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LAWS OF MARYLAND.

from three o'clock, p. m., until five o'clock, p. m., and from

seven o'clock, p. m., to ten o'clock, p. m., and neither of

said justices shall absent himself from the city of Annap-

olis without .first ascertaining that the other justice will be

in attendance in his office during the .time of his absence,

nor shall either of said justices be absent from the city, of

Annapolis for. more than two days consecutively at any time

without the consent in writing of the State's attorney and

the counselor of the city of Annapolis.

172. The justices of the peace of the sixth district of

Juris-

Anne Arundel County sliall have civil jurisdiction co-exten-

diction

sive with said county and criminal jurisdiction of offences

committed in any of the districts of said county cognizable

by justices of the peace under the law, where complaint is

made before them, but no warrant of arrest shall be issued

by said justices except upon the oath or affirmation of the

person making complaint that an offence has been com-

mitted ana upon being satisfied upon examination of such

person making complaint under oath of the probable truth

of such charge.

173. No justice of the peace or constable appointed for any

other district of said county shall have or exercise any civil

Limits of
jurisdic-

or criminal jurisdiction or function of any kind in said city

tion.

of Annapolis, nor shall they have any jurisdiction over the

citizens of Annapolis by issuing or serving process in any

civil action against any citizen or corporation of said city

nor have any criminal jurisdiction of offences or violations

of law committed in said city either by issuing warrants of

arrest or serving process of any kind.

176. The several justices of the peace for Anne Arundel

Fines to be

County except the justices appointed for the sixth district

accounted
for.

of said county, are required to account for and pay to the

county commissioners of said county every three months all

the money or moneys they may have on hand at such times

arising from fines or penalties imposed under the pre-

ceding sections.

176 A. The justices of the peace of the sixth district of

Report of

said county shall at the first regular meeting of the county

criminal

commissioners held in each month, make a report in writing

cases.

verified under oath made before the clerk of said commis-

sioners of all criminal cases heard or tried before him dur-

ing the preceding month, which report shall state in each

case the name of the defendant, the offence charged, the

name of the person upon whose complaint the warrant was

issued, the number of witnesses summoned, the name of the

officer serving warrant and summonses, the judgment ren-