MARVIN MANDEL, Governor                                      67

THE SHERIFF OF WASHINGTON COUNTY SHALL RECEIVE A
SALARY OF $9,500. HE MAY APPOINT AN OFFICE DEPUTY AT
A SALARY SET BY THE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS. HE MAY
APPOINT THE FOLLOWING ADDITIONAL EMPLOYEES WHO SHALL
RECEIVE NOT LESS THAN THE SALARIES INDICATED: TWO
DEPUTIES - $2,400 AND $50 PER MONTH EACH FOR THE USE
OF THEIR AUTOMOBILES; ONE SECRETARY - $1,800; A CHIEF
WARDEN OF THE JAIL - $2,400; AN ASSISTANT WARDEN -
$2,100; AN ATTORNEY TO THE SHERIFF - $600; AND A COOK
- $1,800; ADDITIONAL SPECIAL DEPUTIES - SAME SALARY AS
DEPUTIES. SALARIES SET BY THIS SECTION, EXCEPT THE
SHERIFF'S SALARY ARE MINIMUM SALARIES AND MAY BE
INCREASED FROM TIME TO TIME BY THE COUNTY
COMMISSIONERS.

(X) WICOMICO COUNTY.

(1)   THE SHERIFF OF WICOMICO COUNTY SHALL
RECEIVE A SALARY OF $10,000. HE SHALL APPOINT A CHIEF
DEPUTY AT A SALARY OF AT LEAST $5,000 AS SET BY THE
WICOMICO COUNTY COUNCIL, PAYABLE IN EQUAL MONTHLY
INSTALLMENTS. HIS TERM OF OFFICE COINCIDES WITH THE
SHERIFF'S AND HE MAY BE REMOVED BY THE SHERIFF AT ANY
TIME. THE SHERIFF MAY APPOINT ADDITIONAL DEPUTIES AS
HE AND THE COUNTY COUNCIL OF WICOMICO COUNTY DEEM
NECESSARY, AND A COOK AND A MATRON FOR THE COUNTY JAIL
EACH OF WHOM SHALL RECEIVE THE COMPENSATION PRESCRIBED
BY THE PERSONNEL RULES AND REGULATIONS OF THE COUNTY.

(2)   THE SHERIFF OF WICOMICO COUNTY SHALL
BE ALLOWED AN ADDITIONAL AMOUNT TO DEFRAY ALL EXPENSES
OF HIS OFFICE, INCLUDING NECESSARY AUTOMOBILE MILEAGE
ALLOWANCE AT THE RATE OF AT LEAST SIX CENTS PER MILE
FOR AUTOMOBILES USED BY HIM AND HIS DEPUTIES IN
PERFORMING THEIR OFFICIAL DUTIES. HOWEVER, MILEAGE
SHALL NOT BE ALLOWED IF AUTOMOBILES ARE FURNISHED TO
THE SHERIFF BY THE COUNTY COUNCIL. NECESSARY EXPENSES
FOR TELEPHONE AND TELEGRAPH, AND CLERICAL ASSISTANTS
WILL BE ALLOWED IF APPROVED BY THE COUNTY COUNCIL.
THE SHERIFF SHALL RECEIVE AN ALLOWANCE FOR THE BOARD
AND KEEPING OF PRISONERS IN THE COUNTY JAIL.

(3)    THE SHERIFF SHALL SUBMIT PROPERLY
AUTHENTICATED REQUISITIONS CONTAINING A FULL AND
COMPLETE STATEMENT UNDER OATH SETTING FORTH ALL OF THE
EXPENSES FOR A MONTH, INCLUDING THE NAMES OF ALL
DEPUTIES AND ASSISTANTS, THE AMOUNTS ALLOWED TO EACH
AND ALL OTHER ITEMS OF EXPENSE. THESE SUMS ARE IN
LIEU OF ALL EXPENSES, PEES AND COSTS NOW OR HERETOFORE
ALLOWED THE SHERIFF FOR EXPENSE IN CARRYING OUT THE
DUTIES OF HIS OFFICE, INCLUDING THE EXPENSES OF