Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-01-31
JUSTICES OF THE PEACE.

! ton in cases for damages for injury done to
property, real or personal, and for breach OF
contract up to 800. It also changes the
rule as to the dockcting and trial Of cases
| transferred to the county courts. It became
law January 81, 1851:
AN ACT 10 amend an act entitled an act to
amend section Of chapter 147 of the Code
of 1873, in relation to the jurisdiction of
justices, approved February p, 1880.
l. I'e il enacted, dc, That an act entitled
all act 10 amend section l Of chapter 147 Of
the Code of 1873, in relation to the .nrsdic-
tion ofiustices, approved February p, 1880,
be amended and re enacted so that the said
section Of tie said chapter ll7 Of the said
Code shall read as follows;
Il. Any claim to property or to any debt,
fine, or other money, or to damages for
breach Of any contract, or for any Injury
done 10 property, real or personal, which
would be recoverable by action at law or
suit III equity, shall, when the claim is 10 a
fine, II the amount be limited TO an amount
not eXceedDg$2Q, and III other cases II the
claim be not Of greater value or amount
than 800, exclusive OF interest, be cognila-
bic by Justice, and even If the claim be
for or against the town or county in which
such Justice resides; but in every case
where the amount or thing i'll controversy
exceeds the sum or value Of $50 the Justice
shall, upon the application OF the defend
ant, at any time before trial, remove the
cause and all the papers thereof TO the
court of the county or corporation wherein
the same shall be brought; and after such
papers shall have been received by the
clerk OF said court at least ten days he shall
docket the same, and it shall be proceeded
in rs fit were motion ready for hearing
in said court under the 9th section OF chap
ter l63.
> This act shall be in force from its pas
sage
The following has also become q law:
Az ACT 10 amend and re-cnact section >
of CHAPTER IS Of the Code Of 1878, in re-
gard to the pay "a Justice.
J. BE IL enacted, Dc, That section OF
chapter IS OF the Code of 1878 be amended
and rcenacted so as to read as follows:
IS. The justices Of the peace shall receive
for taking dispositions, for taking and certl-
fving the acknowledgment Of any deed CT
writing, or taking and certifying the priVy
examination and Acknowledgements of q mar
ried woman, the same fees now allowed by
law 10 notary public, to be paid by the
person for whom the service Is rendered.
Each aud every justice of tho peace shall
receive, as compensation for every oath
administered. not in court, aud every ac-
acknowledgement taken by him aud requiring
his certificate, including acknowledgment of
bail and for every process OF attachment
issued BIZ him. the sum ot 23c.. TO be pad by
the person or persons for whom the SAID Oh
fetal acts are performed and each justice of
the peace shall receive II fee Of 81 Tor every
commission Of lunacy upon which he may
sit, to be paid out of the lunatic':' estate;
Every justice Of the peace may, for the trial
by warrants in which the Commonwealth is
not the plaintiff, charge for all services which
he may perform in such cases, including the
issuing of warrants and subppnas, the swear
ing of witnesses, the taxing Of costs, and is
suing Of executions, SOC, and no more, which
Shall be taxed in the costs and recovered as
other costs are.
. This act shall bc in force from its pas
sage.