2012 LAWS OF MARYLAND. [CH. 831

CHAPTER 831.

(House Bill 725)

AN ACT to repeal and re-enact, Avith amendments, Section
490 of Article 4 of the Code of Public Local Laws of Mary-
land and Baltimore City Charter (1938 Edition), title
"Baltimore City'', siib-title "Criers, Bailiffs, Watchmen and
Stenographers", as said Section 490 was amended by Chap-
ter 667 of the Acts of 1945, relating to the compensation
of the Bailiffs in the several Courts and the Bailiff as-
signed to the Jury Judge.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Mary-
land, That Section 490 of Article 4 of the Code of Public
Local Laws of Maryland and Baltimore City Charter (1938
Edition), title "Baltimore City", sub-title "Criers, Bailiffs.
Watchmen and Stenographers", as said Section 490 was
amended by Chapter 667 of the Acts of 1945, be and it is
hereby repealed and re-enacted, with amendments, to read as
follows:

490. The City Register shall pay to the Bailiffs respec-
tively of the Superior Court of Baltimore City, of the Court
of Common Pleas of Baltimore City, of the Baltimore City
Court, of the Circuit Court of Baltimore City, of the Cir-
cuit Court No. 2 of Baltimore City and of the Criminal
Court of Baltimore City the sum of not less than twenty-eight
hundred nor more than thirty-five hundred dollars per annum
and to the Bailiff assigned to the Jury Judge a sum not less
than thirty-four hundred nor more than four thousand
dollars per annum as determined and certified to by
the Supreme Bench of Baltimore City as and for their
respective salaries at the same time and in the same
manner as is provided in the preceding section for the
payment of the salaries of the Crier of the Superior
Court, the Crier of the Baltimore City Court and the
Crier of the Court of Common Pleas of Baltimore City.
Every Bailiff, who after having served not less than twenty
preceding consecutive years or shall have become physically
or mentally incapacitated from performing the duties of
Bailiff from ailments or accidents not resulting from any
own misconduct, shall be entitled to retirement with a salary
of fifteen hundred dollars per annum, payable as other Bail-
iffs' salaries are now paid, provided that such retirement
shall be evidenced by a satisfactory certificate approved by
the Supreme Bench of Baltimore City, directed to the City
Register, advising him of the retirement of said Bailiff, and