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and if any such persons are dead or sick, or otherwise unable to
attend, or returned non est by the sheriff, it shall be the duty of
the sheriff to immediately return the fact to said judges, who
shall thereupon cause to be drawn from said box, in the manner
directed, other names in the place or stead of the original who
may be dead, disabled or absent, and shall have the name of such
person so last aforesaid drawn, to be inserted in the said venire
facias, to be summoned as aforesaid; and it shall be the duty of
the said sheriff to summon the person named to make return
thereof to said court at the opening of its session.

JUSTICES OF THE PEACE AND CONSTABLES.

1874, ch. 335. 1880, ch 456. 1883, ch. 409. 1884, ch. 148. 1888, ch. 22.

196. There shall be the following number of justices of the
peace and constables for Dorchester county, to wit: for election
district number one, two justices of the peace and one constable ;
for election district number two, three justices of the peace and
two constables; for election district number three, four justice*
of the peace and three constables; for election district number
four, three justices of the peace and three constables; for election
district number five, two justices of the peace and one constable ;
for election district number six, three justices of the peace and
one constable; for election district number seven, three justices of
the peace and four constables; for election district number eight,
two justices of the peace and one constable; and for election
district number nine, two justices of the peace and one constable ;
for election district number ten, two justices of the peace and
one constable; for election district number eleven, two justices of
the peace and one constable; for election district number twelve,
two justices of the peace and one constable 5 for election district
number thirteen, two justices of the peace and one constable, and
for election district number fourteen, two justices of the peace
and two constables.

1878, ch. 104. 1888, ch. 272.

197. Every summons in a civil action, and every writ of re-
plevin issued by a justice of the peace of Dorchester county, and
all writs or warrants in criminal cases issued by a justice of the
peace of said county, shall be made returnable before the justice