The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1858-02-06

U[Ihc following Bill has been reported j,
the State Senate, by Mr., Mccullough, an,
read the first. tilnc:-
4 BILL, Entitled IN Act to make L,5,c
me"is q Justices Of Me Peace L,eas nm,
Rca' Estate, and 10 proride for tie ISSUE o.
Etee"t'ons upon the sumg.
SECTION l.. BE it enacted By the Geacrr
.iSsrmbly Of Muyland. That every .Justjr,
OF The Peace on the demand Of any re so, q,
hodY corporate in whose favor he shall hay,
rendered Judgement. Shall give to such pprson
or body corporate, certified transcript OF
such Judgement, and the Clerk for the Cirrui,
Court Tor the same county in which the
Judgement was rendered, Shall, upon the
production OF any such transcript, or such as
Is mentioned in the fourth section of this act
Tile inc same IN his office, and also record the
same IN book to be kept for the purposp.
lorthw'.h, and shall note therein the time of
llillng said transcript, and index the same as
other judgements.
SEC. :. ana be At enacted, That tie Clerk
OF the Court of Common Pleas in Baltimore
city snail, upon the production of any such
transcript OF ajndgemcnt rendered by a
Justice of the Peace for said city. file the
same, and perform the same duties prcscrib
ed III the preceding section for the Clerks of
the Circuit Courts in the counties.
SEC AMI be ii enacted That every such
judgement from the time Of filing the trans
crpt Shall have the same lien on the real
estate OF the defendant in the county or city.
as the case may be, as judgement Of Tie
circuit Court of the same county, or the
Court of Common Pleas in the city shall be
equally under the control of the said courts
respectively, may be revived be seize facas
and carried into execution in the same man
hcr and with the like effect as the judgements
OF The Circuit Courts or the Court of Common
Pleas aforesaid: and executions thereon NAV
be directed to and executed in apy aountv
in the State or the city OF Baltimore; but no
execution shall be sued out of the Circuit
Court or the Court of Common Pleas ON said
transcript, IT the defendant be residen, of
the county or city where the judgement ,s
rendered, until an execution shall have been
issued by the Jnsrsce, directed to the nroner
officer, and returned that the defendant had
no goods or chattels whereof to lew the same
Sec 4. dM be ii enacted, That every
Justice OF the Peace who may be in posses.
SION OF the docket of another Justice of Tho
Peace or his successor in office, shall upon
the demand of the party in whose favor the
judgement is entered upon sal d docket. give
a transcript of said judgement as provided in
the iirst section of this act and in all cases
where any docket of Justice of the Peace
shall be deposited in the office of the
Clerk OF any court in accordance with the
provisions of law, it shall be the duty of
SAID Clerk, upon demand oithe proper party.
TO give certified transcript of any judgement
on said docket
SEC. g. And be tenocted. That a Justice
OF the feace foi each transcript of Judge.
ment certified by him shall be entitled to n
zee OF twenty-five cents. and the Clerk of the
Circuit Courts of Common Pleas, for filing,
rendering and ndexng the same, shall BE-
emitted to fee of thirty-live cents, said fees
TO DC taxed as other costs in the case.
uTIhis bill was rejected in the Senate on
Thursday.