WILLIAM DONALD SCHAEFER, Governor                         Ch. 246

SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That, pursuant to Article III,
Section 35 of the Constitution of Maryland, this Act may not be construed to extend or
apply to the salary or compensation of the Sheriff of Wicomico County in office on the
effective date of this Act, but the provisions of this Act concerning the salary or
compensation of the Sheriff of Wicomico County shall take effect at the beginning of the
next following term of office.

SECTION 3. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect
October 1, 1994.

Approved May 2, 1994.

CHAPTER 246
(House Bill 249)

AN ACT concerning

Somerset County Sheriff's Salary

FOR the purpose of increasing the annual salary of the Sheriff of Somerset County to a
certain amount; and providing that this Act does not apply to the salary or
compensation of the incumbent Sheriff of Somerset County.

BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments,
Article - Courts and Judicial Proceedings
Section 2-309(u)
Annotated Code of Maryland
(1989 Replacement Volume and 1993 Supplement)

SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF
MARYLAND, That the Laws of Maryland read as follows:

Article - Courts and Judicial Proceedings

2-309.

(u) (1) (i) The Sheriff of Somerset County shall receive a salary of not less
than [$28,000] $38,000 and no expense allowance.

(ii) He shall appoint a chief deputy who shall receive a salary of not
less than $7,500.

(iii) Subject to the approval of the County Commissioners, the Sheriff
may appoint additional deputies at the compensation set by the County Commissioners
prior to any appointment.

(iv) The County Commissioners may appoint a jail warden as the
county jailer. Prior to the appointment of any individual, the County Commissioners shall
establish an annual rate of compensation for the county jailer.

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