HARRY W. NICE, GOVERNOR. 803

CHAPTER 362.

AN ACT to repeal Section 205 of Article 56 of the Anno-
tated Code of Public General Laws of Maryland, title
"Licenses, " sub-title "Motor Vehicles, " as re-enacted with
amendments, by Chapter 177 of the Acts of the General
Assembly for the year, 1931, and to re-enact the same
with amendments.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of
Maryland that Section 205 of Article 56 of the Annotated
Code of Public General Laws, title "Licenses, " sub-title
"Motor Vehicles, " as re-enacted, with amendments, by
Chapter 177 of the Acts of the General Assembly for the
year 1931, be and the same is hereby repealed and re-en-
acted with amendments, so as to read as follows:

205. 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 Gover-
nor, 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 Jus-
tices 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 month-
ly, and not more than two other associate Justices of the
Peace of the Traffic Court, who shall each receive the sal-
ary of three thousand five hundred dollars per annum,
payable monthly, and shall receive no other compensation
or fees whatever for the performance of any duty re-
quired 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