Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1892-05-06
CHATTER 273

AN ACT tc amend article twenty seven Of
the Code OF Public General Laws, title
Crimes and Punishments subtitle Convicts
adding thereto six sections TO come In af.er
section 424 10 be designated. sections 424
a. IA b, 424C. 42f D, 42f e, and "A 4. re-
latingtoths identification Of Habituai Crinii.
mails.
SEcTIoE l. 20 u enacted -sy ~ General
Assembly OF Maryland. That article twenty.
seven Of the Code of Public General Laws,
title Crimes und Punishmenfs, subtitle Con-
vicis DO amended BY adding six additional
sections thereto. 10 come IN after section Al
and e be numbered respectively 424 A, "a
y, 424 G. 42i ID, 42i II. and 424 4. relating 10
the identification OF Habituai Criminals, and
10 read respectively a. follows:
AZ A. That in every prison In this State,
20 Witch persons convicted Of any felonious
offence, are or may be committed by the
Courts OF this State, the Warden or other
ofiicers In charge shall record, or cause TO be
Tecorded, In record kept Tor that purpose, q
description OF every person committed to such
prison under sentence tor felony, and also
tue criminal history ofevefy such person SO
committed, as far as the same may appear
from the records OF the Courts of this State.
Or any ether State, or otherwise, as full aud
complete as may tie obanable and shall at
zach thereto photograph or pho oyraphs Of
such persons so recorded.
"a b. That for the purpose mentioned in
section OF this Act, the o.ats's Attorney OF the
county or city III which criminal has been
convicted and sentenced to prison for felony
shall forward to the Warden, 0. other officer
IN charge. at the request OF such Warden or
other officer, and upon blanks furnished by
aim. criminal history OF such criminal ~
iuliy az Is known or can be ascertained BY such
States Attorney.
FAC. That the Register herein provided
Tor shall not b made public. except As may
be necessary in the Identification Of persons
accused Of crime. and In the trial Of offences
conmitted after having been imprisoned for
prior offence. Tine record shall be accessible
however, 10 any officer OF any Court having
criminal jurisdiction In this State, upon the
order of,he Judge OF the Court, or Of the
states Attorney Of the county or city In which
the person y being held TOR crime, which
said order shall be atsested by the seal Of the
Court. and any such recorl may be given in
evidence upon any tr.al ofan offender indiet-
ed under the hsbitual criminal law Of this
state for the purpose Of proving former con-
viction or convictions, and the offence OF
offences for which convicted.
"a D. That for the purpose Of obtaining
accurate descriptions OF criminal convic the
Warden or other officers in charge OF the
several prisons in this State are hereby
authorized TO adopt the Beriilion method OF
measurement and registration or such other
method as shall infinitely describe convicts.
"a f. That copy Of the description and
ofthe history and q the photograph or photo.
graphs OF any convict entered upon such re-
cord or register shall be furnished, upon the
request OF any Warden, or other officer in
charge Of prison for felons In any other
State. Of the United States to ouch Warden or
other officer In chr 81 proy,dsd ai,sh, Slate
has made provision BY law. for recording the
descriptions Of Its criminals convicted and for
furnishing such descriptions 70 the author
titles OF such other States as have male pro-
descriptions and history 81 their conviclA
"a F. That a copy ofthe description, his
fory and photograph or photographs OF any
c0nvict entered upon such records shall be
furnished 10 any officer Of the Bureau OF
foiice, Ia the cities where penitsntiaries are
or may be located. upon the order Of the
superintendent Of the police thereof also.
that on or before the twenty-eighih day Of
each and every monththe y arden Of the State
fenitenitiaryor Penltentiaries located In said
city cities shall furnish tot the Board,of Police
Commissioners of said city or cities the name
ot convicts whose sentence expire the follow
ing month, together with the date when sen-
tence commenced, the county or city from
which committed, the crime for which COM
mitted and the exact day when the convict
will be discharged.
SECTION . And be 1t enacted that this
Act snail take effect from the date OF its pass
age.
We hereby certify that the aforegoing Is n
correct copy Of an Act OF the General Assem-
by Of Maryland. passed January Session,
1892:
w. @. PURNELT.,
Secretary OF the Senator
CARLTON SHAFER,
Chief Clerk Of the House OF Delegates.
Approved BY the Governor.
March 3ist. 1892