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 FIFTY-SEVENTH CONGRESS. Sess. I. Ch. 1329. 1902. ‘ 521 formance of the duties of his office, and shall give bond in such form, in such penalty, and with such surety or sureties as may be prescribed by the supreme court of the District. And said supreme court shall from time to time divide the said District into subdistricts and prescribe the place in each subdistrict where the justice thereof shall have his omce for the transaction of business, and may change the boundaries of such subdistricts and the localities of the offices of the justices therein from time to time as the volume and convenience of the business may require. No justice of the peace during his term of office shall engage ,P¤¤¤¢i¤¤ ¤f1¤w forin the practice of the law, subject to the penalty of removal from his b dd°°‘ office. When the number of such justices of the peace shall be reduced ,,e§$,‘}$‘j§’,';s§,f,‘;Q:’,j by death, resignation, or expiration of term of service, or otherwise, iceto six, the number of such justices of the peace shall be six only, and if the number shall not be reduced to six until the expiration of the ttgnialofl the present justices of the peace only six vacancies shall then e. Amend section 5 by striking out the word "h0ld" in the thirteenth ¥{’,{j’§j,°§“§’{§j line thereof and inserting in lieii thereof the word “fdo;" also by striking out at the end of said section the words, "In any suit brought ,,,If§§'QY1'§3,f’f °'“““ before a justice of the peace the defendant, his agent or attorney, may have the cause remove to the next nearest justice, upon filing an adidavit with the justice issuing the writ, on the return day or day of trial of the action, that he does not believe said justice will give him a fair and impartial trial." Amend section 9 by striking out the word "place" in the first line $f,{j’§},‘§"{§§{j°“· thereof and inserting in lieu thereof the word “peaee." ' Amend the caption of section 12, so that it will read CCJUDGMENTS cu{;¤£§¤¤¤¤¤¤d ¤=<=* AND EXECUTIONS.” Amend said section 12 by adding at the end thereof iamé}.: wsa. the words " justices of the peace are authorized to issue writs of exe- v°l‘ °”· P' I1"' cution in all cases in which they are authorized to render judgment. A judgment entered by a justice of the peace shall remain in force for three years and no more after its rendition, unless the same shall have been docketed in the supreme court of the District of Columbia, as provided by section twenty-nine." _ Amend section 13 by inserting in the sixteenth line thereof, after $f,{{‘§}"‘,}_“,‘”{‘,,'Q“""· the word "replevin," the words "between the rties." ’__ Amend section 26 by inserting in the eighth dine thereof, after the ,,§gf’{,‘§;‘},‘jf§!‘f,,,,}f};_§j word "party,” the words "or his agent or attorney." liv-`. 3 Amend section 27 by inserting in the first line thereof after the 1¤iibidi$`drlii»&·¤it~e. phrase "in case of the death," the words “or inability to act." "°'· s'- P- lm- Amend section 29 by striking out in the ninth line thereof the words mg"? ';,$_jg{" l“"¤‘ “as to lien and execution.” V<>l·`3l. p. iw. Amend section 31 by insertingl in the last line thereof after the ,,cEQ'}§’,°,{{{‘,]‘,.§‘gQ “" · word " a pellant" the words "or is attorney." V<>1-31. P-11% Amend) section 33 by inserting in the second line thereof after the $§{f§fiQ,'}g§,}€"‘°°· word " execution " the words "or other process." _ Amend section 35 by striking out in the second line thereof the “‘{Q§;,Q§,§,’;'gf“‘“‘m‘ word " execution ” and inserting in lieu thereof the words “such Vol- 31. p- 1195. process;" also by striking out in the third line thereof the words “in the execution." Amend section 39 so that it will read as follows: " Sec. 39. Rrrrmixo Jusricms, AND REMOVAL, RESIGNATION, AND Retiring jumces. DEA'1`H.——Il) shall be the duty of every justice of the peace hereafter m%o1.3l,p.1195. appointed, upon his resignation or removal from office, or the expiration of his commission, and in case of his death, it shall be the duty s0f°“Y°’*’ ‘° '—‘“°“°* of his executor or administrator, if such dockets or papers have come to his possession or are within his control, to deliver all dockets and all original papers in cases in the possession of such justice of the peace at the time of his resignation, removal, expiration of commission, or death, to his successor in office.