2388 ARTICLE 56

1939, ch. 433, sec. 205F.

217. (Licenses.) The magistrates shall have power to suspend, for
periods not exceeding three months, the operators' licenses issued to per-
sons under Section 162 of this Article, upon conviction of violations of
the Motor Vehicle Laws before said magistrates, such power to be in
addition to the power to sentence such persons by fine or imprisonment as
herein otherwise specified; provided that said persons shall have the same
right of appeal to the Criminal Court of Baltimore City from such sus-
pensions, governed by the same procedure, as they now have to appeal from
convictions of Motor Vehicle Law violations.

Such suspensions by said magistrates shall be effective immediately and
an appeal to Criminal Court therefrom shall not be a stay of such order
of suspension. Nothing herein shall affect the right of the Commissioner
of Motor Vehicles to suspend or revoke such licenses for the causes speci-
fied in Section 185 of this Article.

1939, ch. 433, sec. 205G.

218. (Sentence.) The several magistrates of the Traffic Court shall
have and possess the same power to impose a less penalty of the same char-
acter in lieu of the minimum penalty provided by the Motor Vehicle Laws,
that is now conferred upon the Criminal Court of Baltimore City by
Section 682 of the Article 27 of the Annotated Code of Maryland.

They shall also have and possess power to suspend sentence in any case
within their jurisdiction provided that such suspension is made at the trial
of the case and not after judgment has been pronounced.

1939, ch. 433, sec. 205H.

219. (Commitment.) In cases of commitment to jail in default of pay-
ment of fine the supervisor or one of the court clerks shall have the power,
upon suitable written order to the warden or other custodian, to release the
prisoner at any time after commitment upon payment of the fine and
costs imposed, provided, however, that a credit of one dollar ($1.00) for
each day of imprisonment actually served shall be deducted from the pay-
ments herein specified. Records shall be kept by said supervisor and court
clerks of such releases and credits and the fines and costs so received shall
be remitted as in the case of fines and costs imposed and collected as other-
wise provided herein. The warden or other custodian of prisoners sen-
tenced from the Traffic Court shall have no power or authority to release
prisoners committed by traffic court magistrates prior to the expiration of
their terms as specified in the commitment papers except upon the written
order of the supervisor or court clerks as herein provided, or upon order of
a court of competent jurisdiction. No fines, costs or other monies shall be
paid to any warden or other custodian in cases from the Traffic Court.

1939, ch. 433, sec. 205-I.

220. (Supervisor.) There shall be certain clerical assistants to the
magistrates of the Traffic Court as hereinafter provided for, who shall
be appointed by the Chief Magistrate of the Traffic Court and, after ap-
pointment, be under his supervision and control. One of said clerical assis-
tants shall be designated as Supervisor and shall receive a salary of $2,600
per annum. He shall replace and perform the duties now assigned to the