MARVIN MANDEL, Governor                        1207

Section 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Maryland,
That Section 37(k) of Article 87 of the Annotated Code of Maryland
(1964 Replacement Volume and 1968 Supplement), title "Sheriffs,"
subtitle "Compensation and Duties," be and it is hereby repealed
and re-enacted, with amendments, to read as follows:

37.

(k) Garrett County.—The Sheriff of Garrett County shall re-
ceive an annual salary of [$2,000 and on and after January 1, 1959,
an annual salary of $4,000] NOT LESS THAN Seven Thousand Dol-
lars ($7,000) on and after January 1, 1971 and such sum as may be
set from time to time in the discretion of the County Commissioners,
for expenses. He shall appoint three deputies, each of whom shall
receive an annual salary of [three] NOT LESS THAN five thousand
[nine] two hundred dollars [$3,900] $5,200 and one of [who] whom
shall act as warden of the jail. The Sheriff AND THE DEPUTY
SHERIFFS shall be allowed extra car mileage and out-of-county
mileage at the rate of [ten] fourteen cents ($.14) per mile. Said
mileage allowance shall not be payable if the Sheriff's Office is fur-
nished with automobiles. He shall be allowed one dollar and twenty-
five cents per day for boarding each prisoner committed to the county
jail. He may appoint a cook for said jail who shall receive a salary
of [$100 per month.] NOT LESS THAN two thousand four hundred
dollars ($2,400) per year. The Sheriff, deputies and cook shall each
receive an additional allowance of two hundred dollars ($200) per
year for uniforms and cleaning.

Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That this Act shall take effect
July 1, 1969. THAT THIS ACT IS HEREBY DECLARED TO BE
AN EMERGENCY MEASURE AND NECESSARY FOR THE
IMMEDIATE PRESERVATION OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH
AND SAFETY AND HAVING BEEN PASSED BY A YEA AND
NAY VOTE SUPPORTED BY THREE-FIFTHS OF ALL THE
MEMBERS ELECTED TO EACH OF THE TWO HOUSES OF
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY, THE SAME SHALL TAKE
EFFECT FROM THE DATE OF ITS PASSAGE.

Approved May 2, 1969.

CHAPTER 498
(House Bill 464)

AN ACT to add new Section 9(66) to Article 81 of the Annotated
Code of Maryland (1968 Supplement), title "Revenue and Taxes,"
subtitle "What Shall be Taxed and Where," to follow immediately
after Section 9(65) thereof providing a tax exemption for real
property owned by the Somerset County Historical Society, in
Somerset County.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Maryland,
That new Section 9(66) be and it is hereby added to Article 81 of
the Annotated Code of Maryland (1968 Supplement), title "Revenue