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members of the police force so appointed shall have all of the
powers possessed by deputy sheriffs of the State of Maryland
under the general law of the State, or the local laws of Mont-
gomery County heretofore in existence, in so far as such powers
are in reference to the criminal jurisdiction of said deputy
sheriffs in making arrests, or in any manner enforcing the law,
or laws of the State of Maryland.

Section 10. And be it further enacted, That the County
Commissioners shall create and set apart a fund to be known
and designated as "The Police Fund, " and the County Com-
missioners are authorized, empowered and directed to levy each
and every year such sum or sums as may be necessary for the
purpose of this Act.

Section 11. And be it further enacted, That the County
Commissioners of Montgomery County shall have full author-
ity and supervision of any and all members of said police
force, and shall pass such orders and regulations governing
their action as members of said force, as they shall in their
discretion from time to time deem necessary.

Section 12. And be it further enacted, That this Act shall
take effect on the first day of July in the year 1927.

Approved April 26, 1927.

CHAPTER 300.

AN ACT to authorize, empower and direct, upon the written
demand of the Water Supply Commission herein provided
for, the Town Commissioners of La Plata to issue bonds to
the extent of Forty Thousand Dollars ($40, 000. 00) for the
construction, installation and equipment of a water supply
system for said town, to provide for the payment of the same
with interest thereon, to authorize an increase in the town
tax rate, to provide for the operation and maintenance of
said system, and creating a Commission to construct, install
and equip said system and plant, and providing for a ref-
erendum thereon.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Mary-
land, That F. Brooke Mathews, Ralph Lorenz, H. Holland Haw-