338                             LAWS OF MARYLAND                      [CH. 180

AND AFTER JUNE 1, 1959, IN QUEEN ANNE'S COUNTY, AND
INVOLVING AMOUNTS NOT EXCEEDING FIVE HUNDRED
DOLLARS, EXCEPT THAT IN CECIL COUNTY CASES IN-
VOLVING IN EXCESS OF $100.00 MAY BE TRIED ONLY BE-
FORE THE TRIAL MAGISTRATE WHO SITS IN ELKTON.

6 (P) TRIAL MAGISTRATES OF CARROLL AND WICOMICO
COUNTIES SHALL HAVE JURISDICTION IN ALL CASES OF
THE TYPE MENTIONED IN SUB-SECTION (A) OF THIS SEC-
TION WHICH INVOLVE AMOUNTS NOT EXCEEDING $750.00.

108.

(22) [There shall be one trial magistrate who sit at Salisbury
and shall receive an annual salary of three thousand dollars
($3,000.00), the said trial magistrate so appointed to be known as
the judge of the People's Court.]

There shall be two trial magistrates who shall sit in Salisbury,
one of whom shall be designated and appointed as Judge of the
People's Court, and shall receive an annual salary of Six Thousand
Dollars ($6,000.00); and the other of whom shall be designated and
appointed as Associate Judge of the People's Court, shall sit not
less than two days a week and shall receive an annual salary of
Three Thousand Dollars ($3,000.00).

The said Judge of the People's Court shall be responsible for
establishing and maintaining the dockets, records, schedules and
assignments for the People's Court. In his absence, said Associate
Judge shall assume said responsibilities.

During the temporary absence or disability of the Judge, the
Associate Judge shall serve in his place as full-time judge of the
People's Court, with like power and authority, and in such circum-
stances he shall receive as compensation from the County Commis-
sioners for the period of such full-time service the same pro rata
amount that the Judge would have received. In the event of the
absence or disability of the Judge from regular sessions of the
People's Court for more than twenty-one (21) days in any one year,
his salary shall be diminished ratably for such excess over twenty-
one (21) days.

Except where inconsistent with other provisions of this Article,
the words "Trial Magistrate of Wicomico County" appearing in this
Article and elsewhere in this Code and laws of this State, shall be
deemed to mean "Judge of the People's Court of Wicomico County".

There shall be appointed biennially by the judge of the People's
Court a clerk who shall keep all dockets of and supervise and man-
age the office of the People's Court of said county and said clerk shall
perform such other duties as shall be properly assigned to him by
the said judge and he shall receive an annual salary of the
sum of not less than [two] three thousand dollars [($2,000.00)]
($3,000.00), to be paid him in twelve equal monthly installments by
the County Commissioners of Wicomico County and may be in-
creased at any time by the said County Commissioners from county
funds; the said clerk before entering upon his duties shall give bond
to the State of Maryland in the penalty of five thousand dollars
($5,000.00) with corporate surety satisfactory to said County Com-