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

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SOC 2. H. II further cnaeted
That every pefson elected Ju.tlc'
n tbe Peace shall before Ne enter
on The duties II tis Office. take The
oath Of Office, and enter into boss
IN the samc manner as other count,
officers, IN the penalty Of two thou.
sand dollar., conditioned that h
will well and truly perform the da'
ties Of his Office. aud pay over all
moneys collected BY him, or which
may..comc iato his hands by virtu,
Of lis said office, to the party OF
parties entitled to receive the same,
and any party interested may pro.
ceed on such bond, IN a summary
way, by motion in any Court hav-
ing jurisdiction OF the same, against
the perncipal and sureties, upon
giving ten days previous notice; Pro
vided, That the Boards OF Supervi-
sors of the respective counties shall
have power to limit the penalty Of
said bonds, to sum not less than
one thousand dollars.
See. 1. BE it further enacted,
That debts and demands of a civil
nature, where the principle of the
amount in controversy shall not
exceed the sum of one hundred and
fifty dollars, exclusive of interest,
founded on any penal statute, or on
contract expressed or implied, and
all civil actions for the recovery OF
damages for the breach OF any con-
tract, or for the recovery of person.
al property, except in case where
jurisdiction is especially given by
law to the Circuit Courts), or of
trespasscs by stock, or any injure to
personalproperty, wherethe amount
of damages claimed shall not ex-
ceed :he sum Of one hundred and
fifty dollars, are hereby declared to
be eognizable and determinable be-
fore Justice OF the Peace, and
any Justice of the Peace on con-
plant made to him, shall issue n
summons returnable to the next
term ofthe Court of said Justice of
the peace, which shall be executed
ten days before the return-day there
of, and any process issued within ten
days before the return-day, shall be
made returnable to the next succeed.
ing term of the Court, after that to
lie held within ten days as aforesaid.
On the return day Of process issued
as aforesaid, the Justice before
whom the complaint has been made
shall proc ecd to hear and determine
the same, If the parties appear ;
give judgement by default, If the
defendant fail to appear aud contest
plaintiffs demand, or judgement of
nonsuit against the plaintiff, if he
fail to appear and prosecute his
claim, to enter judgement in favor
of the defendant, where in cases of
mutual debts or set off, it shall ap-
pear that there Is a balance due him
for the amount of such balance, and
Issue executions against the goods
and chattlcs, lands and tencments
of the party whom judgement is
rendered, for the amount of such
judgement and cost or cost alone,
as the case may require, returnable
to the second term of the Court af-
ter that at which said judgement
was rendered, and such execution
shall continue in force for one year.
without being renewed, unless
sooner satisfied.
Sec. S. Be it further enacted,
That the jurisdiction of every JUS
tice of the Peace shall be co-cxten-
sivc with his comfy, and he may
issue any process in mattcas within
his Jurisdiction to be executed in
any part of his county; but every
free-holder or householder of the
county shall besuedin the District in
which he resides, or in the District
in which the debt sued on was con-
tracted.
Sec. 6. BE it further enacted,
That whenever the Office of Justice
of the Peace in any District is va
cant, SUIT may be brought before
any Justice Of adjoining District,
and whenever, by reason Of interest
or other cause, and Justice of the
Peace shall be incompetent in any
case before him, the same shall be
tran fered to the nearest Justice ol