908 LAWS or MARYLAND. [CH. 414

Companies as Deputy Sheriffs," to be numbered 47 to 51, in-
clusive, to follow immediately after Section 46, and to read as
follows:

47. Members of fire companies to be designated as herein-
after provided, whether the companies to which they belong are
volunteer or paid, incorporated or unincorporated, shall be
authorized to be appointed deputy sheriffs by the sheriffs of the
several counties to have and exercise the powers of such depu-
ties at fires and on the way to and from fires.

48. Three members of every such fire company as is de-
scribed in the preceding section may be designated by the cap-
tain, chief or other commanding officer of the fire company to
which they belong to be appointed deputy sheriffs of the several
counties, respectively, to have and exercise the powers of such
deputies at fires and on the way to and from fires; and the said
captain, chief or other commanding officer may designate him-
self as one of the three members to be so appointed.

49. It shall be the duty of the sheriffs of the several coun-
ties to appoint three members of each fire company who shall
be designated as hereinbefore provided, deputy sheriffs, upon
the request of said members accompanied by a written certifi-
cate of designation signed by the captain, chief or other com-
manding officer of the fire company to which they belong, to
have and exercise the powers of such deputies within the coun-
ties for which they are appointed at fires and on the way to
and from fires; and when so appointed, the said members of
fire companies shall have the aforesaid powers: Provided, that
the power conferred upon any such member of a fire company
shall cease if such member ceases to be a member of the fire
company for which he was appointed; and provided further,
that any member of a fire company appointed a deputy sheriff
under the provisions of this sub-title may be removed from such
office by the sheriff at any time for just cause.

In case of the death, resignation, dismissal, inability

efusal to serve of any member of a fire company designated

appointed as hereinbefore provided, the captain, chief or

ther commanding¹ officer of the fire company to which said

member belongs or did belong may designate another member

to be appointed in his stead; and it shall be the duty of the

sheriffs of the several counties to appoint him as deputy sheriff

in the same manner and upon the same conditions as provided

in the preceding section; and the powers of a member of a fire