HERBERT R. O'CONOR, GOVERNOR. 859

all of the members elected to each of the two Houses of the
General Assembly, the same shall take effect from the date
of its passage.

Approved May 6, 1943.

CHAPTER 655.
(House Bill 744)

AN ACT to repeal and re-enact) with amendments, Section
104 of Article 52 of the Annotated Code of Maryland (1939
Edition), title "Justices of the Peace", sub-title "Trial Mag-
istrates System7', as said section was amended by Chapter
336 of the Acts of 1941, relating to the salary of clerks to
the trial magistrates in Prince George's County.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Mary-
land, That Section 104 of Article 52 of the Annotated Code of
Maryland (1939 Edition), title "Justices of the Peace", sub-
title "Trial Magistrates System", as said section was amended
by Chapter 336 of the Acts of 1941, be and it is hereby repealed
and re-enacted, with amendments, to read as follows:

104. (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 pro-
vision therefor is made by the County Commissioners; except
that in Montgomery, Allegany, Baltimore, Carroll and Prince
George's Counties such clerical assistants shall be appointed
by the County Commissioners of said counties. In counties
in which provision is made by the County Commissioners for
clerical assistants, except Allegany County, the trial magis-
trates shall direct and supervise the services to be rendered by
said assistants. In Prince George's County, each of the clerks
to the trial magistrates shall receive an annual salary of
$2, 100. 00 and $300. 00 for expenses.

SEC. 2. And be it further enacted^ That this Act shall take
effect June 1, 1943.

Approved May 4, 1943.