PHILLIPS LEE GOLDSBOROUGH, ESQ., GOVERNOR. 1597

pay over to the person or corporation entitled to receive the
same, all money belonging to such person or corporation which
may come into his hands as justice of the peace.

625. It shall be the duty of the Governor, after the appoint-
ment of the justices of the peace provided for in section 623,
to select from the justices of the peace so appointed one justice
of the peace who shall be known as "Presiding Justice of the
Peace of the People's Court," and four other justices of the
peace who shall be known as "Associate Justices of the Peace
of the People's Court." Said Presiding Justice of the Peace
of the People's Court shall receive from the Mayor and City
Council of Baltimore a salary of $2,500 per annum, payable
monthly, and each of said Associate Justices of the Peace of
the People's Court shall receive from the Mayor and City Coun-
cil of Baltimore a salary of $2,100 per annum, payable monthly,
and said justices shall receive no other compensation or fees
whatever for the performance of any duties as justices of the
peace. And said justices shall sit for trial of cases on each
day (except Sundays and legal holidays) from the hour of 1
o'clock P. M., at such proper place in or near the Court House
in Baltimore City as may be provided by the Mayor and City
Council of Baltimore; and one or more of said justices, to be
assigned by said Presiding Justice, shall be on duty from 9 :30
o'clock A. M. until 12:30 o'clock P. M., for the purpose of
issuing summons and performing any other duties, except the
trial of cases. Cases may, however, be tried at any hour upon
the joint consent of all the parties and of the justice.

627. Every writ, warrant, summons or other process issued
by any justice of the peace shall be made returnable before the
justice of the peace issuing the same, or before the Presiding
Justice of the Peace of the People's Court; and any plaintiff
or defendant shall have the right of removal to the Presiding
Justice of the Peace of the People's Court, which said justice
of the peace shall have the right to try any such case or to assign
the same for trial to any other justices of the peace of the Peo-
ple's Court.

628. The said justices of the peace, other than the five jus-
tices of the People's Court, when called out of their offices for
the purpose of taking acknowledgments and affidavits, may re-
ceive such compensation for their services, in addition to the feea
prescribed by law, as the party requiring their services may
allow them.

648. If any justice of the peace in Baltimore City dies,
resigns or is removed, or upon the expiration of his official term,
his docket and papers shall be delivered to the Clerk of the City