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the purchase thereof, that each expenditure and purchase was rea-
sonable and necessary and the price thereof was not in excess of the
market price, which said report and affidavit shall be accompanied
by properly itemized vouchers or certificates showing to whom and
for what purpose the same were made. It shall be the duty of the
Sheriff to keep a book at the county jail in which he shall keep a
correct and full statement or schedule of all prisoners committed to
his custody, showing by what authority, the offense charged, the
time when received and the time of discharge, which statement or
schedule, together with all books, papers and commitments kept by
him pertaining to prisoners in the jail shall at all times be open to
the inspection of the County Commissioners, State's Attorney and
Grand Jury, and should the Sheriff neglect or refuse to keep said
book or comply with any of the duties which he is hereby required
to perform, he shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and subject to in-
dictment, and upon conviction thereof he shall be fined a sum not
exceeding One Hundred Dollars ($100.00).

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

Approved March 23, 1961.

CHAPTER 179
(House Bill 330)

AN ACT to repeal and re-enact, with amendments, Section 244 (a) of
the Code of Public Local Laws of Wicomico County (1959 Edition,
being Article 23 of the Code of Public Local Laws of Maryland),
title "Wicomico County", sub-title "Revenue and Taxes", relating
to the amount and payment of the Compensation of the Deputy
County Treasurer of Wicomico County.

Section 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Maryland,
That Section 244 (a) of the Code of Public Local Laws of Wicomico
County (1959 Edition, being Article 23 of the Code of Public Local
Laws of Maryland), title "Wicomico County", sub-title "Revenue and
Taxes", be and it is hereby repealed and re-enacted, with amend-
ments, to read as follows:

244.

(a) The Treasurer shall appoint a deputy, who shall perform such
duties as said Treasurer shall require and for whose official conduct
said Treasurer shall be responsible and who in the absence of the
Treasurer shall act in his place. Said deputy shall receive [a salary
of Three Thousand Five Hundred Dollars ($3,500.00) per annum]
an annual salary in such amount as may be determined by the County
Commissioners of Wicomico County, payable by the said County

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