1839.

LAWS OF MARYLAND.

CHAP. 86.

Goods, &c. to
be appraised.

If appraisment
exceed $100.

the same property to the party, out of whose hands the
property shall be so replevied, his executors, administra-
tors or assigns, in case of a return of the same shall be ad-
judged by the justice before whom the said writ of reple-
vin shall be tried, and shall pay all damages and costs
which may be awarded by the said justice; and upon the
service of any such writ of replevin, the goods and proper-
ty shall be forthwith appraised by two sworn appraisers,
to whom the officer serving the said writ, is hereby autho-
rized and required to administer an oath or affirmation,
that they will truly and impartially appraise the same
property, at the sum or price they shall believe it to be
really worth; and if such appraisement shall exceed one
hundred dollars, all further proceedings shall cease, and
the plaintiff, or party demanding the said writ, shall be
liable for, and pay all costs and charges which may have
accrued thereon; and the said officer shall return the said
writ to the said justice, certifying thereon, that the value
of the property exceeds the jurisdiction of the said justice,
and he shall return the schedule and appraisement of the
property annexed to the said writ and return.

Jurisdiction in

all cases of at-

tachments.

SEC. 3. And be it enacted, That said justice of the
peace shall have jurisdiction over, and lake cognizance
of all cases of attachments, where the amount claimed to
be due does not exceed the sum of one hundred dollars,
exclusive of costs and interest, in the same manner, and
to the same extent, as the justices of the district court
could, under the act, entitled an act to establish magis-
trates courts in the several counties of this State, and to
prescribe their jurisdiction, passed December session,
eighteen hundred and thirty-five, chapter two hundred
and one.

To issue all
process, &c.

SEC. 4. And be it enacted, That the justices of the
peace aforesaid, are hereby authorized and empowered to
issue all and every process and writ, to carry out and ef-
fect the objects of this act, that are now issued by jus-
tices of the peace, or any court in this State, in like
cases.

Inconsistent

acts repealed.

SEC. 5. And be it enacted, That all acts, inconsis-
tent with this act are hereby repealed, so far as the same
relate to Cecil county.