Year: 1876

l See. 3. The affidavit, warrant,

 and all papers in the cese, shall be returned to and filed in the

 office of the county clerk, on or

 before the first day of the next 1 term.

 Sec. f. If the child is not born

 when the accused appears before

 the county court, under process

 as provided for Tn this act the

 court shall continue the case from

 time to time, if necessary, until

 the first term of the court after

 the child is born, at which time it

 shall be tried, unless continued | for cause.

 l See. ,. When the case is ready

 for hearing, if the accused de

 nies being the father of such

 child, the court shall hear the evidence and decide the case as other issues at law; but if q jury is desired by the accused, the court shall order ajury summoned, who shall be elected, impanelled and sworn to try the issue joined and a true verdict rendered ac- cording to the evidence, as in other cases at bar. If it is found by the court or verdict of a jury that the accused is father of such child, the court shall render judgment against him for lying in expenses in favor of the mother or the per son who incurred the same, for a sum not less than five nor more than fifteen dollars, and also for the maintenance and support of such child to the mother, or other person keeping it, monthly sum, not less than one nor more than three dollars per month, for every month, from the birth until the chlld shall attain the age of seven years, on which execution may issue, when q monthly payment becomes due and unpaid. The court shall further order that the father enter into bond to the state of Arkansas in the penal sum of three hundred dollars, with good and sufficient security, condition ed to be void of such person or his executors or administrators shall indemnify each county of the state from all costs and eX- pense for the maintenance or oth- ! erwise of such child while under the age of seven years; which 1 bond shall be approved by the 1 court, and entry noted on the record of its condition and securi- ty thereon.

 Sec. 6. The judgment may be revived against the eXecutor or administrator of the person | against whom the same was rem dered.

 Sec. z. An appeal will lie from a judgment of the county court to the circuit court in all cases of E bastardy, as in cases of appeal | from judgments of justices of the peace to the ciruit court, but no appeal shall be granted until afli davit and appeal bond is filed. When the appeal is granted, the clerk of the county court shall make, certify and transmit a cer- tiiied copy of all the papers. judg ment and orders of the county court to the circuit clerk, who shall give receipt for such tran script, and also enter the same on the docket of the circuit court.

 Sec. s. The attorney prosecut- ing for the circuit shall conduct the suit on behalf of the state, on all appeals to the circuit court in cases of bastardy.

 Sec. 9. The circuit court shall hear the case de novo, and make such orders and render such judg- ment on appeal as law and eyi- dence may require under this act

 Sec. 10. The mother shall be a competent witness in all cases of unless she be legally incompetent in any case, and if she be dead at the time of the