Telegraf. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1909-1951, 1943-08-13
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AN ACT to provide for the conditional
release from certain penal INSTITUTIONS
by the Governor OF Maryland OF prls-
Oners, who may be found to. possess
the necessary qualifications, in order
to meet shortages of labor affecting
any agency, commission, department,
institution or other employing au-
thority Of the State or of any pol1tl-
cal subdivision thereof because or
the present war between the United
States Of America and Germany,
Japan and Italy, and to prescribe the
method n extent of making such
releases and employing such prisoners.
Section 1. Be it enacted by the Cen
eral Assembly of Maryland, That, when
ever the. appointing authority OF any
agency, commission, department, 1nSt1-
tuition or other employing authority OF
the State Of Maryland, or OF the City
of Baltimore, shall make requ1slt1on
upon the Commissioner of State EN-
ployment and Registration, or of the
City Service Commission, as the case
may be, for the certiication OF persons
eligible to fill a vacancy in any posi-
ton in the classified or unclassiied SER
vice and said Commissioner, or said
City Service Commission, is unable,
upon the receipt Of such requisition to
make such certilcat1on because OF a
shortage of available manpower during
the present emergency, said appointing
authority shall be authorized to advise
the Director Of Parole and Probation Of
the vacancy so existing and to request
him to determine If, among the inmates
of any penal institutions OF the State,
there may be found persons who are
otherwise qualified for conditional re-
lease and are capable Of filling such va
cancy, provided, however, that in the
case Of any such application preference
shall be given by the Director OF Parole
and Probation to applications made by
hospitals.
Whenever the appointing authority OF
any agency, commission, department,
institution or other employing authority
of any other political subdivision or
this State shall have made reasonable
efforts to employ persons eligible for
employment in an position in any
agency, commission, department, 1nstl.
tuition or other employing authority OF
any other political subdivision OF this
State and has been unable to obtain any
person eligible to fill such vacancy, said
appointing authority shall be author
lied to advise the Director Of Parole
and Probation Of the vacancy so exist
ing and to request him to determine if,
among the inmates of any penal insti-
tuition Of the State there may be found
persons who are otherwise qualified for
conditional release and are capable Of
~Iease,' as used in this Act, shall mean
a conditional Communication of sentence,
a conditional pardon or a parole, as the
case maybe.
Upon the receipt of such request from
the appointing authority, whether from
any agency, commission, department,
institution or other employing author
ity of this State or of a political sub
division thereof, said Director shall OBJ
tain from the Department of Correction
the names of such prisoners as it may
deem qualified to perform the required
services; and thereafter said Director
shall certify TO- such authority the
names Of such Of said prisoners as he
may and are suitable for such condi-