ON THE POWERS AND DUTIES OF JUSTICES OF THE PEACE IN THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, WITH PRACTICAL FORMS. BY HENRY G. COTTON, COUNSELLOR AT LAW. OTTAWA: PUBLISHED BY THE AUTHOR. 1845. Entered according to an act of congress, in the year 1844, by HENRY G. COTTON, in the clerk's office of the district court of Illinois. HISE & OSMAN, PRINTERS, CONTENTS. CHAP. I. Of the origin and office of justice of the peace CHAP. II. Of the election and office of justice of the peace CHAP. VI. 1. Of the discharge. 2. Of bail and recogniz- ance. 3. Of the mittimus. 4. Of recognizance to give evidence. 5. Of bail after the commitment, CHAP. VIII. Forms of commitments for further examina- tion; summons, warrants, and commitments; recogniz- ance to appear; mittimus; recognizance to give evi- dence; commitment of witnesses; recognizance after - |