1835.

LAWS OF MARYLAND.

CHAP. 366

immediately proceeding their appointment, to be styl-

Jurisidiction

ed Aldermen for the city of Baltimore, who shall have

all the jurisdiction, and powers and authority, and

perform all the duties belonging or assigned to justices

Act of 1325, ch.189

&c. reserved

of the peace for said city; Provided however, that this

act shall not be construed to repeal, or in any wise ef-

fect the act of the Session of eighteen hundred and

twenty-five, chapter one, hundred and eighty-nine, and

the supplement thereto, entitled, an act to authorise the

appointment of justices of the peace in the city of Bal-

timore with limited jurisdiction.

Term one year, &c.

SEC. 2. And be it enacted. That the said Aldermen

shall hold their offices respectively for a year from the

date of their commissions and thereafter, until ap-

pointments shall respectively be made in their places,

Oath required

and that to he qualified to act under their commissions,

they shall make the oaths or affirmations now prescri-

bed by justices of the peace aforesaid, in order to their

qualification.

Salary $1000

SEC. 3. And be it enacted, That the said Aldermen

for their official services, shall each receive an annu-

al compensation of one thousand dollars, payable in

equal quarterly amounts, by the Mayor and city Coun-

cil of Baltimore.

Stall receive feel as heretofore

SEC. 4. And be it enacted, That the said Aldermen

shall demand and receive in all cases, and for all acts

within their jurisdiction and authority, including the

taking of acknowledgements of deeds, the fees now or

that shall hereafter be allowed by law to be demanded

by justices of the peace for the city of Baltimore, and

And pay over monthly

they shall at the end of every month from the time of

their respectively being qualified to act as aforesaid,

make return on oath or affirmation, and pay over te

the Register of the city of Baltimore for the use of the

city, all fees received by them as aforesaid, during

such period.

Shall report quar-terly on oath

SEC. 5. And be it enacted, That at the end of every

quarter of a year the said aldermen shall make a repot

on oath or affirmation to the Mayor of said city, set-

ting forth the number of cases civil or criminal, which

during such period shall have been acted on by them,

and all the acknowledgments of deeds taken before