Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1822-01-26

for their serv ces under is act as IS allow
ed for like services to the Justices OF the peace
in the city of Baltimore the state Of Md. by
a Law passed in 1919.
/. This section is it in the power OF a Justice
to charge the party VIVA fees hepleases, and ne
cannot ascertain whether it is right without
getting the law Of Maryland, which is not easy
to be procured by personswho are generally the
subjects of magistrates jurisdiction. The
rroper course would have been to have in
serted the table of fees in the law itself.
A BILL
To ertend the jurisdiction Of Justices
of the Peace, IN the recovery Of debts,
I'm the District Of Columbia.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House
of Representations of tho United States of
.america in Congress assembled, That,
from and after the frs: day OF June next,
in all cases where the real debt and dam
ages do not, exceed the sum of ii tty dol
lars, exclusive OF costs, it shall and may
be lawful for any one justice of the peace,
OF each respective county within the Dis
trict of Columbia, wherein the debtor doth
reside, to try, hear, and determine, the
matter in controversy between the credi-
tor and debtor, their executors and ad-
ministrators, and upon full hearing OF the
allegations and evidences,s OF both par
ties. to give judgment, according to the
laws existing in the said Dlstric: OF CO.
lumbia, and the equity and right OF the
matter, in the same manner, and under
the same rules and regulations, TO all in
tents and purposes, as such justices OF
The peace are now authorised and empow-
ed TO do, when The debt and damages do
not exceed the sum Of twenty dollars. ex
elusive of costs; Provided nsOerthstess,
That all Justices OF the peace, Of the said
county, shall be compelled, upon entering
judgments upon cases within their jurls-
,iictiOn, TO enter the same IN such manner
as shall carry An interest thereon from the
date thereof until the same shall be paid.
or satisfied.
Sec e. And be 1t further enacted, That
in all cases where judgments shall be rem
dered by Justice of the peace. !: shall
be lawful Tor the defendant 10 supersede
the said judgment, at any time within SIX
y days from the rendition of the same,
which supersedeas shall stay execution for
six months thereafter, and shall be taken
by the Justice who rendered the judgment
mi no other; Provided, such justice is
living in the county, in which said judg-
ment was rendered. and acting in his lu-
lcial capacity; but if such justice shall
R,t be so acting lben, and in that case, be-
iore any other Justice of the peace for the
aforesaid county, who may be legally act
in in that capacity.
Sec 8. And be ii further enacted, That
the justices of the peace within the DIS
trct Of Columbia he, and they are here
~ directed, ana it Is hereby made their
duty, to keep doquet, and therein to re-
cord, and make regular entries of their
proceedings in all cases in which they
shall act in virtue of their Office, and they
are hereby directed to furnish the plaintiffs
and defendants, respectively, with copy
of any judgment by them rendered when
required, on which copy, any other jus
tice Of The peace of the county is hereby
authoI sd to issue Execution or 6er facias
IN h. same manner as executions are now
issued by the clerk of the circuit court of
the District OF Columbia.
Sec And be IL further enacted, That
# ally justice of the peace hall omit to
Keep doquet, as aforesaid, or be guilty
of any other negligence or omission, by
which the plaintiff (having obtained
] dgment before such iustce) shall lose
hi or her debt, that then, and in that
case, the said justice shall pay and satisfy
to the said plaintiff the debt, interest, and
costs, lost as aforesaid, TO be recovered by
plant, before any other Justice of the
peace, who shall, on proof of the fact,
render judgment against such defaulting
Justice, together with any interest that
may have accrued on the debt:
Sec 5. And be ii further enacted, That
each and every justice of the peace shall,
and it is hereby made his duty. upon his
resignation or removal from office. and it
is also made the duty of his executors or
administrators, upon the death OF any JUS
tIce of the peace forthwith 10 deliver TO
the clerk Of the circuitcouat of the Dist. of
Columbia, within the county in which said
justice t the peace, otficiated, such do
que, or doquets as said justice OF the
peace; so resIgnIng removing or dy-
my, shall or may have had; and it shall
be the duty OF the clerk in whose pos.
e'sion said doquet or doquets, may be
paced, to furnish copies of all suca en-
tres made in said dequet or doque.s, to
persons applying therefor, and who may
be entitled thereto, in the same manner,
and ohave the same effect, as if said CO.
pes had been furnished by the said Justice
so resignlng removing OF dying as the case
may be: and III case OF the death, resiepa
ton, removal from Office or other incapa