J. MILLARD TAWES, Governor                     2071

The premiums of all bonds required by this sub-title shall be paid
by the county commissioners or county council.

25C. From and after January 1, 1964, criminal and traffic court
jurisdiction under local and State laws in Anne Arundel County
hereinbefore conferred on the justices of the peace designated as
trial magistrates of said County shall be vested to the exclusion of
said justices of the peace in the Judges of the People's Court of said
County as provided in the local laws thereof.

125B. Except where inconsistent with any provisions of this Ar-
ticle, the words "trial magistrate of Anne Arundel County" appear-
ing in this Code and the laws of this State, shall be deemed to mean
"Judges of the People's Court of Anne Arundel County."

Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That new Sections 14A-1 to
14A-15, inclusive, be and they are hereby added to the Anne Arundel
County Code (1957 Edition, being Article 2 of the Code of Public
Local Laws of Maryland), title "Anne Arundel County", to follow
immediately after Section 14-18 thereof (which Section was added
to said Code by Chapter 839 of the Acts of 1961), and to be under
the new sub-title "Chapter 14A. People's Court of Anne Arundel
County", to read as follows:

Chapter 14A. People's Court of Anne Arundel County

14A-1. There is hereby created a People's Court of Anne Arundel
County. Said Court shall consist of four (4) Judges. The number of
such Judges may be increased or decreased by the General Assembly
by law, but no such decrease shall affect the term of any Judge then
in office.

14A-2. (a) No person shall be qualified to stand for election
or to hold the office of Judge of the People's Court of Anne Arundel
County unless he possesses the following qualifications:

(b)  He is at least thirty (SO) years of age and less than seventy
(70) years of age, and

(c)  A member of the Bar of the State of Maryland and an active
practitioner in Anne Arundel County for at least seven (7) FIVE
(5) years, and

(d)  A resident of Anne Arundel County continuously for at least
seven (7) FIVE (5) years immediately prior to his appointment or
election, and

(e)  Is distinguished for integrity, wisdom and sound legal knowl-
edge.

14A-3. The Governor shall appoint the Judges of the Court from
a list of not more than six (6) qualified persons nominated by a Com-

mittee, which shall select its own chairman, and which shall consist

of the following persons:

14A-3. THE GOVERNOR SHALL APPOINT THE JUDGES OF
THE COURT FROM A LIST OF NOT MORE THAN SIX (6)
QUALIFIED PERSONS NOMINATED BY A COMMITTEE
WITHIN FIFTEEN (15) DAYS FROM THE EFFECTIVE DATE