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or sureties to be approved by the Chief Judge of the Supreme Bench of
Baltimore City in the penalty of ten thousand dollars, conditioned to
truly and faithfully discharge, execute and perform, all and singular the

duties and obligations of his office, and that he will account for and pay
over to the Commissioner of Motor Vehicles all fines, penalties, forfeitures
and costs for which he is bound to account and pay over to the Commis-
sioner of Motor Vehicles. And each of the deputy clerks assigned to the
sitting Magistrates, before entering upon the duties of their office, shall

execute and deliver to the State of Maryland a good and sufficient bond,
with surety or sureties to be approved by the Chief Judge of the Supreme
Bench of Baltimore City, in the penalty of five thousand dollars condi-
tioned to truly and faithfully discharge, execute and perform all and
singular the duties and obligations of their respective offices, and that they
will account for and pay over to the Chief Clerk of the Traffic Court all
fines, penalties, forfeitures, fees and costs collected by them. The several
Magistrates assigned to the Traffic Court shall not handle any funds of the
Court and shall not be required to give any other or additional bond than
that required by other Justices of the Peace under Section 624, Article 4
of the Code of Public Local Laws of Maryland.

The Mayor and City Council shall provide suitable and proper quarters

for said Traffic Court in the station house of the Central Police District of
Baltimore City, or at such other place as may be convenient and suitable,
but in no event shall said quarters or location of the Traffic Court be at a

greater distance than five city squares or blocks from the Court House of
Baltimore City.

The Governor shall also appoint, by and with the advice and consent of
the Senate, and if the Senate shall not be in session, then the Governor
shall appoint from the City of Baltimore at large an additional Justice

of the Peace, who shall be of high moral character and a reputable mem-
ber 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, who

shall receive a salary of two thousand five hundred dollars per annum,
payable monthly, and whose jurisdiction, duties and powers shall be the
same as those conferred upon and required of the other Magistrates
assigned to the Traffic Court as aforesaid, and who shall be designated by
the Governor to sit in said court in the absence by illness or otherwise of
the other Magistrates appointed to sit regularly at the Traffic Court, and
at other times when it may, in the opinion of the Governor, become neces-

sary for such additional Magistrate to sit as a member of the said Traffic

Court; and such justice so designated shall not be required to give bond
in a sum greater than that required of other Justices of the Peace by
Section 624, of Article 4 of the Code of Public Local Laws of Maryland.
In the event that any two of said Magistrates are unable to preside at
any time, the Police Commissioner of Baltimore City shall have power to
provide a substitute in the same manner and at the same rate of compen-
sation as substitutes may now be provided for Police Justices regularly
assigned to Station Houses in Baltimore City.