WILLIAM GRASON, ESQUIRE, GOVERNOR.

1838.

the respective chief judges of said courts to deliver to
some, justice of the peace of the district or county, all
the papers and proceedings relative thereto; and in
case any writ of capias ad respondendum, scire facias,
capias ad satisfaciendum, or fieri facias, issued by
either of the said courts, for the recovery of a sum not
exceeding fifty dollars, shall be in the hands of the
sheriff, or any constable of said county, and not re-
turned, it shall be the duty of the said sheriff, or con-
stable, as the case may be, to return the same before
some justice of the peace of the. district, or county, who
shall take such proceedings thereon as if the same had
been originally issued by a single justice.

CHAP. 157.

Sec. 3. And be it enacted. That it shall be the duty
of the respective chief judge's of said courts, and they;
are hereby required forthwith, to return to the clerk
of said county, the dockets kept by the said courts, and
it shall be the duty of the said clerk, upon the appli-
cation of the plaintiff, or plaintiffs, his. her, or their

Dockets to be re-

turned to County

clerk.

agent, or attorney, to make out a true copy of any
judgment, where the sum for which the same is render-
ed does not exceed fifty dollars, upon which copy any
justice of the peace of said county, may issue execution
as is now provided by law, in case of the resignation,
removal from office, or death, of a justice of the peace;
and it shall further be the duty of the said clerk, upon
the application of the plaintiff, or plaintiffs, his, her,

Copy of Judgments.

Cases under $50.

or their agent, or attorney, to issue execution upon all
judgments, where the sum for which the same is ren-
dered exceeds fifty dollars, directed to the sheriff of
said county, and returnable to the next succeeding term
of Caroline County Court, in like manner,, and by like
process as if the said judgment had been originally re-
covered in said county court.

Issue of executions.

Sec. 4. And be it enacted, That in all cases where
writs of capias ad respondendum. attachment, capias
ad satisfaciendum, or fieri facias, issued by either of
the said district courts for the recovery of a sum ex-
ceeding fifty dollars, may be in the hands of the sheriff,
or any constable of said county and not returned, it
shall be the duty of the said sheriff, or constable, as
the case may be, to return the same to the next suc-
ceeding term of Caroline County Court; and the clerk
of said court shall docket the same, and such proceed-

Cases over $50 to

be returned to

County court.