252                              Laws of Maryland                        [Ch. 49

No. 19, two justices of the peace and two constables; No. 20, two
justices of the peace and two constables; No. 23, two justices of the
peace and two constables.

19-2.

The justices of the peace appointed from and for districts 3, 17,
21, 22, 24, and 25, constituting Hagerstown and vicinity, shall have,
in addition to their duties as justices of the peace of the State of
Maryland, the enforcement of the ordinances of said town.

19-3.

The justices of the peace appointed for districts 3, 17, 21, 22, 24,
and 25, before qualifying as such, shall each give bond to the State of
Maryland in a penalty of one thousand dollars, with a surety or
sureties to be approved by the Clerk of the Circuit Court for Washing-
ton County, conditioned that he will well and faithfully perform and
execute the duties and obligations of the office of justice of the peace,
and that he will account for and pay over to the County Commis-
sioners of Washington County all fines, penalties, forfeitures and
costs imposed by him and which he shall receive for or an account of
criminal offenses tried before him, under the provisions of the Code
of Public General Laws, and Code of Public Local Laws, and that he
will account for and pay over to the tax collector of Hagerstown all
fines, penalties, forfeitures and costs imposed by him and which he
shall receive for or on account of offenses against the ordinances of
Hagerstown, and that he will well and truly account for and pay
over to the person, persons, corporation or corporations entitled to
the same, all money coming into his hands for or on account of any
business pertaining to or connected with his office. The bond of the
said justice of the peace shall be liable at the suit of the State of
Maryland for the use of the County Commissioners of Washington
County and of the City of Hagerstown and of any person, persons,
corporation or corporations entitled under any default of said condi-
tion.

19-4.

The justices of the peace appointed for the districts constituting
Hagerstown and vicinity shall each attend at his office in Hagerstown
every day (Sunday excepted) at least from the hour of 9 o'clock A.M.
until the hour of 12 o'clock, noon, and from the hour of 2 o'clock P.M.
until the hour of 4 o'clock P.M. When notified by the State's Attorney
of Washington County or any officer of the peace of said county, or
by any police officer of Hagerstown, of any criminal matter requiring
prompt attention, the said justices of the peace shall attend at their
respective offices at such other hours on every day or at night
(Sunday and legal holidays included) as the public interest may
require; and neither of said justices of the peace shall absent himself
from Hagerstown without having first arranged with the other of
said justices that he will be in attendance at his office as required by
law during such absence; nor shall either of said justices be absent
from Hagerstown for more than three days consecutively at any time
without the written authority of the State's Attorney of Washington
County and of the Mayor of Hagerstown.