ALBERT C. RITCHIE, GOVERNOR. 573
CHAPTER 210.

AN ACT to add a new section to Article 17 of the Code of Pub-
lic Local Laws of Maryland (1912 Edition), title "Prince
George's County, " "sub-title "Sheriff, " to be known as Section
530A, to follow immediately after Section 530 of said Article
as amended by Chapter 357 of the Acts of 1918, to authorize
any Justice of the Peace or Police Justice of Prince George's
County, in his discretion, to sentence any person convicted
under any ordinance of any municipality of said County, to
confinement in the County Jail of said County; and to author-
ize and direct the Sheriff of said County to receive and detain
such person sentenced; and to fix a charge for the board of
every person so sentenced; and to require the County police
to transfer to the County Jail without charge to the municipal-
ity every person so sentenced.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Mary-
land, That a new section be and it is hereby added to Article 17
of the Code of Public Local Laws of Maryland, (1912 Edition),
title Prince George's County, " sub-title "Sheriff, " said new
section to be known as Section 530A, to follow immediately after
Section 530 of said Article, as amended by Chapter 357 of the
Acts of 1918, and to read as follows:

530A. Any Justice of the Peace or Police Justice of Prince
George's County is thereby authorized, in his discretion, to com-
mit any person to the county jail who has been convicted and
sentenced to confinement, convicted under any ordinance of any
municipality of said County, to confinement in the county jail
of said County; and the Sheriff of said County is hereby author-
ized and directed to receive any person so sentenced and to
detain or keep such person in the County Jail of said County;
and the County Commissioners of said County are hereby author-
ized to charge the municipality for the breach of the ordinance
of which any person is so sentenced, the board of every prisoner
in the amount authorized by Section 530 of this Article for the
daily maintenance of prisoners; and the county police of said
County are hereby directed to take or transfer persons so sen-
tenced to the County Jail without making any charge to the
municipality for such transfer.

SEC. 2. And be it further enacted, That this Act shall take
effect June 1, 1929.

Approved April 2, 1929.