ALBERT C. RITCHIE, GOVERNOR.                    71

istrate for Juvenile Cases, and relating to the compensation
to be paid said probation officers.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of
Maryland, That Section 561 of Article 22 of the Code of Pub-
lic Local Laws of Maryland (1930 Edition), title "Washington
County, " sub-title "Justices of the Peace, " sub-heading "Juve-
nile Court, " be and it is hereby repealed and re-enacted, with
amendments, to read as follows:

561. The Magistrate for Juvenile Cases for Washing-
ton County may appoint a probation officer, who may be
either male or female, who shall be paid in monthly install-
ments, two-thirds by the County Commissioners of said
county, and one-third by the Mayor and City Council for
Hagerstown, a salary to be fixed by said Magistrate for Juve-
nile Cases not exceeding $1, 500. 00 per annum. It shall be
the duty of such officer to inform himself or herself when
any child is to be brought before said Magistrate for Juve-
nile Cases, to make investigation of all such cases, to
be present before said magistrate to represent the interest of
the child when the case is heard, to furnish said magistrate
with such information and assistance as said magistrate may
require, to take charge of such child before or after the trial
if the said magistrate shall so direct; and whenever such pro-
bation officer shall have knowledge of any dependent, neglected
or delinquent child, it shall be the duty of such officer to bring
the same to the attention of said magistrate by petition, as
hereinbefore provided. In addition to the salary above pro-
vided for such probation officer, he or she shall be allowed for
all actual and reasonable traveling expenses when in the dis-
charge of duties imposed by order of said magistrate, to be
paid two-thirds by the County Commissioners and one-third
by the Mayor and City Council of Hagerstown upon the ap-
proval and order of said magistrate; and the County Commis-
sioners of Washington County and the Mayor and City Coun-
cil for Hagerstown shall and they are hereby vested with full
power and authority to make all necessary levies and appro-
priations to pay the salary and expenses of such probation
officer, as well as all other salaries and expenses provided to
be paid by this Act.

SEC. 2. And be it further enacted, That this Act shall take
effect June 1, 1931.

Approved April 6, 1931.