The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1916-06-30
SHERIFF..
CHAPTER $50.

AN ACT to repePl and re-enact with
amendments Sections $50 and POL OF
Article IL of the Code of Public Loca
Laws. title Hartford County," sub
title Sheriff, and to add two new
Sections to said Article Is, to be known
as Sections 25l-A and 25l-B.
SRCrIoS l. BE IT enacted by the General As
Ecmbly Of Maryland, That Sections $50 and Isl o
Article u OF the Code OF Public Local Laws till,
Hartford County, subtitle Sheriff. be and the
same are hereby repealed and rcenacted with
amendments and that two new sections are here
by added To said Article u to be known as Sec,
tons 25l A and 25lli. said amended sections and
new sections 10 read rs follows:
SBC $50 The board OF County Commissioner
ui Hartford county are authorized and directed Il
levy Tor and pay to the sheriff of Hartford county
annually, in equal monthly payments, the sum OF
twenty-five hundred dollars, which sum shall bt
IN full ioT all claims of said sheriff against Hartford
county or said Board OF County Commissioners
Tor his care, labor. responsibility and expense IN
dlschdIglng the duties OF his office. inclu ding the
keeping safe IN Jail the prisoners committed tC
ms custody, the cooking and serving to said prs
uncts the provisions furnished fol them by said
Board Of County Commissioners, a. herenafte I
provided, the necessary washing for said prison
CfS and keeping the lail IN cleanly condition. and
sad hoard OF County commissioners shall not pay
SAID sheriff lot any services he may render IN the
discharge ol his official duties any further OF
other compensation. and shall not be in any way
liable Tot any other Zee OF compensation whatever
To said sheriff than above provided for the dis
charge OF his official duties except as follows: For
every execution Of the sentence of death by said
shciIii, upon any person convicted Of capital of
Tense, they shall pay HIM the sum of three hun.
bred dollars, Tor carrying and conveying any per.
son OF persons under sentence to any State insti
tuition ~ 10 OF from any Jall oil any other county
uI the a ~ station house of the city OF Baltimore
or To or from any other place of confinement be
ynnd the limits OF Hartford county, under the sen
tcnCe ~ final order of any authorized judicial au.
thOrity. the SAID Board Of County Commissioners
shall pay unto the said sheriff his actual car fare
oI actual cost OF transportation. together with the
actual caT fare OF actual costs Of transportation OF
such person or persons 50 carried OF conveyed to
the place OF places above mentioned.
SkI, Isl. II shall be the duty of the sheriff to
keep correct and full statement OF schedule OF
all persons committed to the said Jail showing the
length at time and the oitfnse ioT which they are
committed, and the name OF the officer by whom
csmmitted, which statement OF schedule. together
with all books papers and commitments kept By
hun, pertaining to prisoners IN the Jail, shall. al
all times be open to the inspection Of any pc rsnn
OF psI sons and at the hrst meeting of the Board
ui County Commissioners OF said county, IN each
and every month"; the said sheriff shall make and
file with them, under oath. full and complete re-
port of the names and descriptions of all persons
confined IN SAID Jail with statement OF the length
of ume and otiense for which they are committed
and for any neglect of the sheriff to comply with
any provision of this section. he shall be subject
upon indictment and convection 10 fine OF moi
less than one bundled dollars and not more than
five hundred dollars, and in default Of payment OF
sand me he shall be confined IN the county Jail for
period not exceeding one year.
SKC 25l'A. II shall be the duty of the Board OF
County Commissioners of Hartford county to fur
nsh all supplies and provisions necessary in then
Judgment iot the support and maintenance of all
persons committed To the lail OF said county, and
all fuel and light needed for the comfort OF the
prisoners IN sand Jail.
SEC 25l.B All sheriff costs collected by jus.
tees OF the peace IN criminal cases shall be &C.
counted iut to the County Commissioners IN the
same manner as fines collected by them in such
cases are now accounted for,
SEC , And be It further enacted, That this
Act shall take effect from the first day OF January
1918.
Approved:
EMERSON {. HARRINGTON,
Governor.
PHILIP ID. LAIRD,
Speaker of the House Of Delegates.
PETER J. CAMPBELL,
President Of the Senate.
Office Of the Chief Clerk of the House
Hereby Certify. That the aforegoing
is true copy Of an Act of the General
Assembly Of Maryland, passed at the
January Session, 1916.
=. WATSON WEBB,
Secretary of the Senate.