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dollars ($750. 00) per year, or the proportionate part there-
of, so long as he shall continue to act as such Police Jus-
tice; said salary to be paid by the County Commissioners of
Talbot County in equal quarterly installments, and shall be
paid in full compensation for services required of him under
this act; and no Justice of the Peace so selected for Police
Justice shall be permitted to charge any fee or receive any
gratuity for making any commitment, granting any release, or
for the performance of any duty required by law in criminal
cases, or when acting as coroner; but the said County Com-
missioners shall in no case pay the aforesaid salary until the
said Police Justice shall have first filed with the County Com-
missioners of Talbot County his quarterly report, verified by
his oath or affirmation, accounting for all fines, forfeitures and
penalties imposed by him under the laws of this State or
under any ordinances of the town of St. Michaels, which said
report shall show the names of the parties, the fines and pen-
alties imposed, together with the amount of costs, and to whom
said costs were due, and the said Police Justice shall at the
time of filing said report, and as a part of said report, pay
over to said County Commissioners the amount of all fines,
penalties, forfeitures, Justices' and State's witnesses costs so
received by him, to be appropriated by the County Commis-
sioners to the payment of all fees in criminal cases chargeable
against said County Commissioners, provided that all fines or
penalties imposed for violation of any ordinance of the town
of St. Michaels shall be paid over to the Commissioners of
said town.

SEC. 2. And be it further enacted, That this Act shall take
effect June 1, 1931.

Approved April 17, 1931.

CHAPTER 287.

AN ACT to grant the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore
Home Rule as to certain matters, by authorizing the Mayor
and City Council of Baltimore to prohibit, permit or regu-
late the holding, showing or playing of amusements, enter-
tainments or games for recreation or profit, and the sale at