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other Justices of the Peace of the Traffic Court, the Chief
Clerk and the deputy Clerks of said Traffic Court.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Mary-
land, That Section 205 of Article 56 of the Annotated Code
of Public General Laws of Maryland (1924 Edition), title
"Licenses, " sub-title, "Motor Vehicles, " be and the same is
hereby repealed and re-enacted with amendments to read as
follows:

205. In addition to the Justices of the Peace provided for in
Sec. 623 of Art. 4 of the Code of Public Local Laws of Mary-
land, 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 Baltimore
at large, not more than three additional Justices of the Peace,
to be known as the Justices of the Peace of the Traffic Court,
who shall be of high moral character and reputable members
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; one Justice to be known as the Chief Justice of the
Peace of the Traffic Court, whose duty shall be to care for
the general business of said Court and to have charge of the
administration thereof, and who is to receive the salary
of four thousand dollars per annum, payable monthly,
and not more than two other associate Justices of the
Peace of the Traffic Court, who shall each receive the salary
of three thousand, five hundred dollars per annum, pay-
able monthly, and shall receive no other compensation or
fees whatever for the performance of any duty required by law.
Said Traffic Court shall be divided into separate courts, and
one of said Justices of the Peace shall be assigned to each of
said courts. The Traffic Court shall be in session every day
except Sundays and holidays. Said Traffic Court shall have
exclusive jurisdiction within the City of Baltimore to hear
and determine all complaints of violations of the Motor Vehicle
Laws of the State, and shall have exclusive jurisdiction where
jurisdiction now or may hereafter be given 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
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 for
the accused to have such complaint heard and determined in
Baltimore City. The jurisdiction, powers and duties hereto-
fore vested in and required of Justices of the Peace in Balti-