Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1884-02-06
Justices of the Peace.

Justices Of the Peace.
The following bin gives justices iuris-
diction in cases for damages for injury
done to property, real or personal, and
for breach Of contract up to 500. 1t
also changes the rule as to the docket
iHg and trial of cases transferred to the
county couris. II became a law jan
uary "a, 1884;
AN ACT 10 amend an act entitled On
act to amend section l Of chapter 147
of the Code of 1873, in relation 10 the
Jurisdiction of justices, approved
February 81, 1880.
l. Be 1t enacted, &c., That ar act
entitled an act to amend section OF
chapter l47 of the Code Of 1873, in re-
lation 10 the jurisdiction of justices, APP
proved February 81, 1880, be amended
and re enacted so that the said section
l of the said chapter l47 of the said
Code shall read as follows:
81. Any claim to property or to any
debt, fne, or other money, or to DANA
ges for breach of any contract, or for
any injury done 10 property, real or
personal, which would be recoverable
by action at law OF suit in equity, shall,
when the claim ls 10 a fine, il the
amount be limited 10 an amount not
exceeding 800, and IN other cases if
tie claim be not Of greater value or
amount THAI 500. exclusive OF interest
be cognizable by justice, and even 1t
the claim be for or against the town OF
county in which such justice resides !:
but in every case where the amount or
thing 10 controversy exceeds the sum
or value OF s2J the justice shall, upon
the application of the defeDdant,at any
time before trial, remove the cause and
all the papers thereof 10 the court OF
the county or corporation wherein the
same shall be brought; aud after such
papers shall have been received by the
clerk of said court at leas len days he
shall docket the same, and it shall be
proceeded in as il 1t were motion rea-
dy for hearing in said court under the
9Th section of chapter lG3.
.. This act shall be in force from its
passage.
The following has also become 8
law
AN ACT to amend and re-enact Sec
tion S of chapter 4S Of the Code Of
1873, in regard TO the pay Of a Jus
tlce.
l. Be it enacted, &c., That section 5
of chapter 4S OF the Code of 1878 be
amended and re enacted so as 10 read
as follows:
S 5. The Justices Of the peace shall
receive for taking dispositions, for TAX
ing and certifying the acknowledgment
of any deed or writing, or taking and
certify ing the privy examination and
acknowledgment of a married woman,
the same fees now allowed by law to
a notary public, to be paid by the per-
son for when the service is rendered.
Each and every justice OF the peace
shall receive. as a compensation for
every oath administered. not IN court
aud every acknowledgment taken By
him and recurring his certificate, 10
Guiding ackno wledgment of bail, and
for every process of attachment issued
By him, the sum of 25c., to be paid by
the person or persons for whom the
said official acts are performed and
each Justice OF the peace shall receive
a fee Of 81 TOR every commission OF lu-
macy upon which he may sit, TO be paid
out Of the lunatic's estate. Every jus.
tce of the peace may. for tue trial by
warrants in which the Common wealth
IS not the plaiaiff, charge for all SER
wees he may perform in such cases, iu-
Guiding the issuing Of warrants and
subpe las, the swearing Of witnesses,
the taxing of costs, and issuing Of exc
cutions, SOC, and DO more, which shall
be taxed in the costs and recovered as
other costs are.
?. This act shall be in force from Its
passage.