224 LAWS OF MARYLAND [CH. 110

Peace", sub-title "Trial Magistrates System", providing for
two additional Trial Magistrates in Allegany County and
specifying where they shall sit and what minimum salaries
they shall receive.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Mary-
land, That Sub-section 100 (Allegany County. ) of Article 52
of the Annotated Code of Maryland (1947 Supplement), title
"Justices of the Peace", sub-title "Trial Magistrates System",
be and it is hereby repealed and re-enacted, with amendments,
to read as follows:

100.

(Allegany County. ) There shall be [ten] twelve Trial
Magistrates, two of whom shall sit for the trial of cases in
the City of Cumberland, two at Frostburg, one at Western-
port, one at Lonaconing, one at Mt. Savage, one at Midland,
one at Cresaptown, [and] one at Barton [. ], one at Oldtown
and one at Flintstone. The Trial Magistrates at Cumberland
shall each receive an annual salary of not less than f 3, 300. 00.
The Trial Magistrates at Frostburg shall each receive an
annual salary of not less than $1, 320. 00. The Trial Magistrate
of Cresaptown shall receive an annual salary of $840. 00. The
Trial Magistrates of Westernport, Lonaconing, Mt. Savage,
Midland, and Barton shall each receive an annual salary of
not less than $720. 00. The Trial Magistrates at Oldtown and
Flintstone shall each receive an annual salary of not less than
$400. 00. All of which said salaries hereinbefore provided shall
be paid by the County Commissioners, said salaries shall be
in addition to any salaries now paid or hereafter to be paid,
any of the Trial Magistrates by any of the incorporated Cities
and Towns in Allegany County, but the County Commissioners
may, in their discretion, increase the compensation paid to the
Trial Magistrates in Allegany County.

At least one of the Trial Magistrates at Cumberland and
Frostburg shall be present in his court room for the trial of
cases from 9 A. M. to 4 P. M. each day except Sundays, the after-
noon of Saturday and legal holidays, and shall be present at
such other times as the said Magistrates may decide upon, and
as may be consistent with the public business.

SEC. 2. And be it further enacted, That this Act shall take
effect June 1, 1951.

Approved March 14, 1951.