Vandalia Whig and Illinois intelligencer. [volume] (Vandalia, Ill.) 1832-183?, 1833-03-27
BIRD M. SIMPSON, Plaintiff !
in Error,
Us.
Moses M. RAWLINGS, De-
PENDANT in Error.

PENDANT in Error cult court of Marion
J county.
Judgment of the court below, reversed.
Opinion Of the court by Mr.. Justice Lockwood.
Rawlings brought an action before Justice of the
Peace, against Simpson, for $ll0 AZ, on which note
was endorsed credit Of $40 so, leaving a balance
due on the note of s99 81. The Justice gave judg-
ment in favor cf Rawlings, for 500 81, and interest
on that amount TO commence from the l 18th day Of
August, 1881. From this Judgment, Simpson took an
appeal to the circuit court of Marion county, where
the judgment of Me Justice affirmed. To reverse
the judgment OF the circuit court, appeal has been
taken TO bring the cause intothis COURT and the APP
peant assigns for error that the Justice of the Peace
had no jurisdiction of the subject matter of the suit
By the at concerning Justices Of the Peace and
Constables Justices have jurisdiction sFor any debt
claimsa to be due promissory note, contract or
agreement in writing, where the whole amount Of such
written contract, agreement or note shall not exceed
one hundred dollars.
The court can put no other construction upon the
statute above rected than that the justice has u
risdiction, when by the face of the note larger
is stipulated to be paid than one hundred dollars.
The credit endorsed the note did not render the
sswhole amount of the notc' less than one hundred
-dollars. This court has frequently decided, that
when the plaintiff exhibited an account against the
defendant for more than $l0O, but reduced the ac-
count to less than $780, by credits, the Justice had
no jurisdiction; and cannot perceive any distnc-
ton between those cases, and the before the
court We are, therefore, of opinion, that the judg
nent must be reversed, because the Justice of the
Peace had no jurisdiction Of the cause.
THE INAuGURATIoN.-The Globe of March 5th
speaks Of the Inaugural ceremonies as follows:
Alta o'clock, yesterday, the President and Vice
President, elect, attended by the heads Of Depart
ments Foreign Ministers and their suites the Judges
of the Supreme Court, the President of the Senate
and Senators, the Speaker of the House of Represent
tatives and members Of the House Of Representatives.
the Marshal of the District and the Mayor and cor
porate authorities of the City, and vast concourse
Of citizens and strangers entered the Hall of Repre-
sentatves The Pesden, took the seat of the Speaker
.of the House with Mr. Fan Buren,, on his left, and
his private Secretary, Mr. Donelson, on his right.
After pause of few minutes the President and
was greeted by the cheers of the large Assembly pre-
sent. Hethen proceeded in an audible and firm voice
to pronounce his Inaugural Address, at the close Of
which, he was again greeted with cheers and ap-
plause The Chief Justice then approached the Pre-
s6cnt and administered the usual oath, at the con-
clusion of which he again cheered by the multi
tude. The oath was also administered to Mr.. Van
Buren, The President and Vice President then retired
amid the plaudits of the Assembly.