HARRY HUGHES, Governor                                 253

approval of all promotions by the Board of Public
Safety; providing that the promotions shall become
effective only upon the concurrence of the County
Commissioners subject to a certain condition; and
clarifying language.

BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments,

The Public Local Laws of Charles County
Section 378(d)

Article 9 - Public Local Laws of Maryland
(1969 Edition and 1977 Supplement, as amended)

SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF
MARYLAND, That section(s) of the Code of Public Local Laws
of Maryland be repealed, amended, or enacted to read as
follows:

Article 9 - Charles County

378.

(d) The salary of the Sheriff is fixed by Section
37(h) of Article 87 of the Annotated Code, as amended from
time to time. The salaries of the deputy sheriffs, based on
rank and length of service, shall correspond to the salary
schedule of the Maryland State Police employees as set forth
in Section 23 of Article 88B of the Annotated Code of
Maryland. As of [July 1, 1970] JULY 1, 1979, all deputy
sheriffs shall continue their position with the following
ranks: [patrolmen are within rank I; privates first class
are within rank II; corporals are within rank III; sergeants
are within rank IV; lieutenants are within rank V. Ranks VI
to X] PATROLMEN I ARE WITHIN RANK I; PATROLMEN II ARE WITHIN
RANK II; PRIVATES FIRST CLASS ARE WITHIN RANK III; CORPORALS
ARE WITHIN RANK IV; SERGEANTS ARE WITHIN RANK V; SECOND
LIEUTENANTS ARE WITHIN RANK VI; FIRST LIEUTENANTS ARE WITHIN
RANK VII; CAPTAINS ARE WITHIN RANK VIII; AND MAJORS ARE
WITHIN RANK IX. RANK X of the schedule of Section 23 of
Article 88B shall not be applicable to the deputy sheriffs
of Charles County. Any change or amendment in the salary
schedule in Section 23(a) of Article 88B shall apply to the
deputy sheriffs of Charles County. As of [July 1, 1970]
JULY 1, 1979, each deputy sheriff shall be placed in the
rank that corresponds to his position. He shall be placed
in the first step of that rank unless his present salary is
more than that step, then his step shall correspond to his
present salary, but he shall not receive a lesser salary,
nor shall he be demoted as a result of the implementation of
their salary schedule. All deputy sheriffs shall receive
the salary for the next step within his rank upon each
anniversary date which means (1) July first, as to all
persons who are deputy sheriffs on [July 1, 1970] JULY 1,
1979, or (2) the date of employment as to all other
deputies. [Upon promotion, a deputy sheriff shall be
entitled to pay specified for the new rank in the same step