The weekly Panola star. [volume] (Panola, Miss.) 1857-1881, 1870-07-30

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Court. and hc s hereby rcpuir1i IL
issue = wit of vcndilioui ,xponns
directed 20 the Sheriff OF hia county
who shall advertise aud make sale
Of said land and tenement, and
make return ofsaid with the same
manner as provided by Law for The
sale of lands and toncnenis under
and by ,irturc Of iudgomou, OF
the Circuit Court except that rcturn
of said writ and the proceeds Of
said sale, shall be made to the Justic
OF the Pence by whom judgement
was rendered, at or before the term
of his Court held next succeeding
said sale. aud il shall be the duty
OF said justice TO tax the fees and
commissions due the Sheriff and
| the Cleek OF the Circuit Court in
all such cases, and when collected
to pay the same over to said officers,
who shall be entitled to Il summary
remedy for the same by motion
against sad Justice, in case OF his
refusual to pay over said money to
the parties entitled thereto, before
any other Justice OF the county, up.
on giving him ten days notice of the
time and place fixed for hearing
of such motion, and a copy OF such
notice shall be served on the Justice
of the Peace against whom the mo-
ton is made.
Sec. IA. BE it further enacted,
That all books, records, papers and
other property pertaining to the
office of Justice of the Peace re-
manning in the possession of any
former Justice Of the Peace, of any
District or any other person, shall
be, by him or the person having
the same in possession, within TWEEN
ty days after the appoi tncnt and
qualification of the Justice herein
provided for, filed with one of the
said Justices, as a part of the re-
cords Of his office, who shall have
full-jurisdiction and power to make,
aud cause TO be made, all such pro-
ccedings in relation thereto as said
former Justice might or could have
done, and any former Justice or
person as afore said, who shall fail
or refuse to so file the same, shall be
deemed guilty Of misdemeanor, and
subject to Indictment and punish
ment by fine or imprisonment or
both, as other cases Of misdemcan-
or.
Sec. Is. Be It further enacted,
That in all suits or proceedings
against two or more defendants,
jointly or scycrally liable, It shall
be lawful to bring such suit before
any Justice Of the Peace Of the Dis
trict wherein either Of the dcfcn-
dants shall reside, and such Justice
shall have power, and ho Is hereby
authorized TO issue summons or
other process to bring in all code
PENDANTS from any other District in
the county where thcsuit is brought,
or from any other county in this
State, and upon service Of process as
required in other cases before Justi.
ces of the Peace before whom the
suit is pending shall have full jnris-
diction as TO all Of the defendants in
as full and ample manner as in
cases where all Of the defendants
reside within the District where
suit il brought.
Sec. 16. Be it further enacted,
That said Justices shall have juris-
dictiM to hear and determine all
cases Of attachments, actions Of re-
plcvin, and proceedings for the en-
| forcemcnt Of Mechanics liens, in
which the sum demanded or the
value of the property docs not cx-
cced the sum of one hundred and
fifty dollars, and the proceedings in
such cases shall be, as far as practi-
cable, according to those IN force in
the Circuit Court in like cases.
Sec. II. Be it further enacted,
That each Justice Of the Peace shall
keep a docket, well bound IN calf,
containing eight quircs Of paper,
which shall be furnished by the
Boards of Supervisors ofcacll coun-
ty; said dockets to be kept as a
public record Of the Office in whlch