948                         LAWS OF MARYLAND.                  [CH. 375

Act shall be and remain the property of the county, and upon
separation for any cause from the force shall be returned by
the members of the force to whom the said equipment may
have been issued and the failure of any such officer to return
any property so issued shall constitute a misdemeanor punish-
able by a fine of not to exceed one hundred ($100. 00) dollars.

Section 7. And be it further enacted, That the County Com-
missioners are hereby authorized, directed and empowered to
maintain in the town of Rockville, Montgomery County, an
office for the chief of the Montgomery County police and for
the storage of all records and equipment necessary for the
conduct of said police, said office to be known as and designated
as "Headquarters of the Montgomery County Police, 57 and at
which headquarters as member of the Montgomery County
police force shall always be on duty, and to maintain sub-
stations at which at least one member of the said force shall be
on duty at all times, in such building or buildings as the said
County Commissioners may designate, one of said sub-
stations to be located in or near the town of Bethesda, and on
or near the Georgetown-Rockville turnpike or Wisconsin Ave-
nue Extension, and one sub-station to be located in or near
the town of Silver Spring on or near the Brookeville Turn-
pike or Georgia Avenue Extended. The County Commission-
ers are authorized, directed and empowered to spend such sums
as may be necessary for the maintenance and equipment of said
headquarters and sub-stations.

Section 8. And be it further enacted, That all fees, costs
and charges in any and all criminal and civil cases allowed
constables under Local or General Laws of this State and
county paid over to any member of the county police force
shall be paid forthwith by said member to the County Com-
missioners of Montgomery County, and the members of said
police force shall not receive by way of fees, costs or otherwise
any sum or sums other than the salaries authorized by this
Act.

Section 9. And be it further enacted, That it shall be the
duty of the members of the police force so appointed to serve
and execute any and all writs, warrants and subpoenas and
other papers issued by the Circuit Court for Montgomery
County or the justices of the peace or the police justice or
justices for Montgomery County, in the exercise of its or their