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JUSTICES OF THE PEACE AND CONSTABLES. [ART. 68.

Id s 20
1852, c. 76, s 4
Where more
than one de-
fendant.

14. Where there is more than one defendant, and some shall ap-
pear, and some who have been summoned shall fail to appear, the
justice shall proceed to try the cause as if all had appeared.

Id s 21
1791, c 68, s 8
Attendance of
witnesses, how
compelled.

15. A justice of the peace shall issue summonses for witnesses,
at the instance of either party, and shall compel the attendance of
such witness by attachment.

Id s 22
1801, c 42,88 1,2
Defaulting
witness liable
to Fine.

16. If a witness shall fail to appear on the return day of the sum-
mons, the justice shall issue an attachment of contempt, made re-
turnable before the justice issuing the same, who may, at his dis-
cretion, fine such defaulting witness in any sum not exceeding three
dollars; and shall issue execution for such fine and costs, and the
same shall be collected and paid to the justice, who shall, on or be-
fore the first day of January, annually, pay the same to the clerk of
the Circuit Court of the county, or the clerk of the Superior Court

Id s 23
1791, c 68, s 2
When cause to
be postponed
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Time

of Baltimore City.
17. If either party, on the day of trial, shall ask a postpone-
ment, the justice shall postpone the trial to another day, not exceed-
ing fourteen days, if the justice shall be satisfied by the oath of the

Id s 24
1791, c 68, s 2
Either party
falling to appear
on day nxed
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party, or otherwise, that a postponement is necessary to a fair trial
of the casc. ,
18. If either party shall fail to appear on the day to which a case

Id s 25
1852, c 239, s 2
No special
pleading

is postponed, the justice may proceed to try the case ex partc.
19. No special pleading shall be required in any action before a
justice of the peacc.

Id s 26
1853, c 201, s 2
When Judg-
ment to be en-
tered up
8 Md 40.

20. Justices of the peace shall enter up judgment in all cases
brought or tried before them within three days after a final hearing
of the casc.

Id. s 27
1809, c 153, s 5
Judgment to
carry interest
from date

21. All judgments for the payment of money entered by a justice
of the peace, shall be so entered as to carry interest thereon from the
date thereof.

Id s 28
1843, c 362, s 2
When summons
returnable
before any
justicc.

22. If the parties appear before the justice on the return day of
the summons, and the justice enters judgment, either by confession
of the party or after hearing and trying the case, such judgment
shall be valid, although the summons may be made returnable before
any or some justice of the peace, without naming specifically which
justicc.

Id s 29
1843, c 362, s 3
Judgment by
confession

23. A justice of the peace may enter a confession of judgment by
a defendant, without any summons having been issued, and such
judgment shall be valid.

Id s 30
1825, c 158
Cases for debt.

24. In all cases for debt, tried before a justice of the peace, he
may enter judgment against either plaintiff or defendant for such
sum as to him may appear just and right, with such costs as may
have accrued in the case , which judgment, if in favor of the defend-
ant, shall be of equal effect as a judgment in favor of the plaintiff,
and may be enforced in the same manner.