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CHAP. 95.
If no judg-
ment has been
rendered, pa-
pers to be re-
turned to a
justice of the
peace
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Sec. 2. And be it enacted, That in all cases where suit
has been instituted in said courts for the recovery of a sum,
not exceeding one hundred dollars, if no judgment shall have
been rendered thereon, on or before the said first day of
March, it shall be the duty of the respective chief judges
of the said courts, to deliver to some justice of the peace in
the district, all the papers and proceedings relative thereto,
and in case any writ of capias or respondendum, scire facias,
capias ad satisfaciendum, fieri facias or venditioni exponas,
issued by either of the said courts, for the recovery of a
sum not exceeding one hundred dollars, shall be in the hands
of any sheriff, coroner or constable of the said county, after
the said first day of March, it shall be the duty of the said
sheriff, coroner or constable, as the case may be, to return
the same to some justice of the peace of the district, who
shall take such proceedings therein, as if the same had been
originally issued by a single justice of the peace.
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Jurisdiction
of single jus-
tice of the
peace defined
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Sec. 3. And be it enacted, That a single justice of the
peace shall have jurisdiction in all cases of account, note or
bond, when the amount in controversy does not exceed the
sum of one hundred dollars, in all cases of assault and bat-
tery, where the damage laid or claimed do not exceed the
sum of fifty dollars, and that in all cases where a warrant is
demanded of a justice of the peace in civil cases of assault
and battery, he shall require the party demanding the war-
rant, to state the amount of damage claimed, and insert the
amount in his warrant.
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Dockets to be
delivered to
clerk of coun-
ty court
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Sec. 4. And be it enacted, That it is hereby made the
duty of the chief justices of the magistrates courts in and for.
Saint Mary's county, to deliver to the clerk of the said
county the docket or dockets, kept by him, within thirty
days after this act shall go into operation.
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Notice to be
given
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Sec. 5. And be it enacted, That it shall be the duty of
the commissioners of Saint Mary's county, to publish in the
newspapers of said county, this act for three successive
weeks.
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Right of ap-
peal secured
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Sec. 6. And be it enacted, That shall have and exercise
the same right of appeal to the county court, and in the same
manner as is now allowed from the judgments of a single jus-
tice of the peace.
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