1964                                        LAWS OF MARYLAND                                    Ch. 544

assistant sheriffs shall be selected and appointed by the Sheriff
and serve at his pleasure. One of the assistant sheriffs shall
be appointed as the chief assistant sheriff, AND HOLD THE RANK OF

COLONEL. The assistant sheriffs, AND HOLD THE RANK OF LT.

COLONEL, shall be considered line officers, if so designated by
the Sheriff.

(ii) Each assistant sheriff shall:

1.  Be provided with an automobile for so
long as they shall remain appointed assistant sheriff, for the
use and work of the office of Sheriff, with adequate maintenance
and insurance of the automobile to be at the expense of the
county; and

2.  Be provided with an expense allowance
of not more than $1,500 annually, an accounting of which shall be
submitted to the County Director of Finance for approval.

(iii) The assistant sheriffs shall devote their
full time and attention to the office of Sheriff.

(iv) The chief assistant sheriff shall receive

an annual salary of [$36,000] $45,000 $37,800.

(V) THE SHERIFF AND THE ASSISTANT SHERIFFS
SHALL BE PROVIDED WITH AN ANNUAL CLOTHING ALLOWANCE EQUAL TO THAT
WHICH IS PROVIDED TO DEPUTY SHERIFFS OF ALL RANKS FOR THE
PROCUREMENT, CARE, AND UPKEEP OF CLOTHING AND LEATHER GOODS, AND
ADMINISTERED FOR THAT PURPOSE.

(3)  In addition to the assistant sheriffs, the
Sheriff of Prince George's County shall be provided with such
number of full-time employees, including clerical, civilian and
commissioned deputy sheriffs, as is deemed necessary and
appropriate to carry out the duties and discharge of his office.
The cost and expense of the positions of the full-time employees,
including the salaries, shall be provided for in the budget of
the county.

(4)  All full-time civilian and clerical employees
shall be subject to the county personnel law.

(5)  With the exception of the assistant sheriffs, all
full-time deputy sheriffs of all ranks, provided for the Sheriff
in the budget of the county, upon commencement of any position in
the Sheriff's department may be required by the Sheriff to serve
a probationary period of 12 months, such probationary period may
be extended by the Sheriff for reasonable cause. During the
probationary period, the determination of the employee's
qualifications and ability to serve in the position of a
permanent, nonprobationary employee shall be within the exclusive
discretion of the Sheriff. All probationary commissioned deputy
sheriffs shall be required to complete the minimum number of