1534 LAWS OF MARYLAND. [CH. 720

Prince George's, Harford, Cecil and Calvert, and in Anne
Arundel the County Commissioners may appoint two con-
stables at salaries of not more than Six Hundred Dollars
0. 00) per year.

100. Compensation of Other Justices. Justices of the
peace other than trial magistrates shall be paid by the County
Commissioners, as full compensation for their official acts and
services in civil and criminal cases, the sum of $20. 00 annually,
but in Kent, Talbot and Queen Anne's Counties shall receive
annually the sum of $50. 00; but they may retain all fees law-
fully charged by them for taking acknowledgments or affidavits
unrelated to their civil or criminal jurisdiction.

101. Minimum Salaries Only. All salaries herein pro-
vided shall be considered minimum salaries, except as here-
in provided for Baltimore County, and may be increased
at any time by the County Commissioners from county funds;
and the County Commissioners are specifically authorized to
add to the compensation of such other justices as may act as
committing justices for the trial magistrates in proportion to
the amount of work such other justices may be called upon
from time to time to perform. The annual salaries of trial
magistrates and constables at large shall be paid in equal
monthly amounts. Any incorporated municipality in any
county may add to the compensation herein provided for such
other justices as may act as committing justices, in considera-
tion for services rendered in cases involving violations of
municipal ordinances, provided that such compensation shall
not be on a fee basis.

The salaries for Trial Magistrates in Baltimore County and
the salaries for constables to trial magistrates in Baltimore
County specified in this Act shall be considered maximum sal-
aries and not subject to increase.

102. Clerks. The County Commissioners shall provide
such clerical assistance, and pay such compensation therefor,
as said Commissioners may deem reasonably necessary for any
trial magistrate. The appointment of clerical assistants
shall be made by the trial magistrate to be thus served, when
provision therefor is made by the County Commissioners; ex-
cept that in Montgomery, Allegany and Prince George's Coun-
ties such clerical assistants shall be appointed by the County
Commissioners of said counties.

103. Expenses. The trial magistrates, including the sub-
stitute magistrates provided for in Section 108 hereof, required
by this Act to sit at more than one place may be allowed travel-
ing expenses necessarily incident to their duties at the rate of