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LAWS OF MARYLAND.

ing and guarding of the public buildings and grounds in the

City of Annapolis and the movable property of the State

therein.

SECTION i. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Mary-

Guarding
State's

land, That Section I of Chapter 175 of the Acts of 1888, pro-

buildings in

viding for the keeping and guarding of the public buildings

Annapolis.

and grounds of the City of Annapolis and the movable prop-

erty of the State therein, be and the same is hereby repealed

and re-enacted so as to read as follows :

1. That for the purpose of properly and efficiently keeping

Officers ap-
pointed lor

and guarding the public buildings and grounds in the City of

came.

Annapolis and the movable property of the State therein, the

Governor shall appoint the following officers, to wit : A

competent person to be superintendent of public buildings and

grounds, who shall be paid a salary of twelve hundred dollars

per annum ; an assistant superintendent, who shall be paid a

salary of seven hundred and twenty dollars per annum : a

person to take charge of the Governor's mansion and the

premises thereof, at a salary of eight hundred and forty dol-

lars per annum; two persons to watch and guard the public

buildings by day, and to act also as policemen, at a salary of

six hundred dollars each per annum; three persons to watch

and guard the public buildings by night, and to act also as

policemen, at a salary of six hundred dollars each per annum;

four persons to act as janitors, at a salary of six hundred dol-

lars each per annum ; six charwomen, at a salary of three hun-

Salaries.

dred dollars each per annum; one chief engineer and elec-

trician, at a salary of nine hundred dollars per annum ; two

firemen, at a salary of six hundred dollars each per annum,

and two coal passers, at a salary of three hundred dollars each

per annum ; all of said officers shall hold office at the pleasure

of the Governor; and the Treasurer, upon the warrant of the

Comptroller, shall pay the sums mentioned in this section to

the person or persons who shall be appointed by the Governor,

as aforesaid.

Approved March 25, 1904.

CHAPTER 153.

AN ACT to repeal and re-enact with amendments Section

5 of Chapter 455 of the Acts of the General Assembly of

Maryland, passed at the January Session of 1894, entitled

"An Act to repeal Sections 237 to 259, both inclusive, of