The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1898-05-27
PUBLIC LOCAL LAW.
CHAPTER ISL.

AN ACT to add two additional sections to
Article l3 OF the Code OF Public Local Laws
OF the State OF Maryland, entitled "Har-
ford County" one under subtitle "Alms
House," to follow section 20 OF said article
and to be known as section 20 A, and the
other under subtitle SHERIFF" to follow
section 25S and to be known as section 25S
SECTION l. Be il enacted by the General At
senlbly Of Maryland, That two additional sec
tions be added 10 Article l3 OF the Code OF
Public L. cal Laws Of the State OF Maryland,
title "Harford County" one under the sub.
title "Alns House, to follow section 20 and
to be known as section 20 A. and the other
under The suo-tit "Sherlff" to follow Sec
ton 2J3 and to be known as section 253 A.
20 A. The Circuit Court Tor 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 1t shall be to visit the said Aims
House at 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 to be occupied by the Inmates
thereof, together with the furniture ald
equipment thereof, for the purpose OF ascer:
tainfng how said 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 I'm prOVements
can be made therein.
1t shall be the duty OF the Overseer OF the
poor to furnish said Board OF Visitors with
every facility to enable them TO make q
thorough and complete examination as
aforesaid.
The said visitors shall after each visit re-
port to. the Board OF County Commissioners
OF Hartford county the result Of their inspec-
ton in writing, together with any recom-
mendations with reference TO the care and
conduct OF the said Aims House and its
management, which they may see nit to
make.
25S A. The Board 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
tute Board OF Visitors for the county jail
OF said county, and shall visit and examine
quarterly the said Jail in the same manner
as provided in said section they shall visit
and examine the county Aims House, and
they shall after each visit In like manner
report the result OF said visit TO the Board OF
County Commissioners for Hartford county,
together with any recommendations they
may see lit to make and 1t shall be the duty
OF the sheriff OF said county to facilitate
them in their examination and investiga.
SECTION 2. Be 1t enacted, That this Act
shall take effect from the date OF Its pas
sage.
Approved April 9TH. 1898.
LLOYD LOWNDES, Governor.
JOHN WRIT RANDALL,
President OF the Senate.
LOUIS SCHAEFER,
Speaker OF the House OF Delegates.
SECRETARY OF THE SENATE.
1 hereby certify that the aroregoing is a
true copy OF an Act OF the General Assembly
of Maryland, passed at the January session,
1898 MARTIN NJ. HIGGINS,
Secretary OF the Senate.