J. MILLARD TAWES, Governor                    2067

(j) and 120 of Article 52 of the Annotated Code of Maryland (1957
Edition and 1962 Supplement), title "Justices of the Peace", sub-titles
"Civil Jurisdiction" and "Trial Magistrates System", respectively, be
and they are hereby repealed and re-enacted, with amendments, and
that new Sections 25C and 125B be and they are hereby added to the
said Article of the Code, sub-titles "Criminal Jurisdiction" and "Trial
Magistrates System", respectively, to follow immediately after
Section 25B and 125A thereof, to read as follows:

6.

(n) Trial magistrates of Anne Arundel County shall have juris-
diction in all cases of the type mentioned in sub-section (a) of this
section which involve amounts not exceeding $500.00. Except that
from and after January 1, 1964, the jurisdiction vested in justices
of the peace designated as trial magistrates in Anne Arundel County
shall be transferred to and vested in the People's Court of said
County as provided for in the public local laws thereof.

12.

In all cases where the amount claimed or the thing in action exceeds
the sum or value of fifty dollars and justices of the peace have juris-
diction, the several circuit courts for the counties shall have concur-
rent jurisdiction with justices of the peace, provided that in Baltimore
County the jurisdiction of the justices of the peace and in Anne
Arundel County the jurisdiction of the Judges of the People's Court
shall be exclusive in civil cases involving amounts not exceeding
$300.00.

97.

(a)  The Governor, by and with the advice and consent of the
Senate, shall appoint for each county in the State one or more
justices of the peace to be known as "committing magistrates", and
such number of justices of the peace at large in the several counties,
to be designated "trial Magistrates", as is hereinafter specified in
Section 108; and in Prince George's County, in addition to the afore-
going, seven justices of the peace, at large, who shall be committing
magistrates and shall have all the powers and jurisdiction in the
whole of said county, vested by law in justices of the peace other
than trial magistrates and substitute trial magistrates.

(b)  Any trial magistrate or substitute trial magistrate appointed
pursuant to the provisions of this sub-title, 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.

(c)  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.

(d)  [(a)] (1) 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 committing magistrate in the county will be available twenty-four
hours daily.