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viii Name Civilian.

The committee, however, came to
a quick agreement at the final con-
ference and the traffic director will
be appointed by the Commissioners
for a term of three years a salary
of $4,000 per year. 1t is understood
that the new official will not be ap-
pointed from the ranks of the Police
Department but will be a civilian
with an adequate amount of traffic
experience. Members of the commit
tee are said to be hopeful that COM
petent man can be found to handle
the situation here in a manner to pro-
duce immediate results.
Salient features of the bill follow:
additional judges for the Police
Court the Police Court of the
District shall consist of four judges
learned in the law, appointed by the
President, and by and with the ad-
vice and consent of the Senate. No
person shall be so appointed unless
he has been an actual resident of the
District for a period of at least five
years Immediately preceding his ap-
pointment and has been in the ac-
tual practice of law before the Su-
preme Court of the District for a
period of five years prior to his orig
inal appointment. The term of Of
flee of each judge shall be six years,
except that any Judge in office at the
expiration of the term for which he
was appointed may continue in Of
fee until his successor takes office.
Subject to Removal.
Each judge shall be subject to
removal by the President for cause
The salary of each judge shall be
fixed in accordance with the classif-
cation act of 1928. The judges shall
hold separate sessions and may carry
on the business of the court sepa-
rately and simultaneously, but the
holding of such sessions shall be SO
arranged that the court shall be open
continuously from 10 o'clock ante
meridian until II o'clock postmeridian
each day, Sundays excepted, for the
trial of cases involving violations of
traffic laws and regulations. The
judges shall have power to make
rules for the apportionment of busi-
ness between them and the act OF
each judge respecting the business of
the court shall be deemed and taken
to be the act of the court. Each judge
when appointed shall take the oath
prescribed for judges of courts OF
the United States.
"(b) Nothing contained in this sec
ton shall affect the term of office
Court or require their reappointment
Appointments of Aids
'(c). The judges of the Police Court
are authorized to appoint not exceed
ing six additional deputy clerks and
four additional bailiffs, if the business
of the court requires it. The salaries
of such additional deputy clerks and
bailiffs shall be fixed in accordance
with the classification act of 1929.
I'D. The commissioners shall pro-
vide for the use of the Police Court
as enlarged by this act such addi-
tional quarters, furniture, books, sta
tionery and office equipment as may
in their opinion be necessary for the
efficient execution of the functions of
the court, ana as may be appropriated ID
for by Congress from time to time.
Jurors for Police Court.
The jury for service in said court
shall consist of II men, who shall
have the legal qualifications neces-
sary for jurors in the Supreme Court
of the District and shall receive a
like compensation for their services
and such jurors shall be drawn and
selected under and in pursuance OF
the laws concerning the drawing and
selection of jurors for service in said
court The term of service of jurors
drawn for service in the Police Court
shall be for one jury term and. in any
case on trial at the expiration of a.ns
jury term until a verdict has been
rendered or the jury discharged. The
jury terms shall begin on the first
Monday and the third Monday of each
month of the year
Director of traffic, regulations
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