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stead of the section so repealed, relating to the use of prisoners
in the county jail of Queen Anne's County for certain purposes.

Section 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Maryland,
That Section 381 of Article 18 of the Code of Public Local Laws of
Maryland (1930 Edition), title "Queen Anne's County", sub-title
"Roads", sub-heading "Prison Labor", be and it is hereby repealed,
and a new Section 381 be and it is hereby enacted in lieu thereof,
to stand in the place and stead of the section so repealed, and to
read as follows:

381. Whenever any person shall have been convicted of any crime
or misdemeanor, or any offense against, or violation of any law,
State, County, or municipal, and as a punishment therefor has been
committed to the County Jail of said County by the judgment of the
Circuit Court of said County or any justice of the peace thereof, it
shall be lawful for the County Commissioners of said County, and
they are hereby authorized and empowered, to employ or cause to
be employed any such convict or person so committed to jail as afore-
said in manual labor in working, mending and repairing the public
roads of said County and the public streets of any municipality in
said County, and in cleaning and maintaining any publicly owned
building or property in said County, and are hereby fully author-
ized and empowered to pass all necessary rules and regulations to
prevent the escape of such convicts or persons so committed to jail
as aforesaid, while so employed, and to carry this law into full and
efficient operation and effect.

Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That this Act shall take effect
June 1, 1957.

Approved March 21, 1957.

CHAPTER 313
(Senate Bill 478)

AN ACT to repeal and re-enact with amendments Section 3 (5) of
Article 73B of the Annotated Code of Maryland (1956 Supple-
ment), title "Pensions", relating to the optional membership in
the State Employees' Retirement System of certain desk officers
or employees of the General Assembly, and extending the period
during which all elected or appointed officials may become mem-
bers of the retirement system.

Section 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Maryland,
That Section 3 (5) of Article 73B of the Annotated Code of Mary-
land (1956 Supplement), title "Pensions", be and it is hereby re-
pealed and re-enacted with amendments, to read as follows:

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.