Chapter XVII
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Chapter XVII.
§2. What is the business of the judicial department?
§3. If there were no courts of justice, what would be the result?
§4. What are the lowest courts called? Why? Define jurisdiction?
§5. To what extent has a justice jurisdiction?
§6. What are civil causes? Criminal? Misdemeanors?
§7. How is a suit in a justice's court commenced?
§8. How is a summon served?
§9. Describe the manner of joining issue.
§10. How are witnesses procured? and how is the issue tried?
§11. What if a defendant or plaintiff does not appear?
§12. How is judgment confessed?