THEODORE R. MCKELDIN, GOVERNOR 793

Article 9 of the Code of Public Local Laws of Maryland
(1930 Edition), title "Charles County", to be known as Sec-
tion 227A, under the new sub-title "Parole Board" and to
follow immediately after Section 227 of said Article, and
to read as follows:

227A.

(a) The County Commissioners of Charles County may,
in the month of July, 1953, and every two years thereafter,
appoint one or more Probation and Parole officers, to
serve within the geographical limits of Charles County,
under the direction of the State Division of Parole and
Probation, for parole and probation purposes of the several
Courts and Trial Magistrates of the County authorized
to grant suspension of sentence. Before entering upon
their duties, the parole and probation officers shall take
oath before the Clerk of the Circuit Court of the County
that they will diligently, or without partiality or prejudice,
discharge the duties of office and such officers shall re-
ceive as compensation from the Board of County Com-
missioners the same annual renumeration as applies, in
like classification of employment within the State Merit
System. The Board of County Commissioners are also
authorized and empowered to pay SALARIES AND oper-
ating expenses of such officers in such amounts as may be
approved by the Board from time to time.

(6) Such Parole Officer shall meet the requirements
and qualifications of a Probation Officer of the Division of
Parole and Probation, and before any person shall be
appointed probation officer as aforesaid he must be certi-
fied to the Board of County Commissioners by the said
Division of Parole and Probation as meeting its require-
ments and qualifications as a probation officer, and the
said Division of Parole and Probation shall be required to
make examinations of persons considered for appointment
as Probation Officer when requested by the Board of County
Commissioners and make report upon their qualifications.
And the said Division of Parole and Probation shall have
supervision of the work of the Probation Officer appointed
as aforesaid.

SEC. 2. And be it further enacted, That this Act shall
take effect June 1, 1953.

Approved April 11, 1953.