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LAWS OF MARYLAND.

CHAPTER 152.

Passed Febru-
ary 19, 1858.

AN ACT to prescribe the duties and fix the
compensation of the Sheriff of Charles county,
in cases therein provided.

Duty of Sheriff
to furnish suit-
able bed and
bedding.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assem-
bly of Maryland, That from and after the pas-
sage of this act, it shall he the duty of the Sheriff
of Charles county, in addition to the duties pre-
scribed by former acts of Assembly, to furnish to
all State prisoners confined in jail, suitable bed
and bedding, to have their clothes regularly
washed, and to furnish fire when necessary to
keep them comfortable.

Compensation.

SEC. 2. And be it enacted, That in lien of the
compensation now allowed for victuals and keep-
ing them in prison, he shall hereafter be allowed,
and the County Commissioners of said county,
are hereby authorised and required to levy on
the assessable property of said county, a sum not
exceeding fifty cents a day, for each State pri-
soner confined in jail, for each day he may be so
confined; which compensation shall be in full for
all the aforesaid duties or services.

Commission-
ers authorised
to levy.

SEC. 3. And be it enacted, That when the jail
of said county shall be ready to receive, and the
Sheriff shall have removed thereto the prisoners
in his custody, the Commissioners of the county
are hereby authorised and required to levy on the
assessable property of said county, such addi-
tional sum or sums as may be necessary to pay
for firewood and blankets for the use of the pri-
soners confined in said jail; Provided, that when
said levy shall be made, at the instance of said
Sheriff, for firewood and blankets, then the rate
of fees as fixed by the second section of this act,
shall be reduced to forty cents a day, for each
State prisoner confined in said jail, for every day
he may be so confined.

Repealed.

SEC. 4. And be it enacted, That all acts or
parts of acts of Assembly heretofore passed, as are
inconsistent and contrary to this act, are hereby
repealed, and this act shall go into effect from and
immediately after its passage.