MARVIN MANDEL, Governor

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SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF
MARYLAND, That Section 2-309 (e) of Article - Courts and
Judicial Proceedings, of the Annotated Code of Maryland
(1974 Volume and 1974 Supplement) be and it is hereby
repealed and re-enacted, with amendments, to read as
follows:

Article - Courts and Judicial Proceedings

2-309.

(e) The Sheriff of Baltimore County shall receive
a salary of $18,500. He shall appoint a chief deputy,
four additional full—time deputies, a deputy sheriff's
matron, and a docket clerk. He may also appoint persons
to the positions of captain, lieutenant, and sergeant
within his office. [There shall be no part—time deputies
employed by the Sheriff's office.] All full—time
employees under this section are subject to the
provisions of the county merit system and the rules and
regulations passed by the County Council pursuant to the
charter, as to qualifications, compensation, and other
regulations. NO PART-TIME DEPUTIES MAY BE EMPLOYED BY
THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE. HOWEVER, THE SHERIFF MAY APPOINT
AS PART-TIME DEPUTIES PERSONS EMPLOYED IN SPECIFIC
PLANTS, INSTITUTIONS, COLLEGES, AND HOSPITALS SITUATED
WITHIN BALTIMORE COUNTY WHO ARE LIMITED TO SERVICE ONLY
WITHIN THE PARTICULAR FACILITY WHERE THEY ARE EMPLOYED,
AND WHO MAY NOT BE COMPENSATED BY BALTIMORE COUNTY FOR
THEIR SERVICES.

SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act
shall take effect July 1, 1975.

Approved May 15, 1975.

CHAPTER 864

(House Bill 686)

AN ACT concerning

Anne Arundel County and Baltimore City —
Residential Leases

FOR the purpose of prohibiting a landlord in Anne Arundel
County and Baltimore City from using or enforcing a
liquidated damages clause or penalty clause in a
residential lease[[,]]; establishing a rule for
determining the existence of a liquidated damages