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(III) The application shall be verified by affidavit, shall be executed
in duplicate and shall be accompanied by two certified copies of the
indictment returned, or information and affidavit filed, or of the com-
plaint made to the judge or [justice of the peace] District Court com-
missioner, stating the offense with which the accused is charged, or
of the judgment of conviction or of the sentence. The prosecuting
officer, parole board, warden or sheriff may also attach such further
affidavits and other documents in duplicate as he shall deem proper
to be submitted with such application. One copy of the application,
with the action of the Governor indicated by endorsement thereon,
and one of the certified copies of the indictment, complaint, informa-
tion, and affidavits, or of the judgment of conviction or of the sentence
shall be filed in the office of the Secretary of State, to remain of record
in that office. The other copies of all papers shall be forwarded with
the Governor's requisition.

50. Remission of forfeited recognizances.

The Governor may remit the whole or any part of any recog-
nizance which may be forfeited; provided, the judge of the court in
which such forfeiture took place shall recommend the remission of the
whole or some part thereof. [And provided further that the Governor
may remit the whole or any part of any recognizance taken by a
justice of the peace and forfeited upon recommendation of said justice
of the peace, or upon such other recommendation or statements
of the fact as the Governor may deem satisfactory.]

124. Supervision of suspended sentences; presentence reports and
other investigations and probationary services.

(a) Whenever [the circuit court of any county, the Criminal Court
of Baltimore City, or] any court [of limited criminal jurisdiction,
including, but not limited to the Municipal Court of Baltimore City,
any people's court or any trial magistrate,] shall suspend the sentence
of any person convicted of crime, and shall direct such person, to
continue, for a certain time, or until otherwise ordered, under the
supervision of the Department DIVISION, it shall be the duty of the
said Department DIVISION to supervise, when so requested by said
court, the conduct of such person and to ascertain and report to said
court whether or not the conditions of such probation or suspension of
sentence are being faithfully complied with by such person.

§ 162. Binding and distribution of laws and journals of General
Assembly—In general.

He shall have bound the laws and journals of the General Assembly
and shall distribute and forward the same when bound, under the
direction of the Governor, to the persons entitled by law to receive
the same, that is to say: To the Governor of the State of Maryland,
one copy of each; to the Comptroller, Treasurer, Commissioner of
the Land Office, each one copy of the laws; to the Court of Appeals,
one copy of the laws for the office of the Clerk and one copy for each
judge; to the Court of Special Appeals;, one copy of the laws for the
office of the Clerk and one copy for each judge; to the Library of Con-
gress, eight copies of the laws and two copies of the journals; to the
Department of Legislative Reference, two copies of each for the use of
the Department and fifty copies of the laws and fifty copies of the