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JUSTICES OF THE PEACE.
[ART. 52
ARTICLE LII
JUSTICES OF THE PEACE.
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Qualification.
1. Oath; office.
2. Not to act before taking; penalty.
3. Accepting office under United States
government; penalty.
New Election Districts and New
Wards of Baltimore City.
4. Justices for new election districts
and new wards.
Civil Jurisdiction.
5. What justice has Jurlsdicion.
6, To what cases it extends; proviso.
7. To what cases it does not extend.
8. Not to exercise in cases of trespass
where defendant claims title to
lands.
9. Extends to cases where adminis-
trators are parties; exception.
10. Denial of assets by administrator.
11. Concurrent jurisdiction with circuit
courts, when.
Criminal Jurisdiction.
12. Additional Jurisdiction of justices
in certain criminal cases; excep-
tions. Jury trial; appeal. Re-
cognizance.
13. Party for whom warrant is issued,
who escapes to another county
or city.
14. Amendment of Information, war-
warrant, docket entries, etc.
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Docket.
15. Must be kept by Justice; copies to
parties.
16. Failure to keep; penalty.
17. Index; penalty.
18. Delivery to clerk of court upon
vacation of office; penalty.
19. Delivery of docket in case of death ;
penalty.
20. To be kept by clerks as other rec-
ords.
21. Process upon docket entry by an-
other justice of same county.
Process and Practice.
22. Blank summons not to issue; pen-
alty.
23. Process Issued in civil cases to be
summons.
24. Failure on part of defendant to
appear.
25. More than one defendant; appear-
ance of some and non-appearance-
of others.
26. Summons for witness.
27. Failure to appear; penalty.
28. Postponement.
29. Trial ex parte.
30. No special pleading.
31. Death or disqualification of justice.
32. Notice previous to return before an-
other justice.
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As to procedure before justices of the peace in landlord and tenant cases,
see art. 53.
As to appeals from justices of the peace, see art. 5. sec. 86. et seq.
As to the jurisdiction of justices of the peace in cases of the adulteration of
food and drink, see art. 43. sec. 164.
As to the duties of Justices of the peace in contested election cases and their
compensation, see art. 33, sections 135 and 144.
As to bastardy proceedings before a justice of the peace, see art. 12.
As to fees chargeable by justices of the peace, see art. 36, sec. 19, et seq.
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