HERBERT R. O'CONOR, GOVERNOR. 1559

regulations made by the Board of County Commissioners of
Montgomery County for the government, conduct, discipline
and good name of said police. The Police Trial Board is hereby
authorized and empowered to fine, suspend, with or without
pay, or dismiss any officer or member of the Montgomery
County Police Force tried before and found guilty by a
majority of said Board of any of the offenses, misconduct,
breaches or violations set out herein; provided, that no person
shall be so fined, suspended or removed except upon written
charges preferred against him to the Police Trial Board, and
after an opportunity shall have been afforded him of being
heard in his own defense. The attorney to the Board of County
Commissioners of Montgomery County shall conduct the prose-
cution and the member of the Police Force who is standing
trial shall be entitled to employ an attorney to represent him.
The finding and action of the Police Trial Board shall there-
upon be reduced to writing by the Board and shall be final.
No person removed by the verdict of the Board shall be reap-
pointed to any office or position on said Police Force.

Sec. 16. The Board of County Commissioners is authorized
to make and amend such rules and regulations to govern pro-
cedure before the Police Trial Board as said Board of County
Commissioners deems proper. The Police Civil Service Com-
missioner shall be the Chairman of the Police Trial Board,
and any member thereof is hereby authorized to administer
oaths to and take affirmations of witnesses before said Trial
Board. Said Board shall have the power to issue subpoenas
in its own name to compel witnesses to appear and testify,
and/or to produce books, records, papers or documents before
said Trial Board; provided, that witnesses other than those
employed by Montgomery County, subpoenaed to appear be-
fore said Trial Board, shall be entitled to the same fees as
are paid witnesses for attendance before the Circuit Court
of Montgomery County, but said fees need not be tendered said
witnesses in advance of their appearing and testifying, and/or
producing books, records, papers or documents before said Trial
Board. Any willful false swearing on the part of any witness
before the Trial Board as to any material fact shall be deemed
perjury and shall be punished in the manner prescribed by law
for such offense. If a person subpoenaed to attend before the
Board fails to obey the command of such subpoena, without
reasonable cause, or if a person in attendance before the Board
shall, without reasonable cause, refuse to be sworn 'or to be
examined, or answer a question, or produce a book or paper
when ordered to do so by the Board, or to subscribe or swear
to his deposition after it has been correctly produced in writ-
ing, lie shall be guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine