ALBERT C. RITCHIE, GOVERNOR. 797

new section to be known as Section 3880, to follow imme-
diately after Section 388B of said Article, and to read as

follows:

388C. From and after June 1, 1929, it shall be the duty
of the State's Attorney for Washington County to* maintain
a Bureau of Identification and Criminal Investigation, and
he shall employ, subject to the approval of the County Com-
missioners of Washington County, a competent man at a
salary of One Hundred and Fifty Dollars ($150. 00) per
month to conduct the work of said Bureau, the man so ap-
pointed to be capable of doing finger print, photographic,
criminal investigation, and detective work, and to devote so
much of his time as the State's Attorney may direct to criminal
identification and criminal investigation work in Hagers-
town and Washington County, under the direction and super-
vision of the State's Attorney. The County Commissioners of
Washington County shall pay the necessary expenses for the
maintenance of said Bureau not to exceed Two Hundred Dol-
lars ($200. 00) per month as follows: the aforementioned
salary of One Hundred and Fifty Dollars ($150. 00) per
month; printing, stationery, telephone, stamps, traveling ex-
penses, and other expenses that may be necessary for the
maintenance of said Bureau not to exceed Fifty Dollars
($50. 00) per month, and shall levy for the same as expenses
of the State's Attorney's office. The County Commissioners
shall also levy the sum of Nine Hundred Dollars ($900. 00)
for the purchase of equipment, furniture, etc., for said Bu-
reau, the said sum to be provided for in the first levy to be
made on or after June 1, 1929. Bills for all expenses of said
Bureau must be presented direct to the County Commissioners
for payment by the County Commissioners, made out and
sworn to on the regular forms in use by the County Commis-
sioners and must be certified to by the State's Attorney, and
all false swearing in such affidavits shall be deemed perjury
and be punished as such,

An office shall be provided for the said Bureau at Police
Headquarters in the City of Hagerstown, Maryland.

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

Approved April 2, 1929.