506 LAWS OF MARYLAND. [CH. 308

as sergeants of the Montgomery County Police at a salary not
to exceed the sum of Twenty-four Hundred Dollars ($2, 400. 00)
per annum, payable monthly, (c) four (4) as corporals and
three (3) as Detective-Corporals of the Montgomery County
Police at a salary not to exceed the sum of Two Thousand,
One Hundred ($2, 100. 00) Dollars per annum, payable monthly,
and (d) the remaining officers as patrolmen at a salary
not to exceed One Thousand, Eight Hundred ($1, 800. 00) Dol-
lars per annum, payable monthly, and the County Commis-
sioners are further authorized to set up a fund equal to the
total amount of Three Hundred ($300) Dollars for each mem-
ber of the police force, with the exception of the Chief of
Police, which fund, shall be used by the County Commission-
ers for the purpose of defraying each member's expenses for
material and supplies for his motorcycle, automobile, uniform
and official equipment; provided, however, that in no case
will the fund so established be paid to the members of the
police force, but shall be used to pay vouchers for all expenses
submitted by the members, which vouchers shall first bear
the endorsement of the lieutenant in charge of the member's
sub-station, and of the Chief of Police. The Chief of Police,
and the members of the Montgomery County Police shall re-
ceive in addition to the amounts herein specified, no other
fees or compensation of any kind whatsoever. The County
Commissioners are hereby authorized to increase the compen-
sation of the members of said force designated as "Patrol-
men" up to but not exceeding the sum of One Thousand, Nine
Hundred and Eighty ($1, 980. 00. ) Dollars per annum, said in-
crease to be granted as follows: Upon the completion of each
two years of service the compensation of said patrolmen shall
be increased Sixty ($60. 00) Dollars per annum until such time
as the total annual compensation of a patrolman so compen-
sated shall not exceed One Thousand, Nine Hundred and
Eighty ($1, 980. 00) Dollars per annum, provided that the in-
crease of Sixty ($60. 00) Dollars per annum, may be given for
each two years of service on said police force prior to May
24, 1939, and provided, further, that no additional compensa-
tion herein authorized shall be granted except upon the recom-
mendation of the Chief of Police of Montgomery County and
as herein authorized.

791. The said County Commissioners are hereby authorized
and empowered to establish and maintain as a part of said
Police Force a Department of Criminal Identification and to
place in operation any and all modern facilities, instrumental-
ities and agencies for the detection and identification of
criminals. The person appointed as the head of said depart-
ment shall be included as one of the Montgomery County