1132 ARTICLE 4.

by the plaintiff or his attorney, accompanied with the bond, bill of ex-
change, promissory note or other writing or account, or by a copy of such
bond, bill of exchange, promissory note, or other writing or account, by
which the defendant is so indebted; or if the action be brought upon a
verbal or implied contract, or for damages arising in any manner what-
soever, a statement of the particulars of the plaintiff's claim thereunder
shall accompany the said written application; and no Justice of the Peace
shall issue an execution of any kind, except on application for the same,
in writing, by the party entitled thereto or his attorney.
State v. Carrick, 70 Md. 580.

1868, ch. 375. P. L. L. (1888), Art. 4, sec. 611. 1894, ch. 132. 1912, ch. 823.

1914, ch. 354.

627. Every writ, warrant, summons or other process issued by any
Justice of the Peace shall be made returnable before the Presiding Jus-
tice of the Peace of the People's Court, which said Presiding Justice of
the Peace of the People's Court shall have the right to try any such case
or to assign the same for trial to any other Justice of the Peace of the
People's Court.

P. L. L. (1860), Art. 4, sec. 624. P. L. L. (1888), Art. 4, sec. 612. 1912. ch. 823.

628. The said Justices of the Peace, other than the five Justices of
the People's Court, when called out of their offices for the purpose of
taking acknowledgments and affidavits, may receive such compensation
for their services, in addition to the fees prescribed by law, as the party
requiring their services may allow them.

629. Repealed by Act of 1912, Chapter 823.

1882, ch. 219. 1890, ch. 230. P. L. L. (1888), Art. 4, sec. 614. 1892. ch. 651.

1894, ch. 197. 1896, ch. 131. 1898, ch. 123, sec. 630.

1898, ch. 429. 1912, ch. 777.

630. It shall be the duty of the Governor, after the appointment of
the Justices of the Peace provided for in Section 623 of this said Article
4, to select from the Justices of the Peace so appointed a Justice of the
Peace to sit at each station-house in the City of Baltimore, and in addi-
tion, two justices, or such other number of justices as may be by law
hereafter provided for, 'of peace, to act at such times and places as is
hereinafter provided for. Each justice so selected shall keep his office at
the station-house for which he was appointed, and shall attend at such
station-house from 8 o'clock A. M. until 10 o'clock A.M. on every clay
of the year except Sundays and legal holidays, and from 3 o'clock P. M.
until 5 P. M. on every day except Sundays and legal holidays; and upon
every Sunday and legal holiday shall attend at the station-house for which
he was appointed from 9 o'clock A. M. until 11 o'clock A. M. (and for
the purpose of this section Saturday afternoons shall not be considered
legal holidays unless the whole of said Saturday may be a legal holiday),
and at each of said respective sittings shall sit to hear, try and determine