The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1898-05-13
PUBLIC LEGAL LAW.
CHAPTER l3l.

AN ACT to add two additional sections to
Article Is of the Code Of Public Local Laws
of the state of Maryland, entitled "Har-
ford County," one under subtitle "Alms
House, to follow section 70 Of said article
and to be known as section - \ and the
OF: er under subtitle Sheriff" to follow
section 253 and to be known as section 253
SECTION l. BE il enacted by the General As
scIt.bIu Of Nd1yldhd, That two addition ii sec
lions be added 10 Article IL of the Code of
Public l. cal Laws of the State of Maryland
title "Harford County" one under the sub
title "a Inns House, to follow section % and
to be known as section ~ A, and the other
under the suC-tit 'SheriH' to follow sec
ton 25S and to be Known as section 253 \.
% A. The Circuit CourO for Hartford county
shall annually, on or before the 10th day of
March, appoint three ladies, at least two of
whom shall he residents of said county, to
constitute Board of Visitors for the Aims
House, who shall serve without pay, and
whose duty il shall be to visit the said Aims
House ut least four times during the year OF
their incumbency of said office, and TO eX-
anime and inspect all the buildings belong
ing to said Aims House property, occupied
or intended t. he occupied by the inmates
thereof, together with the furniture AID
equipment thereof, for the purpose of ascer-
tanning how sad institution is kept and
managed, and what facilities are provided
for the health and comfort of said inmates,
and generally how the said institution Is
conducted and whether or not improvements
II shall he the duty of the Overseer Of the
poor To- furnish said Board of Visitors with
every facility to enable them to make a
thorough and complete examination as
aforesaid.
The SAID visitors shall after each visit re-
port to the Eoald of County Commissioners
Of Hartford county the result of their inspec-
ton in writing, together with any recon-
mendatiunS with reference to the care ana
conduct of the said Aims House and Its
management, which they may see MT to
make.
2j3 4. The Boar OF Visitors for the Aims
House to be appointed annually by the Cir
cult Court for Hartford county,as provided in
| section 20 a of this article, shall also consti
| of said county, and shall visit and examine
quarterly the said Jail in the same manner
a. provided in said section they shall visit
| and examine the county Aims House, and
tuey shall after each visit in like manner
report the result of said sit to the Board OF
| County Commissioners for Hartford county,
! .pgciher with any recommendations they
mGF see fit to make and it shall be the duty
| mi the sheriff OF said county to facilitate
! luem in their examination and investiga-
! ton.
! suai take elect rom the date of lis pas
/ approved ApTH eth. 1898.
| LLOin LOWN DIES, Governor.
| JOHN WRIT RANDALL,
| President of the Senate.
| LOUIS Si'HAEEER,
| Speaker Of the House of Delegates.
| OFFICE or TUE
| SECRETARY OF THE SENATE.
| | hereby certify that the aforegoing is {
| true copy of an Act OF the General Assembly
| of Maryland, passed at the January session
1898. MARTIN NJ. HIGGINS,
Secretary OF the Senate.