1026                            LAWS OF MARYLAND                      [CH. 586

Sec. 4. And be it further enacted, That this Act shall take effect
July 1, 1966.

Approved May 6, 1966.

CHAPTER 585
(Senate Bill 366)

AN ACT to repeal and re-enact, with amendments, Section 92 (a) of
the Code of Public Local Laws of St. Mary's County (1965 Edition,
being Article 19 of the Code of Public Local Laws of Maryland),
title "St. Mary's County", subtitle "Keeper of the Jail", to extend
to the keeper of the jail in St. Mary's County the powers of a
constable or other peace officer.

Section 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Maryland,
That Section 92 (a) of the Code of Public Local Laws of St. Mary's
County (1965 Edition, being Article 19 of the Code of Public Local
Laws of Maryland), title "St. Mary's County", subtitle "Keeper of
the Jail", be and it is hereby repealed and re-enacted, with amend-
ments, to read as follows:

92.

(a) The keeper of the jail of St. Mary's County shall be appointed
by the county commissioners and shall be allowed by them such
salary as they in their discretion shall prescribe. He shall have all
the powers of a constable or other Peace Officer and be directly
responsible to the Sheriff for the safekeeping and transportation of
prisoners. He shall be responsible for the safekeeping, care and feed-
ing of all prisoners in the jail from the time they are lawfully com-
mitted thereto until they are discharged, released or withdrawn
therefrom by the sheriff, or pursuant to court order or other lawful
authority. He shall keep a record of the names, ages, dates when
received, the offenses charged and the date of discharge and reason
therefor, of all persons committed to the jail, and shall perform such
other duties with respect thereto as the county commissioners may
assign to him.

Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That this Act shall take effect
June 1, 1966.

Approved May 6, 1966.

CHAPTER 586
(Senate Bill 557)

AN ACT to add new Section 123½ to the Code of Public Local Laws
of Calvert County (1963 Edition, being Article 5 of the Code of
Public Local Laws of Maryland), title "Calvert County", subtitle
"County Commissioners", to follow immediately after Section 123
thereof, and to add new Section 54A to the Code of Public Local