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writs or process, to issue any writ or process and to do all
other acts in relation thereto as such justice would have had if
he were living and acting as a justice of the peace.

1888, art. 52, sec. 29. 1860, art. 51, sec. 63.

30. If any constable or other officer returns process before
another justice by reason of the death or disqualification of
the justice before whom the same was returnable, he shall give
notice, previous to the return threeof to the plaintiff or his
agent and the defendant, of the justice before whom he intends
returning the same.

1900, ch. 11. 1904, ch. 89, sec. 29 A.

31. In all actions or proceedings before any justice of the
peace in this State, and appeals therefrom, the partnership of
parties, the corporation of any body corporate, and the repre-
sentative character of any party, suing or being sued, shall be
taken as admitted for the purposes of such action or proceed-
ing, unless the fact of such partnership, incorporation or rep-
resentative character, as the case may be, shall be denied in
writing under oath by the opposite party before the hearing of
such case or proceeding; provided, however, that in case of a
corporation, the affidavit to such denial may be made by the
president, vice-president, secretary or treasurer thereof, and in
the case of a partnership, by any one of the partners. And
whenever such denial under oath is so made, the court or
justice before whom the case or proceeding is pending shall,
at the request of the party against whom such denial is made,
posptone or continue the same to such reasonable time as
will enable such party to procure the required proof.

Judgments.

1888, art. 52, sec. 30. 1860, art. 51, sec. 26. 1853, ch. 201, sec. 2.

32. 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 case.

Ibid. sec. 31. 1860, art. 51, sec. 27. 1809, ch. 153, sec. 5.

33. 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.

Ibid. sec. 32. 1860, art. 51, sec. 28. 1841, ch. 139. 1843, ch. 362, sec. 2.

34. If the parties appear before the justice on the return
day of the summons and the justice enters judgment, either by