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said Magistrate, to make investigations of all such cases,
as the Court may direct, keep a written record of such
investigations and submit the same to the Magistrate or
deal with them as he may direct, to be present before said
Magistrate to represent the interest of the child when the
case is heard, to furnish said Magistrate with such in-
formation and assistance as said Magistrate may require,
to take charge of such child before and after the trial if the
said Magistrate shall so direct, to keep informed concerning
the conduct and condition of each child under his super-
vision and to report thereon to the Magistrate as he may
direct, to use all suitable methods to aid children on proba-
tion and to bring about improvement in their conduct and
condition, and whenever such Probation 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.

(b) Before qualifying as such, said Probation Officer
shall give bond to the State of Maryland in the penalty of
Two Thousand Dollars, with a surety or sureties to be
approved by the Clerk of the Circuit Court for Washington
County, conditioned that he will well and faithfully per-
form and execute the duties of his office and that he will
account for and pay over to the Magistrate for Juvenile
Cases all money coming into his hands for or on account of
any business pertaining to or connected with the Juvenile
Court. And the bond of said Probation Officer shall be
liable at the suit of the State of Maryland for the use of
the Magistrate for Juvenile Cases, the County Commission-
ers of Washington County, and the Mayor and Council of
Hagerstown, and of any person, persons, corporation or
corporations entitled under any default of said conditions.

(c) In addition to the salary above provided for such
Probation Officer, he or she shall be allowed for all actual
and reasonable traveling expenses when in the discharge of
duties imposed by order of said Magistrate, to be paid two-
thirds by the County Commissioners of Washington County
and one-third by the Mayor and City Council of Hagers-
town, upon the approval and order of said Magistrate, and
the County Commissioners of Washington County and the
Mayor and City Council of Hagerstown, shall and they are
hereby vested with full power and authority to make all
necessary levies and appropriations to pay the salary and
expenses of such Probation Officer as well as other salaries
and expenses provided to be paid by this sub-title.

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