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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 Jus-
tices 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 $4,000.00 per annum, payable monthly,
.and each of said Associate Justices of the Peace and of the People's Court
shall receive from the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore a salary of

$3,500.00 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 Jus-
tice, 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.

For notes on decisions relating to Justices of the Peace and powers conferred by
sections 626 and 627, .see notes, pages 219 to 222, inclusive, Baltimore City Code
(1879).

This Act valid as to Justices. Provision as to Constables void.
Levin v. Hewes, 118 Md. 624.

But city may provide for the Constables by ordinance.
Gould v. Baltimore, 119 Md. 534.

1912, ch. 823.

625A. It shall be the duty of said Presiding Justice of the Peace to
assign for trial to himself or to one of said Associate Justices of the
Peace, all cases removed to him as said Presiding Justice of the Peace
under the provisions of Section 627 of this Article, or returnable before
any Justice of the Peace of the People's Court, and generally to super-
vise the work of the said Associate Justices of the Peace and of the con-
stables hereinbefore provided for.

1912, ch. 823.

625B. Each of the Justices of the Peace provided for in Section 623
hereof, other than those specially provided for in sections 623A, 625 and
630 to 638, inclusive, of this Article, shall receive from the Mayor and
City Council of Baltimore a salary of $10.00 per annum, as full com-
pensation for the performance by them of all duties of a civil, judicial
nature; but said Justices of the Peace shall have the right to charge and
retain all fees arising from the taking of acknowledgments and affidavits.

625C. Void.

Levin v. Hewes, US Md. 624.

P. L. L. (1860), Art. 4, sec. 622. P. L. L. (1888). Art. 4, sec. 610. 1894, ch. 132.

1914, ch. 332.

626. No Justice of the Peace, in any case of debt or damages what-
ever, shall issue a summons except on application for the same, in writing,