PHILLIPS LEE GOLDSBOROUGH, GOVERNOR. 1201

given by law to any Justice of the Peace, and such Magistrate
afaall sit at such times as may be necessary for the proper dis-
charge of his duties; (4) Such magistrate is empowered to ap-
point a suitable person to act as his clerk, who may be a woman,
and who shall receive, two-thirds from the County Commis-
sioners of said County and the other one-third from the Mayor
and City Council of Cumberland, a salary of six hundred ($600)
dollars per annum, payable monthly, and who shall attend at
such times and places and perform such duties as may be
directed by said Magistrate, and who shall be removable by
said Magistrate at his discretion.

SEC. 184 B. Whenever any minor is arrested he may be
taken to such place, other than a station house or jail, as may
be designated by said Magistrate, but in the absence of such
designation such minor may be held at a station house until
brought before said Magistrate, and when said Magistrate shall
commit any minor for trial or for hearing he may commit such
minor to a suitable institution instead of the jail. The Board
of County Commissioners for said County may in its discretion
rent, lease or build a suitable building as a house of detention
for minors under the age of sixteen years who may be held
to await trial or hearing, and to which such minor may be com-
mitted by said Juvenile Magistrate as to other reformatories
or schools. Said building to contain separate wards for male and
female inmates, and to be under the supervision and control of a
matron who shall reside in said House qf Detention, and who
shall be appointed by said Juvenile Magistrate; the cost of
the maintenance of the same to be paid by the County Commis-
sioners, all food, clothing and supplies to be subject to the ap-
proval of the said Juvenile Magistrate and the Clerk of the
County Commissioners. The Juvenile Magistrate shall have
the right to release on probation any minors during good be-
havior, when suitable homes can be provided for them, and
during probation said minors shall be under the control of said
Juvenile Magistrate.

SEC. 184 C. All process, orders and directions issued by said
Magistrate shall be directed to the Sheriff of Allegany County,
and the Sheriff is hereby authorized to appoint one deputy in
addition to the number now authorized, at a salary of one
thousand ($1,000) dollars per year, whose duty it shall be to
attend such Magistrate and execute his process, orders and
direetion; The said deputy sheriff, when not engaged by the
said Magistrate, to perform such other duties as may be re-