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1929, ch. 316, sec. 179EEE.

356. Said Justices appointed for the respective consolidated districts
hereinbefore enumerated, shall maintain an office for the transaction of
business within the confines of and centrally located, in the largest incor-
porated town or village within the districts for which they or either of
them are appointed.*

1902, ch. 197, sec. 179A. 1904, ch. 249, sec. 179A. 1906, ch. 27, sec. 179A.

357. It shall be the duty of each Justice of the Peace appointed under
this Act, in order to avoid the unnecessary multiplication of costs against
the county, or offenders in criminal cases when a complaint discloses more
than one misdemeanor to have been committed by the person or persons
complained against, to consolidate on form in the warrant to be issued
as many distinct charges against said person or persons as there may be
misdemeanors complained of, provided the Justices of the Peace shall
deem it consistent with justice to do so; and upon the application of the
defendant or defendants, if the Justice shall deem it necessary, he shall
grant a severance of the charges, and a separate trial to each, but no addi-
tional warrant shall be required therefor.

1902, ch. 197, sec. 179B. 1904, ch. 249, sec. 179B. 1906, ch. 27, sec. 179B.

358. It shall be the duty of the said Justices of the Peace once every
month to make out a statement of the fees owing by the County Commis-
sioners to any constable for legal services performed by such constable or
constables in prosecution of offenders before said Justices during the pre-
ceding month which have not been paid them by the parties convicted, as
required by law, and to state what fines and costs such constable stands
chargeable with, but no constable shall be entitled to appropriate any such
fines or costs—to wit, costs formerly payable as fees to the Justice of the
Peace by offenders but by this Act required to be paid over to the county
instead of the Justice—to the payment of any account he may hold against
said county, or to any other purpose whatsoever; and the bond of such
constable shall be liable for all such fines and costs so chargeable against
him.

P. L. L. (1888), Art. 1, sec. 180: 1860, Art. 1. sec. 97. 1904, ch. 121. 1906, ch. 578.

359. It shall not be lawful for any resident of Allegany County to be
sued before any justice of the peace of said county out of the election dis-
trict in which he resides, unless the contract or cause of action originated
in the district wherein suit is brought, and it shall not be lawful for any
magistrate to issue a warrant against any resident of said county authoriz-
ing his arrest or to try any such offender after his arrest, unless the alleged

*Sec. 3 of ch. 316, 1929, reads as follows: The object, purpose and intention of
this Act is to reduce the number of Justices to four only, one for each of the con-
solidated districts hereinbefore enumerated; and all Acts or parts of Acts incon-
sistent with the provisions of this Act in so far as they relate to Justices of the
Peace in said election districts hereinbefore enumerated are hereby repealed.