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one and not more than two justices of the peace, who shall be styled
in their commission, Justices of the Peace of the State of Mary-
land in and for the City of Baltimore, and who shall be compelled
to keep an office in the ward for which they are appointed, and to
keep a docket of cases decided by them.
2. And be it enacted, That no justice of the peace aforesaid shall
issue a warrant for the recovery of a debt, except upon the applica-
tion of the creditor for the same, in person, or by some agent or at-
torney duly authorised by him, other than a constable, and such
warrant shall be made returnable before the same, or any justice of
the ward in which the debtor may reside, and the defendant shall
have his election to have his cause tried before the justice of either
of such wards, and upon such election the case shall be referred to
the justice so elected to try the same.
3. And be it enacted, That the justice by whom any judgment shall
be rendered shall alone have power to issue an execution thereon;
but if said justice shall be then out of commission, any other ma-
gistrate of the said ward may issue said execution.
4. And be it enacted, That it shall and may be lawful for the said
several justices of the peace in the city of Baltimore, to ask and re-
ceive the fees allowed and limited by this act, for services express-
ed in the following table, and such fees shall be taxed and paid by
flic party against whom judgment shall be rendered, to wit: For is-
suing a warrant for debt twenty-five cents; for all summons, includ-
ing all the witnesses applied for at the same time, twenty-five cents;
capias ad satisfaciendum or fieri facias, fifty cents; scire facias, fif-
ty cents; supersedeas of judgment in the county court, or court of
appeals, fifty cents; every oath or affirmation, twelve and a half
cents; probat to account, twelve and a half cents; every judgment
rendered in disputed cases, fifty cents; and upon confession, twen-
ty-five cents; commitment, twenty-five cents; releasement, twenty-
five cents; search, and copy of judgment from docket, twelve and a
half cents; warrant of attachment, fifty cents; venire to summon a,
jury in a forcible entry and detainer, or in cases of tenants holding
over, fifty cents; attendance with jury on the premises, and taking
inquisition and return thereon, per day, two dollars; warrant of
restitution one dollar; taking acknowledgment of any deed for pro-
perty conveyed in the city or county, or instrument of writing,
twenty-five cents; taking appeal bond, fifty cents; taking a bail piece
to county court, fifty cents; a pass, fifty cents; certificates of es-
trays, one dollar; taking depositions, ten cents, for every one hun-
dred words, and so pro rato; and it shall be the duty of all and
every justice of the peace aforesaid to prepare all warrants, pro-
bats to accounts, supersedeas, and other instruments, to be execut-
ed by them in virtue of this law, when required so to do.
5. And be it enacted, That constables employed in the following
services shall be entitled to receive, for serving a search warrant,
twenty-five cents; for serving a warrant for breach of the peace,
twenty-five cents; and for carrying the person before a justice, and
to prison if necessary, twenty-five cents, to be paid by the party re-
quiring such service.
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CHAP. 209.
No warrant for
recovery of a debt
to be issued ex-
cept upon appli-
cation of creditor
in person, &c.
Justice rendering
judgment to have
alone power to is-
sue execution
thereon.
Their fees.
Constables fees.
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