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LAWS OF MARYLAND.

day for keeping aad boarding each prisoner ; and

the commissioners of said county shall make quar-

Board for

terly settlements with the sheriff, who shall present

prisoners.

an itemized account, and shall give him an order on

the treasurer for said county for all monies found to

be due him for the board and keeping of said pris-

oners to date.

SUB-SECTION A. The commissioners shall annually,

for the use of the sheriff of said county, levy the

sum of thirty dollars for the first, and ten dollars for

Levy for

each subsequent prisoner who may be convicted at

expenses in-
curred.

any term of the Circuit Court for Dorchester county

during the current year, in payment for the trouble

and expenses incurred by said sheriff in transferring

such prisoners to the penitentiary or houses of cor-

rection, as the case may be.

SEC. 2. Be it enacted, That sub-section A of this

act shall take effect from the date of its passage,

How effective

and section two hundred and ten with the induction

into office of the next succeeding sheriff.

Approved April 5, 1878.