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Take oath. 



Enter 

 bond. 



Sec. 33. And he it enacted^ That tlie com- 

 manding officer and the deputy commanders of 

 said force, shall, before entering u^Don the dis- 

 charge of their duties, take, before one of the 

 Judges of the Circuit Court, the oath prescribed 

 by the Constitution, and the commanding officer 

 of said force shall enter into bond to the State 

 of Maryland in the sum of ten thousand dollars, 

 and each deputy commander in the sum of three 

 thousand dollars, to be approved by said judges, 

 for the faithful performance of their duties as 

 prescribed in this act ; the said bond or bonds 

 to be hied with the Comptroller. 



pomtees 



comma?ide^r.°^ Sec. 34. Aiid 1)6 It enctcted, That the salary of 

 the commanding officer in charge of steamer 

 shall be one thousand live hundred dollars per 

 annum, and he shall have poAver to appoint one 

 officer, at a salary of seven hundred dollars per 

 annum ; one engineer at eight hundred dollars 

 per annum, and one officer at six hundred dol- 

 lars per annum, X\\ o seamen at twenty -five dol- 

 saWofap- jars per month ; two seamen at twenty dollars 

 per month ; one hreman at thirty dollars per 

 month ; one fireman at twenty dollars per 

 month ; one steward at tAventy dollars per 

 month, and one cook at twenty-live dollars per 

 month ; and each deputy commander shall re- 

 ceive a salary of eight hundred dollars per 

 annum : he shall have power to appoint one 

 officer at a salary of five hundred and fifty 

 dollars per annum, and three seamen at a salary 

 of thirty dollars per month each, to be selected 

 from the districts in which thev are to serve. 



Rations. 



Sec. 35. And he it enacted^ That the officers 

 and crew of the steamer aforesaid, shall each 

 receive one ration per day, of the quality and 

 quantity, such as is allowed by law to the offi- 

 cers and crew of the Revenue Marine of the 

 United States, but no rations shall be allowed 

 to officers or crews of the sailing vessels. 



Sec. 36. And. he it enacted, That the officers 



