596 LAWS OF MARYLAND. [CH. 310

other fines; provided, however, that the power aforesaid to
punish for contempt shall not be construed to extend to any
cases arising in Traffic Court, except the cases specifically set
forth and provided for in Section 4 of Article 27 of the Anno-
tated Code of Maryland as within the power of the several
courts of this State to inflict summary punishments for con-
tempt of court.

The Police Commissioner of Baltimore City shall designate
for service in the Traffic Court four or more members of the
police force of the rank of sergeants, one of whom shall be
assigned to each of the parts or sessions of the Traffic Court
herein provided, and who shall execute the powers and direc-
tions of Justice presiding at said session. The members of
the police force who are now or have heretofore been desig-
nated for service in the Traffic Court shall have the rank
of lieutenants, shall receive the salary of lieutenant and shall
be subject to the same rights and duties in regard to the
Pension Fund as are now or may hereafter be given or im-
posed by law, relating to lieutenants, irrespective of any
change in their assignment, but the rank, pay and Pension
Fund duties and privileges of such sergeants of the police
force who shall hereafter be designated for service in the
Traffic Court shall not be changed or affected by such desig-
nation. In addition to the number of Station House clerks
now provided for by law, said Police Commissioner is hereby
authorized and directed to employ such number of additional
clerks as may be necessary to properly keep the dockets and
records of arrests and convictions. Such records shall be kept
in such form and under such plan as may be jointly agreed
upon by the Commissioner of Motor Vehicles and the Justices
of the Peace of the Traffic Court. Salaries paid to police
and all clerks assigned for duty in the Traffic Court shall be
paid by the Police Commissioner out of the funds received for
that purpose from the Commissioner of Motor Vehicles. There
shall be one chief clerk, who shall receive the salary of Two
Thousand Two Hundred Dollars per annum, payable monthly,
and who shall have general charge and supervision of the
entire clerical force of the Traffic Court, and there shall be
one deputy clerk assigned to each of the sitting Magistrates
and one deputy clerk to take charge of the Probation
Department of said Court, who shall also perform such
other work as may be assigned to him and each of said
clerks shall receive the salary of Two Thousand Dollars per
annum, payable monthly, there shall also be such other or
additional clerks as may be necessary to properly keep the
records and accounts of the Court. The Deputy Clerk as-
signed to each of the several magistrates shall collect and take
charge of all fines, penalties, forfeitures, fees and costs im-