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ARTICLE 52.

JUSTICES OF THE PEACE.

	Qualification. 1. Oath; bond. 1A. Recording bond. Civil Jurisdiction. 6. To what cases it extends; proviso. Attachments. 49. Bond before execution.	Magistrates for Juvenile Causes. 81. Appointment and powers. 82-84. Delinquent or neglected minors; hearings. 85. Juvenile Court committee. 86-87. Probation officers. 88. Interfering with probation officers. 89. Levy for salaries and expenses. 90. Certain counties exempt.

Qualification.

An. Code, 1924, sec. 1. 1912, sec. 1. 1904, sec. 1. 1888, sec. 1. 1852, ch. 172.
1854, ch. 18. 1927, ch. 646, sec. 1.

1. Within thirty days after his commission shall have been received in
the clerk's office of the county or city, every Justice of the Peace shall take
and subscribe the oaths and declaration prescribed by the Constitution;
and at the same time every Justice of the Peace shall file with the clerk
of the court, receiving his said commission a good and sufficient bond to the
State of Maryland with security to be approved by said clerk in the pen-
alty of five hundred dollars ($500) conditioned that he will faithfully dis-
charge, execute and perform all and singular the duties and obligations of
Justice of the Peace, that he will truly account for and pay over to the
proper State officer or officers all money coming into his hands and belong-
ing to the State of Maryland at the times fixed by law for the payment
thereof, and that he will truly account for and pay over to the person or
corporation entitled to receive the same all money belonging to such person
or corporation which may come into his hands; and upon his failure within
the time named to take and subscribe said oaths and declaration and file
said approved bond, his office shall be deemed vacant.

1927, ch. 646. sec. 1A.

1A. Every such justice shall at the time of filing his approved bond
pay to the clerk his proper fees for recording the same and the same shall
be recorded by said clerk and a copy of the record of every such bond under
the hand of the clerk and seal of the court of which he is clerk, shall be
good and sufficient evidence in any court of this State to prove such bond.
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