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the same by the plaintiff or his attorney in person, or in writing
accompanied with the cause of action in said case; nor an exe-
cution, except upon the order, in person or in writing, of the
plaintiff or his attorney; and if any Justice of the Peace for said
City shall issue a summons or execution contrary hereto, if
any constable shall serve the same knowingly, such justice or
constable shall be liable to indictment in the Criminal Court of
Baltimore, and on conviction shall be disqualified from holding
his office.

627. Every writ of replevin or summons issued by said
Justice shall be made returnable before the same or any Justice
of the Peace of the ward in which the defendant may reside, and
the defendant shall have his election to have his case tried be-
fore the Justice who issued the writ of replevin or summons, or
before the Justice of the ward in which he resides.

628. The Justices of said City when called out of their
offices on business not judicial, may receive such compensation
for their services, in addition to their fees of office, as the party
requiring their services may allow them.

629. Each of the Justices of the Peace appointed for any
legislative district shall keep his office within the limits of the
legislative district for which he may have been appointed, ex-
cept as provided in the succeeding section.

630. It shall be the duty of the Governor, after the appoint-
ments of the Justices of the Peace, provided for in section 623,
to select from the Justices of the Peace so appointed, a Justice
of the Peace to sit at each station house in the City of Balti-
more, and in addition, one Justice of the Peace to act at such
times and places as is hereinafter provided for; each Justice so
selected, shall keep his office at the station house for which he
was appointed, and shall attend at such station house from nine
o'clock A. M. until twelve o'clock M., in every day in the .week,
except Sunday, and from two o'clock P. M. until four o'clock P.
M., in every day, except Sunday; and on every Sunday in each
year, shall attend at the station house for which he was ap-
pointed, from nine o'clock A. M. until eleven o'clock A. M.; and
at each of said respective sittings, hereinbefore provided for,
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