116                              Laws of Maryland                       [Ch. 127

Whereas, It would clarify the local laws of Worcester County if
the unnecessary and superfluous references to the three other counties
were removed, and if other changes in language were made in order
to make it conform to present conditions; now, therefore

Section 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Maryland,
That Sections 287 and 289 of Article 24 of the Code of Public Local
Laws of Maryland (1930 Edition), title "Worcester County", sub-
title "Roads", sub-heading "Prison Labor", be and they are hereby
repealed and re-enacted, with amendments, to read as follows:

287. The hard labor provided for in the preceding section shall be
performed, if within the corporate limits of any incorporated town,
under the supervision and discretion of the [town commissioners and
bailiff] governing body of said town, and if on the public roads of
[Somerset, Talbot, Wicomico and] Worcester [Counties] County,
then under the direction and supervision of the [County Commis-
sioners or the road supervisor of any district who may be author-
ized by the County Commissioners to work same,] Worcester County
Roads Board; and the labor performed by such prisoners may include
every service necessary for the purpose of draining, grading, shell-
ing, paving or repairing such public streets or other highways of
[Somerset, Talbot, Wicomico and] Worcester [Counties] County
within or without the limits of any incorporated town therein.

289. If any officer or other person having such prisoner in
charge for the performance of such work or labor, connive at or by
his wilful neglect, permit the escape of any such prisoner, he shall
be guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon indictment and conviction of
such offense in the Circuit [Courts] Court for [Somerset, Talbot,
Wicomico and] Worcester [Counties] County be fined not less than
twenty dollars or more than fifty, or be confined in the county jail.

Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That this Act shall take effect
June 1, 1961.

Approved March 23, 1961.

CHAPTER 127
(Senate Bill 146)

AN ACT to repeal Section 294B of Article 24 of the Code of Public
Local Laws of Maryland (1930 Edition), title "Worcester County",
sub-title "Sheriff", and to repeal and re-enact, with amendments,
Section 294F of said article and sub-title, as said sections were
enacted by Chapter 274 of the Acts of 1933, repealing certain
obsolete local laws concerning the duties, expenses and office fa-
cilities of the sheriff of Worcester County.

Whereas, In Section 294B of the local laws of Worcester County,
as enacted by Chapter 274 of 1933, there are obsolete and unnecessary

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.