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INDEX.
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1713
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JUSTICES OF THE PEACE — Continued
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ART.
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SEC
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PAGE
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Clerk shall keep such dockets and papers,
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and make transcripts therefrom when
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required ... ...... .................
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17
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877
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Process may be issued by one justice upon
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docket of another justice so delivered to
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clerk ................................
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878
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PROCESS AND PRACTICE.
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Shall not issue blank summons; penalty..
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878
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Process shall be a summons..............
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878
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Returnable upon a specified day .....
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878
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Should defendant "summoned" fail to
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appear, justice shall fix a day for trial.
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878
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Such day to be not less than six nor more
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than fourteen days from return day.....
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878
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Should all defendants be summoned, and
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some fail to appear, justice shall try
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case as if all had appeared ..... ......
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878
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May summon witnesses, and attach them
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for non-attendance...... ............
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879
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Proceedings upon such attachment.......
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May postpone trial not more than fourteen
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days.......................... .....
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879
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May try case ex parte....... ............
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879
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No special pleading required....... . ...
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879
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Upon death or disqualification of justice,
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any other justice in same county or city
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may act in the case...................
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879
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Constable to give notice to parties in such
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cases.................................
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880
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JUDGMENTS.
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To be entered within three days after
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trial............................ ....
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Shall carry interest from date. .........
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880
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Where parties appear and confess judg-
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ment or justice enters judgment after
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trial, judgment to be valid, though
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summons returnable before another
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justice ........ ... ........... ....
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880
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May enter judgment by confession with-
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out issuing summons .......... .....
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880
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May enter judgment for either plaintiff
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or defendant.........................
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880
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Costs of peace warrants and proceedings
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thereunder shall be paid by parties.......
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35
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881
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No such costs shall be chargeable against
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county.............
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