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(3)  The State's Attorney of Wicomico County is required to maintain and staff
an office in the Wicomico County courthouse.

(4)  Subject to the recommendation of the resident judge of the Circuit Court of
Wicomico County, the State's Attorney may appoint a member of the bar of
Wicomico County as deputy State's attorney; and subject to the recommendation
of the resident judge of the Circuit Court of Wicomico County, the State's
Attorney from time to time may appoint members of the bar of Wicomico County
as assistant State's attorneys, to serve for a particular case or series of cases. The
annual salary of the deputy State's attorney is six thousand dollars ($6,000); and
the Wicomico County Council shall provide and fix the compensation of such
assistant State's attorneys. Under the direction of the State's Attorney, the deputy
State's attorney and any assistant State's attorneys shall present cases and perform
such other acts and duties in the operation of the office as are necessary and
proper.

SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That nothing in this Act
shall be construed or applied to change or affect the salary of the State's attorney
who is in office on the effective date of this Act, for the remainder of the term in
which he then is serving. The increase in salary for the State's attorney shall take
effect as of the beginning of the term of the State's attorney who is elected to that
office in the regular elections in November 1974.

SECTION 3. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take
effect July 1, 1973.

Approved April 26, 1973.

CHAPTER 176
(House Bill 1240)

AN ACT to repeal and re-enact, with amendments, Section 37(v) of Article 87 of
the Annotated Code of Maryland (1969 Replacement Volume and 1972
Supplement), title "Sheriffs," subtitle "Compensation and Duties," to increase
the salary of the sheriff of Wicomico County from $8,500.00 to $10,000.00.

SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF
MARYLAND, That Section 37(v) of Article 87 of the Annotated Code of
Maryland (1969 Replacement Volume and 1972 Supplement), title "Sheriffs,"
subtitle "Compensation and Duties," be and it is hereby repealed and re-enacted,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 [eight
thousand five hundred dollars ($8,500.00)] TEN THOUSAND DOLLARS
($10,000.00) 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 may be prescribed by
the personnel regulations and rules of said county. In addition thereto the Sheriff