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

dockets, etc , to
clerk of Circuit
Court.

or whereupon suits have been entered, to the clerk of the Circuit
Court of the County in which such justice resides, or to the clerk of

Clerk of Balti-
more City
Court.

the Baltimore City Court, in case such justice resides within the city
of Baltimore, within thirty days after such resignation, removal from
office, or expiration of official term; and any justice of the peace
who shall fail to deliver his docket as agreed (in case the said docket
shall not have been unavoidably lost or destroyed), shall be deemed
guilty of a misdemeanor, and, on conviction thereof, shall be subject
to a fine of two hundred dollars, or to six months' imprisonment in

Penalty

the jail of the county or city, at the discretion of the court.

1870, c 39
If a justice in
Baltimore dies,
papers tn be
delivered to
what clerk.

60. If a justice in Baltimore city dies, resigns, or is removed,
the delivery of the docket and papers shall be made to the clerk of
the Baltimore City Court within the time mentioned in the preceding
section.

Art 18, s 37 ,
Art 61,s 11
1814, c 82, s 1 ;
1827, c 17,
1833, c 189
Clerks to receive
dockets, etc ,
and give tian-
scripts
Fees

61. The clerks to whom such dockets and papers are delivered
shall receive and file the same without fee or reward, and shall keep
the same as other records, and shall deliver transcripts from the
dockets or papers so returned to the person applying for the same
for the usual fees, and shall redeliver the same to the justice upon
his reappointment.

Id s 12
1809, c 76, s 4,
1814, c 82, s 1
Justice may
issue process on
such Iran-
scripts

62. Any justice of the peace of the same county may issue pro-
cess of any sort on a copy of another justice's docket, made by the
clerk, if the docket has been delivered to him, that he might issue
if the docket had been kept by himself.

Art 18, s 15
1846, c 292
Clerk to enter
judgment
satisfied upon
receipt of plain-
tiff, attested by
justice

63. The clerk of any court having the custody of dockets of jus-
tices of the peace, may enter satisfied any judgment standing open
upon such dockets, upon the production by the party applying for
such entry of the receipt of the plaintiff in the judgment attested
by a justice of the peacc.

BLANK WRITS.

Art 51, s 17.
1818, c 166, s 2
Not to grant
blank writs.
Penalty

64. No justice of the peace shall grant any blank summons or
execution to any constable or party; and any justice so granting a
blank summons or execution shall, on conviction, be fined not less
than one hundred dollars, and not exceeding four hundred.

PROBATES, AFFIDAVITS, AND OTHER INSTRUMENTS.

Art 51, s. 64
1801, s 74, s 31
Justice to write
probates and
other instru-
ments
20 Md 271

65. Justices of the peace shall write and prepare all probates,
affidavits, supersedeas, and other instruments to be executed by
them when required, except acknowledgments of deeds.

12 G & J 69

SWEARING IN JUSTICE'S PEESENCE.

Art 51, s 65
1723, s. 16, s 2 ,
1822, s 91 ;
1844, s 308.
Fines for swear-

66. Any fine imposed by a justice of the peace for swearing in
his presence contrary to law, shall be placed in the hands of a con-
. stable for collection, by execution or otherwise, and, when collected,