ART. 4.] CITY OF BALTIMORE. 631

city, one captain, two round sergeants, two turnkeys (who shall
have the rank of patrolman), and one clerk at each station
house, which said clerk shall receive the salary of twenty dol-
lars per week; one captain-commander, who shall be assigned to
the management and command of the police patrol boat provided
for in section 778 of this article; twenty-one lieutenants, two
of whom shall be assigned to each station house; one of whom
shall be assigned to the said police patrol boat, and who shall
be styled first officer, one of whom shall have charge of the
mounted force and the horses, wagons and stables; one of whom
shall be the superintendent of the police signal and telephone
service; one of whom shall be assigned to duty in connection
with the bureau of identification, and one of whom shall be
assigned to night duty at police headquarters; one captain of
detectives, detectives not exceeding twenty-five, who shall not
be allowed to follow any business or profession, but who shall
devote their entire time to the discharge of their duties, as de-
tectives; such number of sergeants as the board, in their judg-
ment, may deem necessary for each police district in said city;
one additional round sergeant who shall be assigned as assist-
ant, to the superintendent of the police signal and telephone
service; seven hundred and twenty-five patrolmen and fifty pro-
bationers. The said police force may be increased at any time
if in the opinion of the board, the public peace shall so require,
to any number and for such periods of time as they may think
proper by the appointment of special policemen, who shall re-
ceive the sum of f2.50 per day for their services. The members
of the police force shall receive the following salaries, payable
every two weeks: The marshal shall receive thirty-four hun-
dred dollars per annum; the deputy marshal, twenty-eight hun-
dred dollars per annum; each captain, including the captain of
detectives and captains-commander shall receive forty dollars
per week; each lieutenant, twenty-seven dollars per week; each
round sergeant and detective, twenty-five dollars per week;
each sergeant, twenty-two dollars per week; each patrolman
an'd turnkey, twenty dollars per week, and each probationer,
fifteen dollars per week. Nothing herein contained shall be
construed as in any manner changing or altering the method
of making appointments or promotions in, or removals from the
police force as prescribed in chapter 16 of the Acts of 1900, but
said police force shall be regulated and managed in all respects
in accordance with said chapter 16 of said Acts of 1900; and
provided, further, that nothing herein contained shall be con-
strued to legislate out of office any police officer, detective or
officer of police now in the force, or any employe of the Board!
of Police Commissioners.