STATE POLICE 3219

1934 and 1935, and budgeted to the Commissioner of Motor Vehicles under
title "Commissioner of Motor Vehicles," sub-title "Motor Cycle Depart-
ment," sub-sub-title "Operating Expenses," be and the same is hereby
declared to be for the use of the Department of the Maryland State Police
and not for the use of the Commissioner of Motor Vehicles, and shall be
expended by the Department of Maryland State Police for operating
expenses, as therein set forth.

1935, ch. 303, sec. 8.

8. Salaries, expenses and maintenance of the Department of Maryland
State Police shall be paid out of the gross income of the Department of
Commissioner of Motor Vehicles, exclusive of that revenue produced by
fines and forfeitures, and exclusive of the revenue arising from Commer-
cial Hiring Truck License Fees and Commercial Hiring Franchise Truck
fees.

1935, ch. 303, sec. 9.

9. The Superintendent is authorized and required, immediately upon
entering upon the duties of his office, to enroll as employees of the De-
partment of Maryland State Police, the persons transferred to this De-
partment as set forth in Section 6 of this Article. The Superintendent
shall have the power and authority to enroll any person so transferred
to the Department to a rank one rank higher than the corresponding rank
held by such person as a motor cycle deputy or employee of the Com-
missioner of Motor Vehicles without the necessity of such person under-
going an examination in accordance with the provisions of the Merit
System. After enrollment no elevation in rank above that of Sergeant
can be made by the Superintendent, nor can any member of the Depart-
ment be elevated in rank above the rank of Sergeant without taking an
examination in accordance with the provisions of the Merit System.

1935, ch. 303, sec. 10.

10. The Superintendent shall, within the limits of any appropriation
made for such purpose, appoint such employees to his Department as are
deemed necessary by him for the efficient administration of the Depart-
ment. All appointees shall be taken from a list duly prepared by the State
Employment Commissioner in accordance with the provisions of the Merit
System, and no person shall be appointed to the Department unless he is
a bona fide resident of the State of Maryland, and has been such for at
least six months immediately preceding his appointment, except in accor-
dance with the provisions of the Merit System. All of the police employees
appointed to the Department shall be probationer, and on probation for a
period of one year from the date of appointment. The Superintendent
shall have full power and authority to discharge any probationer for any
cause which he may deem sufficient in his sole discretion. Probationers
are not within the Merit System. Appointees set forth in this Section 10
of this Article shall not include persons transferred from the Commis-
sioner of Motor Vehicles to the Department of Maryland State Police, as
set forth in Section 6 of this Article, but are persons to be added to the
Department in addition to the transferees set forth in Section 6.