Ch. 488                             MARVIN MANDEL, Governor                                1097

DISCRETION OF THE COURT.

SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take
effect July 1, 1973.

Approved May 21, 1973.

CHAPTER 488
(Senate Bill 1148)

AN ACT to repeal and re-enact, with amendments, Section 37(k) of Article 87 of
the Annotated Code of Maryland (1969 Replacement Volume and 1972

Supplement), title "Sheriffs," subtitle "Compensation and Duties," to provide
that the Sheriff of Garrett County shall appoint a person to perform clerical
duties and act as matron of the Garrett County jail and that compensation for
this position shall be set by the Sheriff.

SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF

MARYLAND, That Section 37(k) of Article 87 of the Annotated Code of
Maryland (1969 Replacement Volume and 1972 Supplement), title "Sheriffs,"
subtitle "Compensation and Duties," is hereby repealed and re-enacted, with
amendments, to read as follows:

37.

(k) The Sheriff of Garrett County shall receive an annual salary of not less than
seven thousand dollars ($7,000) on and after January 1, 1971, and a sum as may
be set from time to time in the discretion of the County Commissioners, for
expenses. He shall appoint not more than eight deputies, with the approval of the
County Commissioners, each of whom shall receive an annual salary of not less
than five thousand two hundred dollars ($5,200) and one of whom shall act as
warden of the jail. THE SHERIFF SHALL APPOINT A PERSON TO
PERFORM CLERICAL DUTIES AND ACT AS MATRON OF THE JAIL.
COMPENSATION FOR THIS POSITION SHALL BE SET BY THE
SHERIFF. The deputy sheriffs shall perform all the duties heretofore performed
by the constables of the trial magistrates' courts of Garrett County. The Sheriff, in
his discretion may appoint additional special deputies whose compensation shall be
approved by the County Commissioners. The Sheriff and the deputy sheriffs shall
be allowed extra car mileage and out-of-county mileage at the rate of fourteen
cents ($.14) per mile. This mileage allowance shall not be payable if the Sheriffs
office is furnished with automobiles. The Sheriff shall be allowed compensation
necessary for the boarding of prisoners committed to the county jail, to be paid
monthly upon vouchers submitted by him to the County Commissioners of Garrett
County, provided that he shall also submit with these vouchers an affidavit sworn
to by him upon personal knowledge showing for each day of the month just passed
the number of prisoners boarded by him. The Sheriff may appoint a cook for the
jail who shall receive a salary of 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.

SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take
effect July 1, 1973.