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1900, ch. 140, sec. 103. 1912 Code, sec. 204.

327. The county commissioners shall not make any contract involving
the expenditure of money, or pass or allow any claims against the county
unless the funds are in hand to pay the same, except at the regular annual
levy-laying term.

1890, ch. 137, sec. 101. 1912 Code, sec. 205.

328. All county taxes levied hereafter shall be paid in money, or in
the coupons of county bonds in the manner and subject to all the con-
ditions provided by law.

1910, ch. 22. 1912 Code, sec. 206.

329. The County Commissioners of Prince George's County are di-
rected to levy for the year nineteen hundred and ten, and annually there-
after a tax of not less than twenty-five cents, on each one hundred dollars
of assessed property for the support of the public schools of Prince
George's county.

COUNTY POLICE.

1927, ch. 518, sec. 1.

330. In Prince George's County there shall be a police force, which
by virtue of this Act shall consist of the sheriff of Prince George's County,
the deputy sheriff of Prince George's County, and three or more, not
exceeding six, Constables at Large, who, together with the sheriff and
deputy sheriff shall constitute and are hereby declared to be the Prince
George's County Police.

1927, ch. 518, sec. 2.

331. The sheriff of Prince George's County shall be the 'Chief of the
Prince George's County Police, and the deputy sheriff shall be the Lieu-
tenant of the Prince George's County Police, and neither shall receive
any other compensation than that prescribed by the present local law for
sheriff and his deputy in Prince George's County.

1927, ch. 518, sec. 3.

332. The County Commissioners of Prince George's County are au-
thorized, empowered and directed to appoint three or more, not exceeding
six, Constables at Large for Prince George's County on the recommenda-
tion of the sheriff for this purpose, on the first Monday in April, 1927,
for a term of two years from the date of their appointment, and they shall
on the first Monday in April in every second year thereafter, appoint on
the recommendation of the sheriff, three or more, not exceeding six, Con-
stables at Large for said County for a, term of two years, who, together
with the sheriff and deputy sheriff, shall constitute the Prince George's
County Police; but before appointing said Constables at Large, the said
sheriff shall designate to said County Commissioners ten persons eligible
for appointment, from which list the said Board may select at least three,