960                              Laws of Maryland                        [Ch. 616

126. Clerks.—

(a)  Chief Clerk—There shall be a Chief Clerk of said Court who
shall be appointed by the Chief Judge. The Chief Clerk shall be paid
a salary of $10,000 per annum, and shall, upon appointment, become
a member of the Classified Service of this State and of the Em-
ployees⁹ Retirement System of this State. He shall be responsible
for the maintenance, custody and preservation of a full and true
record of all proceedings in said Court and for the collection, custody,
accounting and remittance of all fines, penalties, forfeitures, fees and
costs, and he shall perform such duties as may be assigned to him
from time to time by the Chief Judge. Whenever a vacancy occurs in
the position of Chief Clerk, such vacancy shall be filled by some
person appointed by the Chief Judge without regard to the pro-
visions of Article 64A of the Annotated Code of Maryland. The
person so appointed Chief Clerk shall become a member of the Classi-
fied Service and Employees' Retirement System of this State.

(b)   Criminal Division—There shall be a Deputy Clerk of the
Criminal Division of said Court. There shall also be in said Division
at least seven assistant clerks, and such other or additional employees
all at such salaries, as may be provided in the State budget from
time to time. The Chief Clerk, with the approval of the Chief Judge
shall select the persons to be employed in such positions in the
Criminal Division as may initially be authorized, and the persons
so selected shall become, upon appointment, members of the Classi-
fied Service of the State. Thereafter, the appointment of persons to
fill any vacant or additional positions in said Division, shall be made
by the Chief Clerk, with the approval of the Chief Judge, in ac-
cordance with the provisions of Article 64A of the Annotated Code
of Maryland. Said employees shall perform such duties as may be
assigned to them by the Chief Clerk.

(c)  Traffic Division—The employees of the Traffic Court of Balti-
more City are hereby transferred to the Traffic Division of the
Municipal Court. The position of Manager of the Traffic Court of

Baltimore City shall be known by the Title, "Deputy Clerk of the

Traffic Division". All appointments to clerical, or other positions,
by whatever title designated, in said Traffic Division, shall be made
by the Chief Clerk, with the approval of the Chief Judge, in accordance
with the provisions of Article 64A of the Annotated Code of Mary-
land. Said employees shall perform such duties as may be assigned
to them by the Chief Clerk.

(d) Bonds—The State Comptroller and the Treasurer of Baltimore
City shall determine which employees of said Court shall give a bond
or bonds, with such surety, condition, penalty and obligee as may be
determined by said Comptroller and Treasurer.

The premiums on all the aforesaid bonds shall be considered as
expenses under Section 127. Said bonds shall not be liable for any
fines and/or costs ordered to be paid in installments, except to the
extent that any of said clerks, or someone acting under the direction
of any of said clerks (other than a worker or other employee of a City
or State agency) has received any part of said fine and/or costs.

(e)   Oaths—The Chief Clerk, the Deputy Clerks and all other
clerks, by whatever title designated, when assigned to any of the
parts of said court, shall be empowered to administer oaths.