ELIHU E. JACKSON, ESQUIRE, GOVERNOR.

have power to stay all further proceedings in
such action until all or any of the costs adjudged
by the court of appeals, or by that court, shall
have been paid by the party adjudged to pay
the same.

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SEC. 2. And be it enacted, That this act shall
take effect from the date of its passage.

Approved April 4, 1888.

Chapter 272.

AN ACT to repeal section one hundred and
twenty-five of article ten of the Code of Pub-
lic Local Laws, title "Dorchester County,"
sub-title "Justices of the Peace and Consta-
bles," as enacted by chapter three hundred
and seventeen of the acts passed at the January
session eighteen hundred and seventy, and re-
enacted by chapter one hundred and four of
the acts passed at the January session eigh-
teen hundred and seventy-eight, and to re-en-
act the same, with amendments.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assem-

Effective.

bly of Maryland, That section one hundred
and twenty-five of article ten of the Code of
Public Local Laws, title "Dorchester County,"
sub-title "Justices of the Peace and Constables,"
as enacted by chapter three hundred and seven-
teen of the acts passed at the January session
eighteen hundred and seventy, and as re-enacted
by chapter one hundred and four of the acts
passed at the January session eighteen hundred
and seventy-eight, be and the same is hereby
repealed and re-enacted so as to read as follows :
125. Every summons in a civil action, and

Repealed and
re-enacted.

every writ of replevin 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 returna-
ble before the justice who issues the same, or

Summons
made returna-
ble.