BALTIMORE CITY. 1203

The said police force may be increased at any time, if in the opinion
of the said Commissioner the public peace shall require it, to any num-
ber and for such periods of time as he may think proper, by the appoint-
ment of special patrolmen, who shall receive not less than three dollars
and fifty cents ($3.50) per day for their services.*

Keyser v. Upshur, 92 Md. 726. Upshur v. Ward, 94 Md. 778. Upshur v. Hamilton,
95 Md. 566. Cf., Baltimore v. Poultney, 25 Md. 32. Leitch v. Gaither, 151 Md. 167.

Special Act raising salaries of certain sergeants held repealed by later Act.
Baltimore v. Davis, 120 Md. 403.

1927, ch. 203.

745A. The base or grade salary of the Police Department of Balti-
more City be increased as follows:. The chief inspector shall receive Five
Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00) per annum instead of Four Thousand
Dollars ($4,000.00) as now provided by law; and the other inspectors
shall each receive Four Thousand Five Hundred Dollars ($4,500.00) per
annum instead of Three Thousand Five Hundred Dollars ($3,500.00) as
now provided by law; the Secretary to the Police Commissioner shall
receive Four Thousand Five Hundred Dollars ($4,500.00) per annum
instead of Three Thousand Five Hundred Dollars ($3,500.00) per annum
as now provided by law; the assistant secretary to the Police Commis-
sioner shall receive Three Thousand Dollars ($3,000.00) per annum in-
stead of Two Thousand Three Hundred Dollars ($2,300.00) per annum
as now provided by law; the secretary to the chief inspector shall receive
Three Thousand Dollars ($3,000.00) per annum instead of Two Thou-
sand Three Hundred Dollars ($2,300.00) per annum as now provided
by law; the assistants to the secretary to the Commissioner shall each
receive Two Thousand Five Hundred Dollars ($2,500.00) per annum,
instead of Two Thousand Dollars: ($2,000.00) per annum, as now pro-
vided by law; the captain assigned to have charge of the Detective Office
shall receive Eighty Dollars ($80.00) per week, instead of Sixty Dollars
($60.00) per week, as now provided by law; and each of the other cap-
tains shall receive Seventy Dollars ($70.00) per week, instead of Fifty
Dollars.($50.00) per week, as now provided by law; the lieutenants in
charge of the bureau of identification shall receive Sixty Dollars ($60.00)
per week, instead of Forty-seven Dollars ($47.00) per week, as now pro-
vided by law; and each other lieutenant and lieutenant-detective shall
receive Fifty-five Dollars ($55.00) per week, instead of Forty-three Dol-
lars ($43.00) per week, as now provided by law; each sergeant and de-
tective-sergeant shall receive Forty-six Dollars and Fifty Cents ($46.50)
per week, instead of Thirty-six Dollars and Fifty Cents ($36.50) per
week, as now provided by law; each turnkey shall receive Forty Dollars
($40.00) per week, instead of Thirty-two Dollars and Fifty Cents
($32.50) per week, as now provided by law; each patrolman, including
the detective-patrolmen, shall receive Thirty-five Dollars ($35.00) per
week during the first vear of his service, instead of Twenty-seven Dollars

*See the next succeeding sections (745A to 745C) for the salaries and number of
members on the force as fixed by chapter 203 of 1927.