1342                             Laws of Maryland                        [Ch. 761

pursuant to the provisions of this subtitle, may be removed as such
trial magistrate at any time by the Governor, provided, however, that
in any such event, the trial magistrate who has received notice of
his removal shall be entitled to a hearing before the Governor within
fifteen (15) days after such notice if such trial magistrate so requests
in writing within five (5) days after such notice.

In Harford County the Governor shall appoint no more than
eighteen "committing magistrates" selected judiciously to serve the
entire county with a due regard for population and geography.

(a)  In Charles County the committing magistrates shall make
themselves available at all times to carry out their duties, and under
the supervision of the trial magistrate of the county, so that a com-
mitting magistrate in the county will be available twenty-four hours
daily.

(b)  The trial magistrate of the county shall designate one or more
justices of the peace of the county to serve as a committing magistrate
when no committing magistrate is available, and during such period
the justice of the peace shall be qualified to carry out the duties of the
committing magistrate and while acting as a committing magistrate
the justice of the peace shall receive compensation for the period so
acting at the rate that the committing magistrate would receive for
such period.

110.

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 Anne Arundel County they shall receive $200.00 annually and
shall post a sign on their place of business or residence indicating
their official office, and in Kent, Talbot and Queen Anne's counties
shall receive annually the sum of $50.00 and in Washington County
they shall receive the sum of $100.00 annually, in Howard and
Harford counties they shall receive the sum of $200.00 annually, and
in Carroll County they shall receive the sum of $180.00 annually, and
in Baltimore County as provided for in Section 112 (a) of this
article, with regard to committing magistrates, and in Charles County
they shall receive, the sum of $600.00 annually; but they may retain
all fees lawfully charged by them for taking acknowledgments or
affidavits unrelated to their civil or criminal jurisdiction. Committing
magistrates in Charles County shall receive an annual salary [of
$2,500.00] not to exceed OF $3,000.00.

Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That this Act shall take effect
June 1, 1961.

Approved May 3, 1961.