338 ARTICLE 56.

the Peace, committing Magistrate or Police Justice aforesaid, the defend-
ant or traverser upon such appeal being entitled to have a jury trial. In
the event of such appeal, the judgment or sentence so appealed from shall
be stayed by the giving of security as hereinbefore provided for, but in
case such security be not given, the fine and costs imposed shall be paid, and
the same returned to the party paying the same in event of a reversal on
appeal. The Justice of the Peace or court before whom the final conviction
shall be had under any of the provisions of this sub-title, shall endorse upon
or attach to the operator's certificate of the person so convicted the date
and particulars of said conviction; and any person destroying, erasing or
concealing said endorsement of imprisonment or statement so attached, or
failing to display the same, together with said license certificate when re-
quired so to do by the provisions of this sub-title shall be deemed guilty of
a misdemeanor, and, upon conviction thereof, be fined a sum not less than
Five Dollars ($5. 00) nor more than One Hundred Dollars ($100), or im-
prisoned for a period of not less than five days nor more than thirty days,
or both fined and imprisoned, for the first offense. The Commissioner of
motor Vehicles shall prescribe a uniform system of dockets and account-
ing, to be used and followed by all Justices of the Peace, committing Mag-
istrates or Police Justices, in this State, in all cases arising under any of
the provisions of this sub-title. The Commissioner shall furnish, without
cost, all Justices of the Peace, committing; Magistrates and Police Justices
with dockets wherein to record all such cases.

1927, ch. 520, sec. 4.

204A. If any part or parts of this Act, or of any Section thereof,
shall be held to be unconstitutional, such unconstitutionally shall not
affect "the validity of the remaining parts of this Act, or of any section
thereof. The Legislature hereby declares that it would have passed the
remaining parts of this Act, or of any section thereof, if it had known
that such part or parts thereof, or of any section thereof, would be declared
unconstitutional,.

Traffic Court.

An. Code, 1924, sec. 205. 1912, sec. 159. 1918, ch. 85, sec. 159.
1920, ch. 506. sec. 159. 1924, ch. 554. 1927, ch. 120.

205. In addition to the Justices of the Peace provided for in Sec. G23
of Art. 4 of the Code of Public Local Laws of Maryland, there shall be
appointed by the Governor, by and with the advice and consent of the
Senate, and if the Senate shall not be in session, by the Governor, from
the City of Baltimore at large, not more than three additional Justices of
the Peace, to be known as the Justices of the Peace of the Traffic Court,
who shall be of high moral character and reputable members of the Bar
of the Supreme Bench of Baltimore City, who shall have been actively
engaged in the practice of law for at least five years; one Justice to be
known as the Chief Justice of the Peace of the Traffic Court, whose duty
shall be to care for the general business of said Court and to have charge