JURISDICTION OF JUSTICES.
Mr. SHIELDS bill [H. R. 112] to amend Section 9 of a act providing for the election and qualification of Justices of the Peace and defining their jurisdiction, powers and duties in civil cases, approved June 9, 1852, was read the third time.
[It amends Section 9 so that the jurisdiction of Justices in suits commenced by attachment or replevin shall be be co-extensive in their respective Counties, and in other cases their jurisdiction is limited to their respective Townships.]
By consent Mr. Shield offered the following amendment: Insert after the word "Justices" words "Of the Peace."
It was agreed to.
The bill passed by yeas, 65; nays, 2.
