ALBERT C. RITCHIE, GOVERNOR. 1449

The said police force may be increased at any time, if in the
opinion of the said Commissioner the public peace shall re-
quire it, to any number and for such periods of time as he may
think proper, by the appointment of special patrolmen, who
shall receive not less than three dollars and fifty cents ($3.50)
per day for their services.

Provided, however, that the additional compensation pro-
vided for in this section for members of the department ac-
cording to length of service shall take effect January 1, 1923.

And provided further, that nothing herein contained shall
be construed to legislate out of office any police officer, detec-
tive or officer of police now on the force, or any clerk, or any
appointee or employee of the Police Commissioner of Balti-
more City, and provided further that all police officers who, at
the time when this Act shall take effect, shall occupy the grade
of round sergeant, which grade is hereby abolished, shall, as
soon as this Act shall take effect, be eligible to promotion to
the grade of lieutenant, without examination, and that the
officer who, at the time when this Act shall take effect, shall
occupy the grade of deputy marshal, which grade is hereby
abolished, shall, as soon as this Act shall take effect, be eligible
to promotion to the grade of inspector, without examination.

745D. It shall be the duty of the said Board of Police Ex-

aminers, and they are hereby authorized and empowered, to
prescribe, amend and enforce definite and uniform rules and
regulations for carrying this act into effect, which rules and
regulations, when adopted and promulgated, shall have the
effect of law, and to ascertain the qualifications by competitive
examination of every candidate for appointment to or promo-
tion in the police force, created and organized under existing
law for the City of Baltimore, except the inspectors of police,
police surgeons, the secretary to the Police Commissioner
and his assistants, and to report to the Police Commis-
sioner for the City of Baltimore graded lists of those persons
whom they deem qualified for such appointment or promotion,
from which graded lists all nominations for appointments to or
promotions in said police force shall hereafter be made by the
said Board of Police Examiners for the City of Baltimore, all

such nominations for appointments to or promotion in said
police force shall be made in the order in which the names of
the nominees appear upon such graded lists, said graded lists
and nominations for appointments or promotions in the said
police force so as aforesaid furnished and made by the Board of