106 LAWS OF MARYLAND. [CH. 87

Trial Magistrates in Dorchester County, and removing
an obsolete provision.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Maryland,
That Section 7 of Article 52 of the Annotated Code of
Maryland (1947 Supplement), title "Justices of the Peace, "
sub-title "Civil Jurisdiction, " be and it is hereby repealed
and re-enacted with amendments, to read as follows:

7. (a) The civil jurisdiction of Trial Magistrates extends
to all cases for the enforcement of contracts and to obtain
redress for wrongs where the debt or damages claimed
shall not exceed One Hundred Dollars, to all suits on bonds
with penalty exceeding One Hundred Dollars, where the
sum due and claimed does not exceed One Hundred Dollars;
to actions of replevin where the value of the thing in con-
troversy does not exceed One Hundred Dollars and which
value shall be ascertained by appraisers summoned and
sworn by the sheriff or other officer to whom the writ
of replevin is directed, and to all cases of attachments
against non-residents or absconding debtors where the
sum claimed does not exceed One Hundred Dollars and
also to all cases of attachment in any of the cases men-
tioned in Section 36 of Article 9 where the sum claimed
shall not exceed One Hundred Dollars.

(b) Trial Magistrates of Caroline, Charles, Frederick,
Garrett, Kent, Queen Anne's, St. Mary's, Somerset, Talbot,
Washington and Worcester Counties shall have civil juris-
diction in all cases hereinbefore mentioned in this section,
instituted after June 1, 1941, and involving amounts not
exceeding Two Hundred Dollars.

(c) Trial Magistrates of Allegany, Montgomery and
Wicomico Counties shall have civil jurisdiction in all cases
hereinbefore mentioned in this section, instituted after
June 1, 1943, and of Anne Arundel, Carroll and Harford
Counties shall have jurisdiction in such cases instituted
after June 1, 1945, and involving amounts not exceeding
Three Hundred Dollars.

(d) Trial Magistrates of Prince George's County shall
have civil jurisdiction in all cases hereinbefore mentioned
in this section, instituted after June 1, 1945, and involving
amounts not exceeding Five Hundred Dollars.

(e) In addition to the jurisdiction hereinbefore granted
in this section, Trial Magistrates in Baltimore County
shall, after June 1, 1947, have concurrent jurisdiction
with the Circuit Court of Baltimore County in all cases