BALTIMORE CITY. 1199

wherever the.term or expression "Board of Police Commissioners" is used
in any of the public local or public general laws of this State, such term
or expression shall be construed as applying to the Police Commissioner
created by this section.

Mayor and C. C. of Balto, v. State, 15 Md. 376. Mayor, &c., v. Howard, 20 Md.
335. Altvater v. Mayor, 31 Md. 462. Keyser v. Upshur, 92 Md. 728. Graham v.
Gaither, 140 Md. 330.

1922, ch. 507.

740A. The said Police Commissioner may at any time, subject to
removal by him at his pleasure, designate some member of the police
force to be Acting Police Commissioner. In case of the absence or dis-
ability of the Police Commissioner without his having designated an Act-
ing Commissioner, the Chief Inspector of Police, or, in case of his absence
or disability, the next ranking officer, or where there are two such officers
of equal rank, the senior officer in date of appointment, shall be Acting
Commissioner while such absence or disability continues. An Acting
Police Commissioner shall receive no extra compensation for services as
such. Such Acting Police Commissioner shall have, during the time in
which he acts as Police Commissioner, all the powers and duties conferred
by statute upon the Police Commissioner.

1867, ch. 367. 1900, ch. 15. P. L. L. (1888), Art. 4, sec. 723. 1922, ch. 507.
741. In case of the death, resignation, removal or disqualification of
the Police Commissioner, the Governor shall appoint a successor for the
remainder of the term so vacated, subject to the provisions of Section 740
of this Article and of the Constitution of the State.

1884, ch. 176. P. L. L. (1888). Art. 4, sec. 724. 1906, ch. 129. 1908, ch. 432.
1910, ch. 471. 1912, ch. 377. 1920, ch. 3. 1923, ch. 507.

742. The said Police Commissioner shall select some siiitable person
to act as secretary to the Commissioner, whose duty it shall be to take
charge, by direction of the Commissioner, of all property seized or found
by the police or detectives and to perform all clerical and proper duties
required of him by said Commissioner; and it shall be the further duty of
said secretary to perform all clerical duties devolved upon said Commis-
sioner by law in connection with all the elections held in said city as may
be required of him by said Commissioner; said secretary shall enter into
bond to the State of Maryland in the same manner as is by law prescribed
for said Commissioner in the sum of five thousand dollars, conditioned for
the faithful discharge of his duties aforesaid, and the safekeeping of all
property placed in his hands as aforesaid, and shall receive the salary of
thirty-five hundred dollars ($3,500) per annum, payable monthly.

P. L. L. (1888), Art. 4, sec. 724A. 1892, ch. 540. 1906, ch. 129. 1908, ch 432.
1910, ch. 471. 1920, ch. 3. 1922, ch. 507.

743. The Police Commissioner is hereby authorized to employ an
additional officer, to be known as assistant secretary to the Commissioner,
whose salary shall be twenty-three hundred dollars ($2,300) per annum.