The Arkansas advocate., 1832-01-04
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1 Section l. Be t enacted 6v tue Geres- al Assembly of Asc Territory ofyarkansos,
 That justices 1.-the peace stlall hereat-
 ter have jurisdiction in Fl cases oi re- 1 pleyin, covenant ahd detinue, where
 the amount in controversy, or lhe prop.
 erty in dispute, does not exceed tie sss-
 lue of fifty dollars.
 Sec. 7. dnd te 9t f;usher enactei.
 That the plaintiff in any ot lle aforc-
 said actions, shall, before he obsaias u
 writ, enter iuto bond, witt, good and
 sufficient security, in double the value
 ofthe property, conditioned that he will
 prosecute his suit with effect, und witk-
 out delay, and ir case return of the pro. perty shall be. adjudged, he will make
 return thereof immediately, and pay
 what may be adjudged against him;
 FPropidcd hozreper, That no justice of tho peace shall issue any process in any os 1 the before mentioned cases, unless the
 plaintiff will make affidavit that he is justly entitled to the amount which he
 demands, or the property which ho
 claims This act to take effect, and be
 in force, from and after itspassage. Approved, November 3d, 1881.
 An Act to regulate the fees of Prosecuting Astornes.
 Section 1. Beu enacted by tAc Gene1-
 al Assembly ofthe Territory off .4rEa,sasy That hereafter, the Prosecuting Atton-
 nies of the several circuits of this Ten
 ritory, shall, in no case, have or receive, any fees out of the county treasuries. on
 conviction in the circuit court; Provi-
 dea hosreuer, That in all convictions, the
 several Prosecuting Attornies shall and
 may be entitled to the same fees, as is
 now allowed by law, 1.-the same can be
 made out of the goods and chattcls Of
 the person SO convicted.
 Sac. 2. ..And te A fuytler enocfe1e l That so much of Inc laws now Tn force
 in this Territory, as allow fees out of
 the county treasuries to the Proseeu~
 ting Attornics on convictions, be, and the same is hereby, repealed. Sec. }. And be | ftuher enacted, That this act shall be ill force from and after it's passage.
 Approved, November Sd, Is3l. An Act to repeal the seyeral acts now in force ;;; tt!l.iis tt!l.iis Territory ri of Certiorari, and for other purposes. Section l. Be stenacted ty the Gcner- al-asseably The 1erritOryof -arAa'asos, That all laws, and parts of laws, now in force in this Territory, authorizing the Clerks of the several circuit courts to issue writs of Ccrtierar, be,and tue same are hereby, repealed.
 Sec. ?. fad Dc a furtlser enacted, That, in all cases within the Jurisdiction of a justice of the peace, any persons who may think himself or herself aggrieved. by the judgment of the justice, or vcs- dict ot the jury, shall have liberty to appeal theretrom, within thirty days af- ter the rendition of said judgment, to the next circuit court of the county where such judgment was rendered, and the party appealing shall give special bail fer the faithful prosecution of lis appeal, and that he will pay tho costs and condemnation of the court to which said appeal is taken.
 Sec. 3. find Dc st f.ytller enacted, Thats in case an execution shall have beenis- sued, before the expiration of the thir- ty days aforesaid, it shall be the duty of the justice of the peace, whenever tho party appellant shall enter into special bail, as is required by the preceding section of this act, to issue m order, in writing, directed to the. constable ill whose hands the said execution may be, commanding him forthwith to return the said execution without deiay, s,t,ssE s without any further proceedings therc- on; which said order the said appellants shall, by himself or agent, deliver to the said constable, whose duty it shall be ] to return the said execution aforesaid,
 and to release and restore to the de~ fendantin exccution.any and all proper l ty which he may have seized en, and by 1 virtue of the said execution aforesaid. Sec. 4. find De t fitrtAer enacted, That whenany person or persons ShallbecomtA 1 special bail, for any plaintiff or dclends
 ant, praying an appeal from lhe iudr.
 ment of any justice of the peace, 50 as to entitle such plaintiff or defendant to
 an appeal to the circuit court of tile
 county where the justice resides, such
 bail shall, before such justice of the peace. acknowledge himself jointly