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LAWS OF MARYLAND.

CHAP.437.

nine of the Acts of eighteen hundred and ninety-two, and to
all general laws applicable to transactions of a nature similar
to that mentioned in this Act.

Right
reserved.

SEC. 15. And be it enacted, That the General Assembly
reserves the right to repeal, alter or amend this Act.
SEC. 16. And be it enacted, That this Act shall take effect
from the date of its passage.
Approved April 8, 1902.

CHAPTER 437.
AN ACT to repeal and re-enact with amendments Section
one hundred and five of Article nineteen of the Code of
Public Local Laws, title " St. Mary's County," sub-title
" Sheriff," as the same was repealed and re-enacted by
Chapter sixty-four of the Acts of eighteen hundred and
ninety-six, and again repealed and re-enacted by Chapter
one hundred and ninety-one of the Acts of nineteen
hundred.

Repeal
and re-enact

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of
Maryland, That section one hundred and five of Article
nineteen of the Code of Public Local Laws, title "St. Mark's
County," sub-title "Sheriff," be and the same is hereby
repealed and re-enacted with amendments, so as to read as
follows :

Compensa-
tion received.

105. The sheriff of St. Mary's county shall receive for
keeping each prisoner committed to his custody, and for pro-
viding victuals and fire for each prisoner the sum of forty
cents per day ; and he shall be allowed for removing convicts
to the penitentiary, house of correction, reformatory or insane
asylum the following compensation, and no one but the sheriff
or one of his regularly appointed deputies shall carry any
person to said institution, to wit : for a single prisoner, thirty
dollars ; and for each additional prisoner convicted at the
same term of Court, ten dollars ; and for delivering the
ballot-boxes, registration books and other election supplies the
sum of four dollars for each voting district or precinct in said
county, and no greater sum ; and the said sheriff is hereby
required under a penalty of one hundred dollars to keep a
book at his office or at the county jail, in which he shall keep
a record of the names, ages and dates when received, the
offense charged, the date of discharge and the reason thereof ,
of all peraops committed to his custody, which book shall be
open to inspection by all persons interested.
SEC. 2. And be it further enacted, That this Act shall take
effect from the date of its passage;
Approved April 8, 1902.