878 JUSTICES OF THE PEACE. [ART. 52.

from the dockets or papers so returned to any person applying for
the same.

P. G. L., (1860,) art. 51, sec. 12. 1809, ch. 76, sec. 4. 1814, ch. 82, sec. 1.

18. Any justice of the peace of the same county may issue
process 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.

Process and Practice.

P. G. L., (1860,) art. 51, sec. 17. 1818, ch. 166, sec. 2.

19. 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 fqur hundred

dollars.

Ibid. sec. 18. 1791, ch 68, sec 6 1841, ch. 139 1852, ch. 76, sec. 3.

20. The process to be issued by justices of the peace in civil

cases shall be a summons, wherein shall be stated briefly the pur-
pose for which the party is summoned, and shall be made return-
able before the justice issuing the same, or before some other
justice to be named therein, on a day to be stated in said sum-
mons, not exceeding forty days from the time of issuing the same.

Ibid sec 19 1852, ch 76, sec 3.

21. If the summons shall be returned " summoned," and the

defendant shall fail to appear on the return day thereof, then the
justice shall fix a day of trial, not less than six nor more than
fourteen days from the return day, and on such day proceed to try
such case exparte; the defendant to have the right to appear at
any time before judgment and make any defence he may have,
as if he had appeared at the return day of the summons.
Wagner v. Shank, 59 Md 321 Fahey v. Mottu, 67 Md 254.

Ibid. sec. 20. 1852, ch. 76, sec. 4.

22. Where there are more than one defendant, and some shall
appear, and some who have been summoned shall fall to appear,

the justice shall proceed to try the cause as if all had appeared.