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assigned thereto. He shall receive a salary of $4, 000 per
annum. The Governor shall designate three other of
said justices to be known as magistrates of the Traffic Court,
who shall receive salaries of $3, 500 each per annum. The
Governor shall also designate the other justice of the peace
to be known as the associate magistrate of the Traffic Court
who shall receive a salary of $2, 500 per annum.

215. (Jurisdiction. ) The magistrates of the 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 com-
mit for trial any person accused of violating the Traffic Ordi-
nances of Baltimore City.

219. (Commitment. ) In cases of commitment to jail in de-
fault of payment of fine the supervisor, assistant supervisor
or one of the court clerks shall have the power, upon suit-
able written order to the warden or other custodian, to release
the prisoner at any time after commitment upon payment of
the fine and costs imposed, provided, however, that a credit
of one dollar ($1. 00) for each day of imprisonment actually
served shall be deducted from the payments herein speci-
fied. Records shall be kept by said supervisor, assistant
supervisor or court clerks of such releases and credits and
the fines and costs so received shall be remitted as in the case
of fines and costs imposed and collected as otherwise provided
herein. The warden or other custodian of prisoners sentenced
from the Traffic Court shall have no power or authority to
release prisoners committed by traffic court magistrates prior
to the expiration of their terms as specified in the commit-
ment papers except upon the written order of the supervisor,
assistant supervisor or court clerks as herein provided, or
upon order of a court of competent jurisdiction. No fines,
costs or other monies shall be paid to any warden or other
custodian in cases from the Traffic Court.

220. (Supervisor. ) There shall be certain clerical assist-
ants to the magistrates of the Traffic Court as hereinafter
provided for, who shall be appointed by the Chief Magistrate
of the Traffic Court and, after appointment, be under his sup-
ervision and control. One of said clerical assistants shall be
designated as Supervisor and shall receive a salary of
$2, 600 per annum. He or any clerical employees designated
for that purpose shall have the power to fix the amount of and
accept bail and he shall perform such other duties as may be
assigned to him by the chief magistrate. There shall be an