66                                              LAWS OF MARYLAND                                 [Ch. 2

PLACES OF CONFINEMENT AND STATE INSTITUTIONS IN THE
STATE UNDER SENTENCE OR ORDER OF AN AUTHORITY.

(3) BEFORE ASSUMING THE DUTIES OF THE
OFFICE, EACH DEPUTY SHERIFF APPOINTED UNDER THIS
SUBSECTION SHALL GIVE BOND TO THE SHERIFF IN THE
PENALTY OF $5,000. THE PREMIUMS OF THE BOND SHALL BE
PAID BY THE COUNTY.

(T) ST. MARY'S COUNTY.

THE SHERIFF OF ST. MARY'S COUNTY SHALL
DECEIVE A SALARY OF $12,000 AND NO EXPENSE ALLOWANCE.
HE SHALL HAVE THE NUMBER OF DEPUTIES PROVIDED FOR IN
THE PUBLIC LOCAL LAWS OF ST. MARY'S COUNTY.

(U) SOMERSET COUNTY.

(1)    THE SHERIFF OF SOMERSET COUNTY SHALL
RECEIVE A SALARY OF $7,000 AND NO EXPENSE ALLOWANCE.
HE SHALL APPOINT AT LEAST TWO DEPUTIES, ONE OF WHOM
SHALL BE THE CHIEF DEPUTY AND SHALL RECEIVE A SALARY
OF $5,500. THE SECOND DEPUTY SHALL RECEIVE A SALARY
OF $2,700. THE SHERIFF MAY APPOINT ADDITIONAL
DEPUTIES AT THE COMPENSATION APPROVED BY THE COUNTY
COMMISSIONERS. THE SHERIFF OR ONE OF HIS DEPUTIES
SHALL ACT AS COUNTY JAILER AND SHALL RECEIVE ANNUAL
TOTAL COMPENSATION OF $6,000.

(2)   THE SHERIFF AND HIS DEPUTIES SHALL
WEAR UNIFORMS WHEN PERFORMING THEIR OFFICIAL DUTIES,
AND THE AUTOMOBILES USED BY THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE SHALL
BE EQUIPPED WITH A TWO-WAY RADIO.

(3) THE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS MAY PAY FOR
THE UNIFORMS, RADIOS, AUTOMOBILES, AND OPERATING
EXPENSES OF THE AUTOMOBILES OF THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE.

(V) TALBOT COUNTY.

THE SHERIFF OF TALBOT COUNTY SHALL RECEIVE A
SALARY OF $10,000 AND HE MAY RECEIVE NO OTHER
COMPENSATION, DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY, FROM THE COUNTY
OR ANY OTHER POLITICAL SUBDIVISION. HE MAY APPOINT,
SUBJECT TO THE APPROVAL OF THE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS,
THE NUMBER OF DEPUTIES HE DEEMS NECESSARY AT THE
COMPENSATION FIXED BY THE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS PRIOR
TO THE APPOINTMENT. THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE SHALL BE
OPERATED ON A 24-HOUR DAILY BASIS.

(W) WASHINGTON COUNTY.