWES, GOVERNOR                           1031

any such record shall be admissible in evidence for the purposes of
proving the fact of the conviction and the crime for which such de-
fective delinquent was convicted.

(d)  A copy of such record shall be furnished, upon request, to any
warden or other officer in charge of a prison for felons in any other
state of the United States; provided that such state has made recipro-
cal provisions by law for furnishing records of its convicted criminals
to the authorities of this State.

(e)  Said Institution shall furnish a copy of such record of any
defective delinquent to any police officer presenting an order for
such copy signed by the officer in charge of police of any county or
municipality.

(f)  Whenever a person shall be convicted of crime and committed
to the said Institution, the clerk of the court involved shall, unless
advised by said Institution that records are available from the De-
partment of Correction, make and forward as soon as practicable,
but not later than thirty days from time of commitment, to said In-
stitution, a record containing, with regard to the criminal trial, a
short copy of the docket entries, the name and address of the judge
presiding at the trial, the State's Attorney and sheriff, and the
names and addresses of the jurors and the names of the witnesses
sworn on the trial, together with a statement of any facts which the
presiding judge may deem important or necessary for a full compre-
hension of the case. In each case in which he shall perform the duties
required by this Section, the clerk of the court shall be entitled to one
dollar as compensation, which shall be taxed as a part of the costs of
said case.

(g)  For the purpose of increasing the efficiency in the treatment,
management and rehabilitation of persons committed to said In-
stitution there shall be full and complete interchange between said
Institution and the Departments of Correction and of Parole and
Probation of records and all pertinent information relating to each
of the persons so committed. It shall be the duty of said department
to provide the procedures and methods for the interchange of the
records and information as required by this Section.

19. The said Board UPON THE APPROVAL OF THE BOARD
OF PUBLIC WORKS, THE BOARD OF PATUXENT INSTITU-
TION is hereby empowered in its discretion to apply for and receive
from the Federal government or any board, bureau, commission,
department or other agency thereof any funds, chattels, or foodstuffs
by way of grant or loan that may be available to be used in the estab-
lishment, maintenance or program of the said Institution, on such
terms as said Board shall approve, provided there be no requirement

to apply the said funds, chattels or foodstuffs, or any part thereof

in contravention of any provision of Maryland law relating to such

institution, and provided further that no such funds, chattels, or

foodstuffs shall be accepted by way of loan without the approval of

the Board of Public Works first having been obtained and that in

no event shall the credit of the State of Maryland or any political

subdivision thereof be involved or pledged to secure the return of

said loan and that repayment thereof with the interest, if any, shall

only be made out of the accrued net profits earned in the operation

of the State use system to which reference is made in Section 680 of

Article 27 of the Annotated Code of Maryland (1957 Edition) and by