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LAWS OF MARYLAND.

for the violation of any rule or regulations which they

may make and promulgate to said police force, officers

of police and detectives. Said force shall consist of

one marshal and one deputy marshal of police for the

Personnel of
force.

city, and one captain, two lieutenants, two turnkeys

and such number of sergeants as said board of police

in their judgment may deem necessary for each police

district in said city, and five hundred and twenty-five

men, which force may be increased at any time if, in

the opinion of the board, the public peace shall re-

quire, to any number and for such period of time as

they may think proper by the appointment of special

policemen, who shall receive the sum of two dollars

and fifty cents per day for their services. The period

of appointment in the regular police force shall be four

years, unless sooner removed for official misconduct,

Qualifications.

and the qualifications for the positions of officers of

police or policemen or detective, shall be good moral

character, sobriety, citizenship of the United States,

ability to read and write and physical strength and

courage. No person who has been convicted and sen-

tenced to the penitentiary shall be eligible to the

position of officer of police, policeman, detective or

special policeman. The pay of an ordinary policeman

shall be eighteen dollars per week, payable semi-

monthly, and in case the board shall appoint detective

policemen, and they are hereby authorized and em-

powered to do so if they shall think fit, to the num-

Detectives,

ber of ten; said detectives shall receive each the sum

of twenty dollars per week, payable semi-monthly,

and shall not be allowed to follow any business or

profession, but shall devote their whole time to the

discharge of their duty as detectives. The officers of

police shall be paid semi-monthly, and their pay shall

be as follows : The marshal shall receive twenty-five

Officers of po-

hundred dollars per annum; the deputy marshal

lice.

shall receive two thousand dollars per annum; each

captain shall receive thirty dollars per week; each

lieutenant twenty dollars per week; each sergeant

nineteen dollars per week, and each turnkey eighteen

dollars per week. The pay herein provided for police

Continue in.
force.

officers, policemen and detectives shall continue in

force until a change shall be made by act of the gen-

eral assembly.

Approved April 8, 1884.