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County Commissioners of Allegany County and one-third from the Mayor
and City Council of Cumberland, Maryland, and who shall attend at such
times and places and perform such duties as may be directed by said Mag-
istrate, and who shall be removable by said Magistrate at his discretion;
and in assessing the costs in such cases as may come before him, said
Magistrate shall allow the same rate per diem for attendance of witnesses
and mileage outside the City of Cumberland as is allowed in the Circuit
Court for Allegany Comity, which shall be paid by the Board of County
Commissioners for Allegany County in the same manner as is paid to
witnesses before the Circuit Court; provided, however, that no witnesses
shall be paid either per diem or mileage who shall not have been regularly
summoned by said Magistrate.
See secs. 349 and 488.

1914, ch. 701, sec. 184B.

371. Whenever any minor is arrested he may be taken to such place,
other than a station house or jail, as may be designated by said Magis-
trate, but in the absence of such designation such minor may be held at
a station house until brought before said Magistrate, and when said Magis-
trate shall commit any minor for trial or for hearing he may commit such
minor to a suitable institution instead of the jail. The Board of County
Commissioners for said County may in its discretion rent, lease or build
a suitable building as a house of detention for minors under the age of
sixteen years who may be held to await trial or hearing, and to which such
minor may be committed by said Juvenile Magistrate as to other reforma-
tories or schools. Said building to contain separate wards for male and
female inmates, and to be under the supervision and control of a matron
who shall reside in said House of Detention, and who shall be appointed
by said Juvenile Magistrate; the cost of the maintenance of the same to
be paid by the County Commissioners, all food, clothing and supplies to
be subject to the approval of the said Juvenile Magistrate and the Clerk
of the County Commissioners. The Juvenile Magistrate shall have the
right to release on probation any minors during good behavior, when suit-
able homes can be provided for them, and during probation said minors
shall be under the control of said Juvenile Magistrate.

1914, ch. 701, sec. 184C. 1924, ch. 77.

372. All process, orders and directions issued by said Magistrate shall
be directed to the Sheriff of Allegany County, and the Sheriff is hereby
authorized to appoint one deputy in addition to the number now author-
ized, at a salary of eighteen hundred ($1,800) dollars per year, whose
duty it shall be to attend such Magistrate and execute his process, orders
and direction. The said Deputy Sheriff, when not engaged by the said
Magistrate, to perform such other duties as may be required by him of
the Sheriff. The Mayor and City Council of Cumberland shall designate
one or more members of the police force to attend such Magistrate and