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security, to be approved by the county commissioners of the
county, or the judge of the superior court of Baltimore city,
in the penalty of two thousand dollars, conditioned " that the
said constable shall well and faithfully execute the said office
in all things appertaining thereto, and shall also well and truly
account for all moneys placed in his hands for collection, or
received by him on judgments, and shall well and truly pay
over the same; and the said bond shall be recorded in the
office of the clerk of the circuit court for the county, or of the
clerk of the superior court of Baltimore city, and a copy thereof,
under the seal of the said court, shall be good evidence to prove
the execution of such bond in any court of this State.

Akin v. Denny, 37 Md. 81. State v. Brown, 54 Md. 318. State use Wilson
v. Fowler, 88 Md. 601.

1888, art. 20, sec. 3. 1860, art. 23, sec. 3. 1852, ch. 274, sec. 3.

3. For each new election district that may be formed and
established in the several counties, and for each additional
ward that may be created in the city of Baltimore, there shall
be appointed as prescribed by the constitution, two justices of
the peace and two constables, unless a different number be
specially provided by law.

Execution of Process and Collection of Debts.

Ibid. sec. 4. 1860, art, 23, sec. 4. 1716, ch. 15, sec. 6.

4. Every constable shall obey and execute all process directed
to him from any justice of the peace concerning any matter,
debt or demand between party and party, and all criminal pro-
cess directed to him from any justice of the peace, and shall
return such civil or criminal process according to the command
therein contained.

Campbell v. Webb, 11 Md. 482. Peters v. League, 13 Md. 59. Windwart
B. Allen, 13 Md. 197. Snively v. Fahnestock, 18 Md. 391.

Ibid. sec. 5. 1860, art. 23, sec. 4. 1791, ch 68, sec. 11.

6. If a constable to whom any summons is delivered shall
not make return thereof according to the command of the
same, it shall be lawful for the justice who issued the said
summons, upon application of the plaintiff or his agent or
attorney, and proof made of the delivery of the said summons
by the confession of the constable or by the oath of the
plaintiff, his agent or attorney, or any other credible witness,
to call such constable before him, and unless a good excuse is