JUSTICES OF THE PEACE. IS36-3I. H3
and shall not return within twelve months to reside therein, Jusfice re-his
appointment shall be void: And it shall not be lawful for
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such justice to act as a justice of the peace, unless re-appoint- 12 months to
ed by the General Assembly, under a penalty of one hundred 'o^e his office.
dollars for every such illegal act, to be recovered by action of
debt, one half to the use of the county, the other half to the
person suing for the same.
Sec 4. All justices of the peace shall, within their respec- Pq^^j. ^r the
tive counties, have full power and authority to maintain, keep justice,
and preserve the peace, solemnize the rites of matrimony, and
issue necessary process to enforce the collection ol debts and
other contracts coming within their jurisdiction.
Sec. 5. No justice of the peace shall practise as an attor-ney
in the Courts of Pleas and Quarter Sessions of the county practice as an
for which he is such justice; nor shall he be appointed, or act attorney, &<;.
as clerk or deputy thereof, or as sheriff or deputy sheriff, con-stable,
or county trustee, or jailor, within his county. And if
any justice shall accept any of such appointments, he shall
thereby vacate his office as such justice: And if he shall, after
the acceptance of any such appointment, act as a justice, with-out
a re-appointment by the General Assembly, he shall, fur
every such act, forfeit and pay the sum of one hundred dollars,
to be recovered in any court liaving cognizance thereof, in the
name of the wardens of the poor of such county, to be by them
applied to the use of the poor.
Sec. 6. All debts and demands due on bonds, notes and
liquidated accounts, when said accounts shall be stated in wri- Justicesjuris-ting,
and signed by the party from whom the same shall be '^''^^'°" '" '^'' .1 1 ••11 . 1 111,,. vil matters.
due, when the principal does not exceed one hundred dollars,
although the pi'incipal and interest together may exceed that
sumj and all debts and demands of sixty dollars and under,
for a balance, due on any special contract, note or agreement,
or for goods, wares and merchandise, sold and delivered, or
for work or labor done, or for specific articles, whether due
by obligation, note or assumpsit, or for any judgment which
may have been granted by a single magistrate, and no execu-tion
have issued thereon within twelve months, or for any for-feitures
or penalty incurred by any act of the General Assem-bly,
shall be cognizable and determinable by any one justice
of the peace out of court.
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