J. MILLARD TAWES, GOVERNOR                           673

Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That this Act shall take effect
June 1, 1959.

Approved April 28, 1959.

CHAPTER 530
(Senate Bill 169)

AN ACT to repeal and re-enact, with amendments, Section 5(c)
SECTIONS 5 (A) AND (C) of Article 88B of the Annotated
Code of Maryland (1957 Edition), title "State Police", sub-title
"In General", relating to the schedule of salaries to be paid to
police employees of the Department of Maryland State Police.
TO AUTHORIZE THE POSITION OF LIEUTENANT COLONEL
IN THE DEPARTMENT OF MARYLAND STATE POLICE
AND TO PROVIDE THE SALARY.

Section 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Maryland,
That Section 5 (c) SECTIONS 5 (A) AND (C) of Article 88B of the
Annotated Code of Maryland (1957 Edition), title "State Police",
sub-title "In General", be and it is THEY ARE hereby repealed and
re-enacted, with amendments, to read as follows:

5.

(A). THE SUPERINTENDENT MAY ESTABLISH AND MAIN-
TAIN A CLASSIFICATION OF RANKS AND GRADES FOR THE
POLICE EMPLOYEES OF THE DEPARTMENT AS FOLLOWS:
LIEUTENANT COLONEL (1); MAJOR (1); CAPTAIN (2), ONE
TO BE DESIGNATED AS SENIOR CAPTAIN; LIEUTENANTS
(7); MEDICAL EXAMINER (1); SERGEANT MAJOR (1);
FIRST SERGEANTS (9); DETECTIVE SERGEANTS (6);
QUARTERMASTER SERGEANT (1); SERGEANT MECHANIC
(1); SERGEANTS (17); CORPORALS (18); OFFICERS FIRST
CLASS (26); AND OFFICERS (91). THE NUMBER OF POLICE
EMPLOYEES IN EACH SUCH RANK AND GRADE SHALL BE
THAT APPEARING IN PARENTHESES AFTER EACH RANK
AND GRADE SET FORTH ABOVE; PROVIDED, HOWEVER,
THAT SUCH NUMBER MAY BE INCREASED BY THE SUPER-
INTENDENT WITH THE APPROVAL OF THE GOVERNOR,
FROM TIME TO TIME, IN SUCH NUMBER AS THE BUDGET
OR BUDGET AMENDMENT OR AMENDMENTS MAY FROM
TIME TO TIME PROVIDE. SUCH ADDITIONAL POLICE EM-
PLOYEES SHALL BE APPOINTED ONLY IN ACCORDANCE
WITH THE PROVISIONS OF SECTIONS 8 AND 9 OF THIS
ARTICLE. THE SUPERINTENDENT SHALL BE AUTHORIZED
TO ESTABLISH SUCH ADDITIONAL RANKS AND GRADES
FOR THE POLICE EMPLOYEES AS MAY BE REQUIRED

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.
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