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shall be had under any of the provisions of this sub-title, shall
endorse upon or attach to the operator's certificate of the
person so convicted the date and particulars of said conviction;
and any person destroying, erasing or concealing said endorse-
ment of imprisonment or statement so attached, or failing to
display the same together with said license certificate when
required so to do by the provisions of this sub-title shall be
deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and. upon conviction thereof,
be fined a sum not less than twenty-five dollars ($25. 00) nor
more than one hundred dollars ($100. 00) or imprisoned for a
period of not less than ten days nor more than thirty days, or
both fined and imprisoned for the first offense.

TRAFFIC COURT.

159. In addition to the Justices of the Peace provided for
in section 623 of Article 4 of the Code of Public Local Laws
of Maryland there shall be appointed by the Governor, by and
with the advice and consent of the Senate, and if the Senate
shall not be in session, by the Governor, from the City of Balti-
more at large, an additional Justice of the Peace, to be known
as the Justice of the Peace of the Traffic Court, who shall be
a member of the Bar of the Supreme Bench of Baltimore City,
and who shall receive a salary of twenty-five hundred dollars
($2, 500. 100) per annum, payable monthly and shall receive no
other compensation or fees whatever for the performance of
any duty required by law. Said justice shall have exclusive
jurisdiction within the City of Baltimore to hear and deter-
mine all complaints of violations of the Motor Vehicle laws of
the State; and shall have exclusive jurisdiction where jurisdic-
tion is now or may hereafter be given by law to any Justice of
the Peace in Baltimore City to try or commit for trial any
person accused of violating any of the traffic ordinances of
Baltimore City, and shall have concurrent jurisdiction with
other Justices of the Peace, committing Magistrates or Police
Justices throughout the State outside of Baltimore City to
hear and determine all complaints of violations of the Motor
Vehicle laws of the State in those cases where it is convenient