4594 ARTICLE 21.

other Justice of the Peace of Easton District may be selected by him to
perform the duties of the said Police Justice.*

1910, ch. 320, sec. 117J (p. 1166). 1916, oh. 35, sec. 117J.

279. It shall be the duty of the Governor in appointing the Justices
of the Peace provided by Section 269 of said Local Law for Election
District No. 2, to appoint two of said Justices of the Peace for the First
Precinct, one for the Second Precinct, and one for the Third Precinct of
said Election District No. 2. It shall also be the duty of the Governor
after the appointment of said Justices of the Peace to select one of the
Justices of the Peace appointed for the said Eirst Precinct of said Election
District No. 2, who shall be known and designated as Police Justice.
The said Police Justice shall have the same jurisdiction in criminal cases
as Justices of the Peace now possess and which may hereafter be con-
ferred upon them by and under the laws of the State, but shall have no
civil jurisdiction, but shall have jurisdiction of and perform the duties
of coroner; the said Police Justice shall have exclusive jurisdiction of
and shall be required to try and determine all violations of the criminal
laws and to perform all of the duties of coroner which shall arise in said
Election Precinct No. 1 of said Election District No. 2, according to
the present boundaries of said precinct, and all violations of the ordinances
of the town of St. Michaels, subject, however, to the same right of election
to be tried by jury, notice of which must be clearly given by said Police
Justice to the party before trial, and subject to the same right of appeal
as now exists under the law; provided, however, that nothing contained in
this Act shall preclude the said Police Justice from trying criminal cases
which arise in any other precinct or district of said county, if the same
shall be properly brought before him.

1910, ch. 320, sec. 117K (p. 1166). 1916, ch. 35, sec. 117K.

280. The said Police Justice shall receive compensation for his serv-
ices, the sum of four hundred and fifty dollars ($450.00) per year, or the
proportionate part thereof, so long as he shall continue to act as such
Police Justice; said salary to be paid by the County Commissioners of
Talbot County in equal quarterly installments, and shall be paid in full
compensation for services required of him under this act; and no Justice
of the Peace so selected for Police Justice shall be permitted to charge any
fee or receive any gratuity for making any commitment, granting any
release, or for the performance of any duty required by law in criminal
cases, or when acting as coroner; but the said County Commissioners shall
in no case pay the aforesaid salary until the said Police Justice shall have
first filed with the County Commissioners of Talbot County his quarterly
report, verified by his oath or affirmation, accounting for all fines, for-
feitures and penalties imposed by him under the laws of this State or
under any ordinances of the town of St. Michaels, which said report shall
show the names of the parties, the fines and penalties imposed, together

*Sec. 2, ch. 425, 1914, repealed all laws inconsistent therewith.