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(2) There shall be five trial magistrates, one of whom shall sit in
Annapolis and receive an annual salary of [$3,000.00] ($7,500.00);
one of whom shall sit in Ferndale and receive an annual salary of
[$2,500.00] ($6,500.00); one of whom shall sit in the first precinct
of the third election district and receive an annual salary of
[$1,500.00] ($4,00.00); one of whom shall sit in Edgewater and
receive an annual salary of [$1,500.00] ($4,000.00); and one of whom
shall sit in Odenton and receive an annual salary of [$1,500.00]
($3,500.00).

The trial magistrate at Annapolis shall sit on Mondays from
[10:00 A. M. to 3 P. M. and from 7 P. M. to 9 P. M.] 9:00 A. M.
to 4 P. M., Wednesdays from [11] 10 A. M. to 12 noon; Tuesdays
[, Thursdays,] and Fridays from 10 A. M. to 4 P. M., Thursdays
from 10 A. M. to 3 P. M. and 7 P. M. to 9 P. M., and on Saturdays
from 10 A. M. to 12 o'clock noon, [each day] and at such other times
during the week as the public business may require.

The trial magistrate at Ferndale shall sit on Mondays [and Thurs-
days] from [10 A. M.] 9 A. M. to 4 P. M., on Wednesdays and Thurs-
days from [11 A. M.] 10 A. M. to 4 P. M., on Saturdays from 10
A. M. to 12 o'clock noon, and on Tuesdays and Fridays from 7 P. M.
to 9 P. M., [each day] and at such other times during the week as
the public business may require.

The trial magistrate at Edgewater, Odenton, and in the first pre-
cinct of the third election district shall sit on Mondays [and Fridays]
from 10 A. M. to [12 o'clock noon] 2 P. M., on Tuesdays, Wednes-
days and Thursdays from 7 P. M. to 9 P. M., and on Fridays and
Saturdays from 11 A. M. to 12 o'clock noon [, each day]. The five
trial magistrates shall be entitled to fifteen days⁹ vacation each year
and shall also be entitled to fifteen days' sick leave each year, said
vacation and sick leave not to be accumulated if not used during the
year it accrues.

Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That this section is hereby
declared to be an emergency measure and necessary for the imme-

diate preservation of the public health and safety, and having been

passed by a yea and nay vote supported by three fifths of the mem-

CHAPTER 672
(House Bill 631)

AN ACT to repeal and re-enact, with amendments, Sections 9, 10 (a),
12 and 25 (a) of Article 51 of the Annotated Code of Maryland

Explanation: Italics indicate new matter added to existing law.

[Brackets] indicate matter stricken from existing law.
CAPITALS indicate amendments to bill.
Strike out indicates matter stricken out of bill.

bers elected to each of the two houses of the General Assembly, the

same shall take effect as of May 4, 1959. THAT THIS ACT SHALL

TAKE EFFECT JUNE 1, 1959.
Approved April 28, 1959.