Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1898-06-04
CHAPTER III.
A pi1l

Entitled AN ACT to repeal Chapter l57, Of the
Acts of 1894 which repealed Section ISL, Of
Article l, of the Code of Public Local Laws,
title "Allegany county, subtitle justices
of the Peace and Constables," and to re-
enact the same with amendments.
election |. BE il enactel By tie Gencrdi Is
- senbly Of Naryla"d, That Chapter l57, of
the Acts of the General Assembly of Maryland
of 1894, be and the same is hereby repealed and
re-enacted SO as to make Section ISL, of Article
|, of the Code of Public Local Laws, title
"Allegany county," subtitle justices Of the
Peace and Constables," to read as follows:
1871. Nothing in the last preceding Section
shall operate so as to prevent residents Of
election districts numbers four five, six, four
teen, twenty-five and tWenty-three from be
ing sued in either of said districts or res
idents of election districts numbers ten and
fifteen from being sued in either of said dis
tricts ten and fifteen, or residents Of election
districts numbers eleven, twelve, nineteen,
twenty'tour and twenty-slX being sued i'll
either Of said districts, numbers eleven,
twelve, nineteen, tWenty-four and twenty-siX;
provided, however, that upon cause faction
brought before any one of the justices of the
Peace Of election districts numbers four, five,
six, fourteen, twenty-five or twenty-three if
the parties to any cause in suit or action, or
issue pending shall make suggestion in
writing supported by the affidavit Of such
party or his counsel or other proper evidence,
that the party cannot have far or impartial
trial before said Justice where such suit or
action or issue is pending, then the said Justice
of the Peace before whom such sutton action
or issue is pending, shall forthwith order
and direct the proceedings in any such suit or
action or issue, to be transmitted to some
other Justice of the Peace, appointed and
qualified for any Of the above named election
districts four, five, SIN fourteen, twenty-five
cd trrtb ar
any district in Allegany county, except dis
| tricts four, five six, fourteen, twenty-five or
tWenty-three shall not. at any time, have a
Justice of the Peace residing therein, by rea
son of his resi- gnation death, removal, failure
to qualify, absence, or from any other cause
any suit might have been brought against
any person in such district under this Act
may be brought in any other district adjoin-
ing the one i'll which there is no Justice Of
the Peace; and that upon a cause of action
(civil or criminal) brought before any one of
the Justices of the Peace Of the election
districts numbers eleven, twelve, nineteen
tWenty-tOur and tWenty-SlX, If either party to
any cause in any suit or action or issue pend
ing, shall make Il suggestion in writing, sup
ported by the affidavit OF such party or his
counsel or proper evidence that the party can
not have a fair or impartial trial before SAID
Justice where such suit or action or issue
is pending, then the said Justice of the
Peace before whom such suit or action or
issue is pending, shall forthwith order and
direct the proceedings in any such suit or
action or issue, to be transmitted to some
other Justice of the Peace appointed and
qualified for and in any one of the said cleo
ton districts eleven, twelve, nineteen, twenty
| four and twenty-sX, and each party shall be
entitled to one removal unless both parties
shall agree to have said suit, action or issue
tried before some certain Justice Of the Peace
in election districts numbers eleven, twelve,
nineteen, twenty four and twenty-sIX, then
said cause shall be moved to the said Justice
of the Peace having been agreed upon by the
| parties.
Sec. .. .b,d be ii e,,octed That this Act shall
take effect from the date of its passage.
Approved April 8, 1898.
LLOYD LQWNpES,
Governor.
JOHN WRIT RANDALL,
President of the Senate.
LOUIS SCHAEFER,
Speaker of the House Of Delegates,
OFFICE OF THE
| CHIEF CLERK OF THE HoUSE OF DELEGATES.