SPIRO T. AGNEW, Governor                        131

CHAPTER 117
(House Bill 653)

AN ACT to repeal and re-enact, with amendments, Section 37 (v) of
Article 87 of the Annotated Code of Maryland (1957 Edition and
1966 Supplement), title "Sheriffs," subtitle "Compensation and
Duties," to provide for the manner of prescribing the compensa-
tion of the Deputy Sheriffs of Wicomico County; to provide that
all deputies and other employees in the Sheriff's office shall be
under the provisions of the Personnel Provisions and the Wicomico
County Charter, and that a Deputy Sheriff covered by such pro-
vision, who is promoted to Chief Deputy, shall receive his old
position back if he is removed from the position of Chief Deputy
for other than cause.

Section 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Maryland,
That Section 37 (v) of Article 87 of the Annotated Code of Maryland
(1957 Edition and 1966 Supplement), title "Sheriffs," subtitle "Com-
pensation and Duties," be and it is hereby repealed and re-enacted,
with amendments, to read as follows:

37.

(v) The Sheriff of Wicomico County shall receive an annual
salary of seven thousand dollars ($7,000.00) to be paid to him in
equal monthly installments. He shall appoint a chief deputy who
shall receive an annual salary as determined by the Wicomico County
Council, but not less than five thousand dollars ($5,000.00), payable
in equal monthly installments. He shall serve during the tenure of
office of the Sheriff subject to removal by the Sheriff. The Sheriff
may appoint such additional deputies as he and the County Council
of Wicomico County shall deem necessary, which additional deputies
shall receive such compensation [as he and said County Council of
Wicomico County shall determine.] as may be prescribed by the
personnel regulations and rules of said county. In addition thereto
the Sheriff of Wicomico County shall be allowed such additional
sums as may be necessary to defray all expenses of his office, includ-
ing necessary automobile mileage allowance at the rate of not less
than six cents (6¢) per mile for automobiles used by him and his
deputies in the discharge of their official duties, except such mileage
shall not be allowed in the event automobiles are furnished to the
Sheriff by the County Council of Wicomico County, actual carfare
or other transportation expense necessary in the discharge of said
duties, necessary telephone and telegraph expense, necessary expense
for clerical assistants when the engaging of such assistants or hiring
of such assistants is done with the approval of the County Council of
Wicomico County. He shall submit properly authenticated requisi-
tions containing a full and complete statement under oath setting
forth all of the items of said expense accounts for the month in ques-
tion, including the names of all deputies and assistants and the
amounts allowed to each and all other items of expense, which state-
ment under oath is hereby made the duty of the Sheriff to make up
and submit to the said County Council of Wicomico County at the
time of each monthly requisition, which sum or sums shall be in lieu
of all expenses, fees and costs now or heretofore allowed the Sheriff
of Wicomico County for expense in carrying out the duties of his