Democratic messenger., 1892-06-04
Public General Laws.
CHATTER

AN ACT 10 amend article twenty sev-
en- Of the Code of Public General Laws
title Grimes aud Punishments." subtitle
"convicts," addinv thereto six sections To
come i'm after SerIi..a 424. to be designa-
ted Sections 424 4. 424 Is. 424 G. 42i ID.
424 + and 424 +. relating 10 the identiii.
cation ot habiiual criminals
Section l. BE IL enacted bv the Gener-
nj Assembly of Maryland. That Article
iwentv-sevea of the Code ot Public Gen
eral Laws, title Grimes and Punish
ments.' subtitle "Convicts." be amended
hy adding six additional sections thereto.
io come in after Section 424 and TO he
numbered respectively 42i A. 424 Is, 424
G. 424 ID, 424 + and 424 f. relating 10 the
identification of hal,itual criminals, and
Ia read respectively rs follows:
424 A. That any prison in This state
to which persons convicted of any ielon-
ious otfense are or NAV be committed bv
the courts Of this state tue warden or
other officers in charge shall record. ar
cause io he recorded. .n record kept for
that purpose a descIiition of every per
SON committed 10 such prison under II
sentence for felony. and also The crimi
nal history of every such person So com
mitted. as far as the same may appear
from the records ot the courts Of this
state, or any other 'e or Otherwise. ns
full and complete M be obtainabe
and shall attach iherei. y photograph o.
photographs of such persons so recorded
424 B. That for the purpose mention
ed in the section of this act the states
attorney OF the county or city IN which
a criminal has been convicted and seh-
fenced To prison for felony shall for
ward 10 the warden or other officer. in
charge. nj the request Of such warden or
other officer. and upon blanks furnished
hy him. criminal history of sach crimi
nal as fully as is known or can he ascer
tanned hy such states attorney.
4a4 G.. That the register herein pfo-
yided for shall not lie made public. ex
cepl as may he necessary in the ldeniiii-
cation of persons accused of crime. and
in III. trial of offense committed after
having been imprisoned for prior Of
fense. The record shall lie accessible.
however. Ia any officer Of any court hay
ing criminal jurisdiction IN this state.
upon The order of the Judge of the conri.
or of the states attorney of the county or
city in which the person is being held
for crime. which said order shall he at
tested by the seal of the court. and any
such record may be given in evidence up.
on any trial of an offender indicted under
the habiiual criminal law of this state for
the purpose Of proving former convic-
tion or convictions. and ule 0ffense or
uff,.ces for which convicted.
424 ID. That for The purpose Of OBJ
tanning accurate descriptions of criminal
convicis. the warden or other officers in
charge of the several prisons in this state
1.
iillon method of measurement and regis
iration or such other method as shall
minutelv describe conyicis.
424 +. That a copy of the descrip-
iion and OF The history and Of the photo
graph or photographs of any convict en-
tered upon such record or register shall
be furnished. upon the request of any
warden or other Offices in charge Of n
prison for felons in any other state Of the
United States, 10 such warden or other
officer In charge, provided snch state has
made provisions by law, for recording
the descriptions of its criminals convict
ed and tor furnishing such descriptions
10 the authorities Of such other states AS
as have made provisions by law for the
keeping of regis. of descriptions and
history of their con, lets.
424 F. That copy Of the dcscrip-
iion. history and photograph or photo
graphs or any convict entered upon such
records shall be furnished 10 any officer
of the bureau of police. in the cities where
peniteniiaries are or may be located. up
on the order of the superintendent of the
poliece thereof. also. that on or before
the twenty. eighth day of each and every
month the warden of the state penitenii-
airy or peniteniiaries located in SAID city
or cities shall furnish Ia the board of pp-
liece commissioners Of said city or cities
the names Of convicts whose sentences
expire the following month. together
with the date when sentence commenced.
the county or city from which committed.
the crime for which committed and the
exact day when the CO lYici will he dis
charged.
Sec 2 And he il enacted That ihls
act shall take effect fram the date of its
passage.
We hereby certify 'liat the aforegoing
is correct copy of an act OF the General
Assembly of Mary'.nd. passed January
session. 1892.
NJ PCRNELL.
Secretary Of the Senate.
CARLTON SHAFER,
Chief Clerk of th.. Houee nf n,laoatec