LAWS OF MARYLAND.— 1809.

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required, on which copy any other justice of the peace of the
county is hereby authorized to issue execution or fieri facias.

SEC. 5. And be it enacted, That if any justice of the peace
shall omit to keep a docket as aforesaid, or to pursue the direc-
tions of the act to which this is a supplement, so that by such
neglect or omission the plaintiff, (having obtained a judgment
before such justice,) shall lose his or her debt, that then and in
that case the said justice shall pay and satisfy to the said plain-
tiff the debt, interest and costs, lost as aforesaid.

Justice, in
certain
cases, to
pay the
debt, &c.

SEC. 6. And be it enacted, That the judges of the several
county courts within this state shall not hold plea in the said
courts of any debt or damage in cases within the jurisdiction
given to justices of the peace by this act, which shall not
exceed fifty dollars, any law to the contrary notwithstanding;

County
court not to
hold plea of
cases
within the
jurisdiction
of justices.

Provided nevertheless, that nothing in this act contained shall
extend, or be construed to extend, to divest the several county
courts in this state from the power of holding plea of any debt
or damages where the same doth not amount to the sum of fifty
dollars, or may be above ten pounds current money, where the
writ or original process issued for the recovery of the same shall
have been impetrated at any time before the first day of May
next.

Proviso.

SEC. 7. And, whereas doubts are entertained as to the amount
of fees which justices of the peace are authorized by law to take
and receive as to probats of account, and taking the acknow-
ledgment of deeds, and other instruments of writing that re-
quires the presence of two magistrates ; for remedy whereof,
Be it enacted. That where any justice of the peace shall write
a probat and administer an oath thereon, he shall be entitled to
receive six cents and no more, and that no justice shall be
authorized to charge, take or receive, any fees or compensation
for mileage or journey fee, for the performance of any duty or
business relating to his office as justice of the peace.

CHAPTER 103.

AN ACT to prevent Insurance by Foreigners.

Fees of
justices.

SEC. 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Maryland,
That all kinds of insurance against fire on property in this state,
or of insurance on the life or lives of any person or persons
residing within this state, or of insurance on the inland trans-
portation of any goods, wares, merchandise or country produce,
transported into or out of this state, at the risk of any person or
persons residing therein, hereafter made by any body politic or
corporate of any foreign state, kingdom or country, or by any
company or co-partnership of foreigners, or by any person or
persons not residing in this state, or authorized by a law of this

Insurance
by foreign-
ers prohi-
bited.