1835.

LAWS OF MARYLAND

and the ends of justice shall require, in the same man-

CHAP. 201

ner. and form as now legally used and practised by a

Form

single Justice cf the Peace, in cases of which such

single Justice of the Peace hath cognizance, or varied

in such other manner and form as may substantially

suit the action, plea, or purposes, and so as to bring

all cases herein declared to be within the jurisdiction

of the said district court, to trial and judgment; and

if during any actual sitting of the said district court,

it shall become necessary or be required by either par-

Summoning wit nesses during

ty, to summon any witness in a. case then pending and

court

on trial before the said district court, it shall be the

duty of the Chief Justice or in bis absence, of the pre-

siding Justice, forthwith, to issue a summons for such

witness, and if on the return of any summons for a

Compel atten-

witness, to appear and testify before the said court, it

dance

appear that such witness hath been duly summoned and

doth not appear, it shall be lawful for the said Chief

Justice or presiding Justice, unless good and sufficient

cause be shown to the contrary, to issue an attachment

against such witness, to compel his or her attendance.

Required to keep

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

docket

of the chief justice of the said district court, or in his

absence, of the next named Justice of the same court

Entries therein

sitting, to make regular and fair entries or minutes,

in docket to be kept for that purpose, of all cases,

snitstr actions and complaints, brought before the said

court upon process, previously issued by any one of the

said Justices as aforesaid, or otherwise, and it shall

Each justice to

be the duty of each of the said District Justices to

keep a docket

make and keep a docket of fair and accurate entries or

minutes of all and every original process, writ, or

summons issued by him as aforesaid, for compelling

the appearance of parties or witnesses before the said

court, particularly specifying the days and times of

issuing the same, and the precise names of the parties

or witnesses named therein, and the days when re-

turnable, and to what constable directed, which said

To be produced and the entries

docket and entries or minutes, shall be regularly pro-

transferred

duced by the said Justice before the said district court,

at its sittings, and so much thereof as may be necessa-

ry, shall be transferred to the docket of the said dis-