HARRY HUGHES, Governor

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SECTION 3. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act
shall take effect July 1, 1982.

Approved April 13, 1982.

CHAPTER 79

(House Bill 1309)

AN ACT concerning

Kent County - Sheriff

FOR the purpose of altering the salary of the Sheriff of
Kent County; and specifying that the salary increase
does not affect the incumbent.

BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments,

Article - Courts and Judicial Proceedings

Section 2-309(p)

Annotated Code of Maryland

(1980 Replacement Volume and 1981 Supplement)

SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF
MARYLAND, That section(s) of the Annotated Code of Maryland
read(s) as follows:

Article - Courts and Judicial Proceedings

2-309.

(p) (1) The Sheriff of Kent County shall receive a
salary of $20,000, [an annual cost-of-living increase] COST
OF LIVING INCREMENTS APPROVED BY THE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
AND AS ESTABLISHED THAT ARE SET BY THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF
LABOR, BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS, and, at the discretion of
the County Commissioners, and county-owned automobiles as
may be necessary to operate the Sheriff's department. The
Sheriff shall appoint a chief deputy sheriff who shall
receive a salary of at least $8,000. He also may appoint
not more than two assistant deputies who shall receive
salaries of at least $7,000. The Sheriff and his deputies
shall receive an allowance set by the County Commissioners
for mileage traveled in the course of their duties. It
shall be paid at the same rate as other county officials and
employees are paid. They shall also be paid any additional
allowances as the Commissioners may deem necessary.