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LAWS OF MARYLAND.— 1836.

CHAPTER 305.

* 1835, ch.

A further SUPPLEMENT to an ACT,* entitled, an Act (o establish Magis-

201.

trates* Courts in the several Counties of this State, and prescribe their

Jurisdiction.

Authorized

SEC. 1. Be it enacted, by the General Assembly of Maryland,

to summons
witnesses in

That from and after the passage of this act it shall and may be

different
counties.

lawful for the several district courts, established by the original

act to which this is a supplement, to issue summons for wit-

nesses residing in different counties, to testify on trials to be

By consta-

had before such courts, which summons shall be directed to a

bles in the
district.

constable residing in the district where such courts are held,

and returned to the court before which the trial is to be had.

Attachment

SEC. 2. And be it enacted, That all witnesses summoned as

for non-
attendance.

aforesaid shall, in case of non-attendance, be liable to attach-

ment and fine in like manner as if such witness resided in the

county where such trial is had.

Either party

SEC. 3. And be it enacted, That in all cases hereafter tried

may appeal
from trial

before single justices of the peace, either party shall be allowed

by a single

an appeal to the county court or district court of the district in

justice.

which any such cases may be tried, where they shall be tried de

De novo.

novo, and all such appeals shall be taken in such manner, and

subject to the like provisions with cases of appeals to the

county courts of this state, from judgments of justices of the

peace.

But costs

SEC. 4. And be it enacted, That whenever an appeal shall be

first to be

demanded from the judgment of the district court, the appeal

paid.

may be refused if the party demanding the appeal does not first

tender the costs to the court, which have accrued on the judg-

ment from which an appeal is demanded.

Compensa-

SEC. 5. And be it enacted, That whenever from any cause

tion of
associate

any one of the associate justices shall preside at the holding of

justice

any district court, he shall be entitled to the per diem now

when pre-
siding.

allowed by law to the presiding justice of said court.

Relative to

SEC. 6. And be it enacted. That in all cases pending before

appear-

the said district courts, the parties may appear either in proper

ances.

person, by attorney, or by agent, and the name of any person

entered upon the docket of the presiding justice, at the request

of either party, or who shall be named by either party, in open

court, or who shall exhibit a request in writing from either

party for that purpose, shall entitle such person to appear to

defend or prosecute any action pending in said courts in the

name of the parly for whom he may so appear.

Case of sale

SEC. 7. And be it enacted, That it shall be the duty of the

of real es-
tate — pro-

chief justices of the several district courts of this state, in all

cess of.

and every case in which real estate may have heretofore been

sold, or may hereafter be sold by virtue of any process issued

by the said courts, to place in the hands of the clerks of the