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ESTIMATES

Submitted by the Committee on the Judiciary.

Costs of the present Judiciary of Mary
land under the old Constitution:
12 Asssociate Judges of county courts
at $1,400 per annum,- -$16,800
6 Chief Justices of county courts at
$2,200, - 13,200
1 Chief Judge of Court of Appeals, (ex
tra pay allowed by law,) - - 300
Extra pay allowed by law to Judges of
Baltimore county and city, - - 8,000
The Chancellot's salary, -3,000
66 Judges of Orphans' courts in the
counties and city of Baltimore, at an
average by actual returns of $300, to
each Judge, - - - 19,800
Salary of the commissioners of Insolvent
Debtors for the city of Baltimore, at
$2,000 to each, - - - 6,000
Salary of the Judges of Baltimore city
court,- - - - - 4,100
Total costs of present system,- - — $71,200

Costs of the Judiciary system reported
from the committee on the Judiciary,
under the new Constitution:
3 Judges of Court of Appeals, at $2,500
to each, - - 7,500
20 Judges of county courts, at $2,000, 40,000
4 Judges of Law and Equity for Balti
more city, at $2,500 to each, -10,000
1 Judge for Orphans' Court business for
the city of Baltimore, at $2,000, -2,000
1 Police Court Judge for Baltimore city, 1 ,500
Total cost of system under new consti
tution, - - - - — 61,000
Difference in favor of new system,— 10,200

If to this be added the amount of fees
of 269 Judges of Magistrates' courts,
now in commission, and proposed to
be abolished, estimated at $100 to
each, equal to - - 26,900

37,100

 
 
 
The difference will be