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his deputies] $4,500 to be paid monthly, and be allowed the actual
cost of the maintenance of automobiles and the county jail. He shall
appoint [, with the approval of the State's Attorney of Dorchester
County,] a Chief Deputy Sheriff and one Assistant Deputy Sheriff
who shall [receive a salary of not to exceed Fifty Dollars ($50) per
week and who shall also serve as a special investigator and county
detective under the joint supervision and direction of the Sheriff and
the State's Attorney. The Sheriff shall also appoint another deputy
who shall receive a salary of not to exceed Forty-five Dollars ($45)
per week.] be paid such compensation as the County Commissioners
may prescribe. The Sheriff may appoint such other deputies as may
be approved by County Commissioners and who shall be compen-
sated as may be prescribed by the County Commissioners. The Sheriff
and his deputies shall serve all process, both civil and; criminal issued
by the several Trial Magistrates and the Circuit Court of Dorchester
County.

Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That this Act shall take effect
December 1, 1958.

Approved March 18, 1957.

CHAPTER 235
(Senate Bill 485)

AN ACT to add a new section to Article 14 of the Code of Public
Local Laws of Maryland, title "Howard County", sub-titles
"County Commissioners", and "County Treasurer", to be known
as Section 99A of said Article, providing for a semi-annual levy
on certain property in Howard County for real property taxes,
defining such property and relating generally to such levy and
the collection of the taxes so levied.

Section 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Maryland,
That a new section be added to Article 14 of the Code of Public
Local Laws of Maryland, title "Howard County", sub-titles "County
Commissioners" and "County Treasurer", said new section to be
known as Section 99A and to read as follows:

99A. The County Commissioners of Howard County shall in each
and every year make a semi-annual levy as of April 1, which shall
be the date of finality, on all new improvements to real property
substantially completed as of April 1. The tax so levied shall be at
the current rate, shall be for a period of six months from July 1
and adjusted accordingly, shall be due and payable: one-half on
August 1 and the remaining one-half on December 1 of the year of
the levy and shall be collected in the same manner as annual taxes
are collected. Said taxes shall bear interest from the date on which
they are due and payable and shall not be subject to any discount.

Explanation: Italics indicate new matter added to existing law.

[Brackets] indicate matter stricken from existing law.
CAPITALS indicate amendments to bill.
Strike out indicates matter stricken out of bill.