INDEX TO THE LAWS.

Chap.

Sec.

MAGISTRATES COURTS—

Made the duty of the constables to col-

lect and pay over to the chief justices all

fees by said justices or courts charged,

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Constables fees thereunder,

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Constables bonds hereafter to he taken

for $2000,

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For recovery of fines, forfeitures and

penalties imposed by the chief justice of,

shall issue execution directed to the sher-

iff or some constable of the county,

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Duty of the chief justice to return once

in each year a full and correct list of all

fines, forfeitures and penalties imposed

by said court or justices, to the levy

court or commissioners of the county,

under penalty of $20 for every neglect,

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No process of, or proceedings of the,

nor of justices of the peace under this act,

shall be set aside for mere want of form,

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Justices of, shall take the oath required

of justices of the peace and of judges of

county courts,

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No special pleadings required in,

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Plaintiff shall produce his claim in

plain intelligible form in writting, and

defendant shall in substance and in wri-

ting, if required by the court, plead in

bar, &c. the general issue, distinctly and

intelligibly deny the claims, and give in

evidence the special matter of his defence,

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Either party may appear &c. by agent

or attorney,

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Any person having a case pending, and

making oath &c. that they cannot have a

fair trial in the, the same may be removed

to some other adjoining district of the

same county, which shall try and deter-

mine the same,

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Proceedings by or against executors or

administrators, before justices of the

peace, made applicable to, so far forth as

they can consistent with this act,

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