1886 LAWS OF MARYLAND. [CH. 768

such exceptions, exclusions, limitations and restrictions as
may be deemed expedient in connection with the admission
to or the continuance in said pension and retirement system
of any of said officers, agents, servants and employees. Mem-
bers of the regular Fire and Police Departments of Baltimore
County shall be eligible to admission to such pension or retire-
ment system in lieu of their admission to the special retire-
ment systems heretofore provided for them.

SEC. 2. And be it further enacted, That this Act is hereby
declared to be an emergency measure and necessary for the
immediately preservation of the public health and safety and
having been passed by a yea and nay vote, supported by three-
fifths of all of the members elected to each of the two Houses
of the General Assembly of Maryland, the same shall take
effect from the date of its passage.

Approved May 6, 1949.

CHAPTER 768
(House Bill 757)

AN ACT to repeal and re-enact, with amendments, Sections
5 (a) and 5 (c) of Article 88B of the Annotated Code of
Maryland (1947 Supplement), title "State Police", relating
to personnel of the Department of Maryland State Police.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Mary-
land, That Sections 5 (a) and 5 (c) of Article 88B of the
Annotated Code of Maryland (1947 Supplement^, title "State
Police", be and the same are hereby repealed and re-enacted,
with amendments, to read as follows:

5. (a) The Superintendent may establish and maintain a
classification of ranks and grades for the police employees of
the Department as follows: Major (1); Captain (2), one to
be designated as Senior Captain; Lieutenants (7); Medical
Examiner (1); Sergeant Major (1); First Sergeants (9); De-
tective Sergeants (6); Quartermaster Sergeant (1); Sergeant
Mechanic (1); Sergeants (17); Corporals (18); Officers First
Class (26); and Officers (91). The number of police employees
in each such rank and grade shall be that appearing in
parentheses after each rank and grade set forth above; pro-
vided, however, that such number may be increased by the
Superintendent with the approval of the Governor, from time