The Governor is hereby authorized and directed to appoint a commission, consisting of five citizens of this Commonwealth, to serve without compensation, who shall investigate and examine the Pennsylvania Institution for the Instruction of the Blind, the Western Pennsylvania School for the Blind, and the Western Pennsylvania School for the Deaf, together with all the buildings, grounds, equipment, affairs and accounts of said institution and schools. Said commission shall ascertain the indebtedness of said institution and schools, of whatsoever nature, and shall ascertain what, if any, liens there may be of record against said institution and schools, including said buildings and grounds and what, if any, claims there may be against said institution and schools, including all buildings, grounds and equipment, and whether said institution and schools are in good repair, and whether there is ground adjacent and belonging thereto sufficient for the proper maintenance of said institution and schools.