Section 18. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the mayor and aldermen of the said city, for the time being, shall have the same jurisdiction, in all civil cases, as justices of the peace of the county have, and shall proceed therein in like manner, for the like fees and costs, and with the like powers and authorities, and under and subject to the like rules, regulations and restrictions, and to the like relief for insolvent debtors, and to the like means, process and execution as in cases of debt or other demand, or in case of damage, trespass and trover, before any justice of the peace within the commonwealth, with the like appeal, by the party aggrieved, to the court of common pleas of the county of Allegheny.
Compiler's Note: Section 28 of Act 207 of 2004 provided that any and all references in any other law to a "district justice" or "justice of the peace" shall be deemed to be references to a magisterial district judge.