FRANK BROWN, ESQUIRE, GOVERNOR.

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County Commissioners of Talbot County ; and the said

County Commissioners are hereby empowered to make such

by-laws, rules and regulations as they may think necessary

and proper for the clothing, regulation, management con-

trol and conduct of such prisoners while engaged at the

work or labor assigned them by said County Commissioners

and any such persons who shall refuse to perform the work

assigned him or be guilty of any act of a subordination or

misconduct shall be punished by the sheriff of said county

Punished.

or his duly appointed deputy or special deputies or the

bailiff of Easton, as the rules and regulations prescribed by

said County Commissioners of Talbot County shall require.

SEC. 2. And be it further enacted, That such labor so to

be performed by the said incarcerated male persons shall be

Deputies.

done under the direction of said sheriff of Talbot County,

or his duly appointed deputy or special deputies, when

working on the county roads, or the bailiff of Easton when

working on the streets of same, acting under authority duly

conferred by the said County Commissioners of Talbot

County, and said sheriff of Talbot County shall appoint as

his special deputies for the purpose such duly qualified

supervisors of the roads of said county as in his judgment

would probably perform their work as such deputies.

SEC. 3. And be it further enacted, That the sheriff of said

Talbot County, or his deputy or special deputies, while

Paid by

actively engaged in working the prisoners or persons incar-

the County
commis-

cerated, as aforesaid, shall be paid by the County Commis-

sioners

sioners of Talbot County, as aforesaid, a per diem not to

exceed one dollar and fifty cents, and while working on the

streets of Easton the bailiff or special deputy appointed by

the sheriff shall be paid by said Commissioners of Easton a

per diem not to exceed one dollar and fifty cents.

SEC. 4. And be it enacted, That the said County Com-

missioners of Talbot County may allow a deduction of time,

Deduction

not to exceed five days from each mouth, or its proportional

for

part, from each month of the period of any person com-

diligence.

mitted or sentenced as aforesaid, if he shall labor with

diligence and fidelity, and shall not be guilty of a violation

of the disipline or any of the rules made as above prescribed.

SEC. 5. And be it enacted, That this act shall take effect

Effective.

from the date of its passage.

Approved March 22nd, 1892.