Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1898-05-28

Entitled AN Az l 10 repeal NnapleT loi, vi lile
Acts of 1894 which repealed Section ISL, of
Article |, of the Code of Public Local Laws,
title "Allegany county," subtitle ",Justces
of the Peace and Constables," and to re-
enact the same with amendments.
CNECTION1 |. BE ii endcted by the General Is
y Sentbly Of NdryiuHd 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of 1894, be and the same is hereby repealed and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
ISL. 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 four and tWenty-SlX being sued in
either of said districts numbers eleven,
twelve, nineteen twenty-tour and twenty SIX ;
provided, however, that upon a cause ofaction
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 a suggestion in
writing supported by the affidavit OF such
party or his counsel, or other proper evidence,
that the party cannot 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 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, SIX, fourteen, twenty-five
or tWenty-three; and provided further that if
any district i'll Allegany county, except dis
tricts four, five six, fourteen, twenty-five or
twentythree shall not, at any time, have a
Justice of the Peace residing therein. by rea
son of his resignation, death, removal, failure
to qualify, absence, or from any other cause
any suit might have been brought against
any person i'll such district under this Act
may be brought in any other district adioin-
ing the one i'll which there is no Justice Of
the Peace and that upon cause of action
(civl or crininaD brought before any one of
the Justices of the Peace of the election
districts numbers eleven, twelve nineteen,
twenty four and tWenty-slX, if either party to
any cause in any suit or action or issue pend
ing, shall make suggestion i'll writing, sup
ported by the affidavit OF such party or his
counsel or proper evidence that the party can
not have fair OF 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-SiX, 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. .. .lnd be Hendcted, That this Act shall
take effect from the date of its passage.
Approved April g. 1898.
LLOYD LOWNDES,
Governor.
JOHN WRIT RANDALL,
President of the Senate.
LOUIS SCIAEFER,
Speaker of the House of Delegates
OFFICE OF TIE
CHIEF CLERK oFTHE HOUSE OF DELEGATES. !
| hereby certify that the aforegoing is true
copy of an Act of the General Assembly of
Maryland, passed at the January session,
1898. Il. HOUSEHOLDER
Chief Clerk of the House of Delegates.
May 2S-3t