When a new marshal is appointed and has been qualified, and given the security required by law, the proper returning officer must give a certificate of the fact, under his seal of office, upon the service of which upon the former marshal his powers cease, except as otherwise provided in §§ 399—425 of this title. History —Mar. 10, 1904, p. 111, § 22, eff. July 1, 1904.
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