4860 ARTICLE 22.

JUSTICES OF THE PEACE AND CONSTABLES.

P. L. L., 1888, Art. 22, sec. 265. 1886, ch. 20. 1900, ch. 625, sec. 265.
1902, ch. 137, sec. 265.

540. There shall be the following number of justices of the peace and
constables for Washington county, to be appointed for the election dis-
tricts of said county as follows: No. 1, two justices of the peace and two
constables; No. 2, three justices of the peace and two constables; for Nos.
3, 17, 21, 22, 24 and 25, constituting the town of Hagerstown and vicinity,
two justices of the peace and three constables; No. 4, two justices of the
peace and two constables; No. 5, three justices of the peace and two con-
stables; No. 6, two justices of the peace and two constables; No. 7, two
justices of the peace and two constables; No. 8, two justices of the peace
and two constables; No. 9, two justices of the peace and two constables;
No. 10, two justices of the peace and two constables; No. 11, two justices
of the peace and two constables; No. 12, two justices of the peace and two
constables; No. 13, two justices of the peace and two constables; No. 34,
two justices of the peace and two constables; No. 15, two justices of the
peace and two constables; No. 16, two justices of the peace and two con-
stables; No. 18, two justices of the peace and two constables; No. 19, two
justices of the peace and two constables; No. 20, two justices of the peace
and two constables; No. 23, two justices of the peace and two constables.
See sec. 176.

1902, ch. 137, sec. 265A.

541. The justices of the peace appointed from and for districts 3, 17,
21, 22, 24 and 25, constituting Hagerstown and vicinity, shall have, in
addition to their duties as justices of the peace of the State of Maryland,
the enforcement of the ordinances of said town.

1902, ch. 137, sec. 265B.

542. 'The justices of the peace appointed for districts 3, 17, 21, 22, 24
and 25, before qualifying as such, shall each give bond to the State of
Maryland in a penalty of one thousand dollars, with a surety or sureties
to be approved by the clerk of the Circuit Court for Washington County,
conditioned that he will well and faithfully perform and execute the
duties and obligations of the office of justice of the peace, and that he will
account for and pay over to the County Commissioners of Washington
County all fines, penalties, forfeitures and costs imposed by him and
which he shall receive for or on account of criminal offenses tried before
him, under the provisions of the Code of Public General Laws and Code
of Public Local Laws, and that he will account for and pay over to the tax
collector of Hagerstown all fines, penalties, forfeitures and costs imposed
by him and which he shall receive for or on account of offenses against the
ordinances of Hagerstown, and that he will well and truly account- for
and pay over to the person, persons, corporation or corporations entitled
to the same, all money coming into his hands for or on account of any
business pertaining to or connected with his office. And the bond of the
said justice of the peace shall be liable at the suit of the State of Maryland