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Shall not issui
summons, etc
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139. No justice of the peace in said county shall in any
. case of debt or damages issue a summons for defendant except
on application for the same by the plaintiff or his attorney, in
person or in writing, accompanied with the cause or causes
of action in said case; nor an execution except upon the order
of the plaintiff or his attorney, in person or in writing.
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Liable to
indictment.
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140. If any justice of the peace shall issue a summons or
execution contrary to the provisions of the preceding section,
or if any constable shall knowingly serve the same, such jus-
tice or constable shall be liable to indictment in the Circuit
Court for said county, and on conviction shall be disqualified
from holding his office.
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Shall not dis-
charge duties
as justice in
bar-room, etc
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141. No justice of the peace for said county shall engage
in the discharge of his duties as justice in civil matters in a
bar-room of a tavern or public house of that character; and
any justice so offending shall be liable to indictment by the
grand jury of said county, and on conviction shall be fined
twenty dollars, to be paid to the County Commissioners of
said county for the use of the county.
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County Com-
missioners
shall appoint
Constables to
inspect lic-
enses.
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142. It shall be the duty of the County Commissioners on
the last Tuesday in April in each year to appoint one of the
constables in each district of the county to inspect licenses in
the district; and the constables so appointed shall visit every
place of business in his district, the proprietors whereof are
required to have licenses immediately before the May and
December terms of the court, and shall require the proprietor
of each place of business to produce a license; and in case of
a refusal to produce the same, the constable shall arrest the
proprietor so refusing and take him before a justice of the
peace, who shall take recognizance from him, with security,
to appear before the next term of court to answer the charge
of selling without a license; and if upon trial of such person
so recognized, he shall produce a license, the court may, in
its discretion, cause the party indicted to pay the cost of the
prosecution as a punishment for his refusal to produce the
license when required by the constable; and the said con-
stables shall return to the grand juries for the said terms of
the Circuit Court lists of all places of business in their
respective districts, which list shall contain the names of per-
sons doing business at each place, the character of business,
the date of the license, which shall include the year for which
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