INDEX TO THE LAWS,

Chap.

Sec.

MAGISTRATES COURTS— such process shall be

made returnable before the district court.

and at such time as the ends of justice

shall require and in manner and form as

is usual by single justices of the peace,

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Summons of witnesses in cases then

pending, by the court,

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May attach and compell attendance.

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Duty of the chief justice &c. to keep

a regular docket,

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And each justice to keep a district

docket,

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Which they shall produce and transfer

entries therefrom with the court docket,

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Upon final decisions of any case, entry

shall be made in said docket,

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Duty of preserving and delivering over

said docket,

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Persons altering entries or judgments

in said docket, deemed guilty of forgery,

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Said court shall have criminal juris-

diction in cases of assualt and battery.

committed within the district, except

when committed with intent to kill,

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Upon complaint under oath, or upon

their own knowledge of such offence, they

shall issue a copias against the accused,

who upon appearing, may at option sub-

mit the case to the court, or enter into

recognisance to appear at the next county

court,

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It he submits to their jurisdiction,

they shall proceed to try and determine

the mater, and to inflict fine or imprison-

ment &c.

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Parties shall have advantage of wit-

nesses.

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Accused shall have time for defence,

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And he entitled to personal discharge

upon giving bail &c.

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The court shall tax the costs in all such

cases &c.

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