Sec[Section]. 1. Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois represented in the General Assembly,
That hereafter from all judgments rendered by Justices of the Peace, either party shall have the right of Appeal by entering into bond with one or more securities to be approved of by [the] Justice of the Peace rendring such judgment which bond shall be in the following form as near as may be

Know all men by these presents that Mr C. D. appellant and E. F. Security are hereby held and firmly bound unto A. B. appellee for all the liabilities that may accrue against the said appellant by virtue of this appeal,
witness our hands and seals

which bond shall be executed and approved within ten days after the rendition of such judg[ment] and the Justice shall thereupon stay all further proceedings on said Judgment and if execution shall have been issued thereon, he shall forthwith recall the same, and the taking of the appeal shall be taken and held as a sufficient notice to the appellee and the Justice shall return the bond togeather with a transcript of the Judgment and all papers [relative??]

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to the suit, to the Clerk of the Circuit Court of his County, on or before the first day of the next succeeding term; for which the justice shall be entitled to one dollar, and no more, to be taxed with the other Costs of Suit.

Sec. 2. If any such appellant shall fail to appear and prosecute his appeal the Circuit ^Court^ shall affirm the judgment of the justice of the peace and give judgment against the appellant and his securities for the same together with interest at the rate of twelve per. cent per annum from the date of the justices judgment until the time of such appearance. If the appellant shall appear and prosecute his appeal the Circuit Court shall try the same upon its merits and shall not dismiss the suit for any informality or iregularity in the proceedings before the Justice of the Peace, provided, the Justice of the Peace had jurisdiction of the subject matter of the suit and if the judgment of the Justice shall be wholly affirmed judgment shall be given as provided in the second section of this act against the appellant and his securities provided if any person shall prosecute an appeal from a judgment in his favor and the same shall be affirmed as provided above [the?] the Court shall give judgment in his favor for the amount of the justices judgment without interest and against him and his securities for the Costs of the appeal

Sec. 3. No appeal shall be allowed from any Judgment rendered on confession but to prevent error in rendering judgment

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on Confession, the amount and nature of the indebtedness shall be written by the Justice upon his docket, and the same shall be plainly and distinctly read to the defendant or the defendant shall be permitted to read the same. The defendant, or the Court by the request of the defendant, shall then write beneath the same: For which amount of dollars and cents I Confess myself justly indebted to the said A. B. and the defendant shall then sign the same with his or her hand, and the justice shall then proceed to enter judgment for the amount so Confessed to be due.

Sec. 4. All judgments hereafter to be rendered by any Justice of the Peace shall bear the same rate of interest specified in the rate as other instrument in writing upon which the same shall be rendered, Provided that should no rate of interest be specified in such note as other instrument in writing then the judgment shall bear the same rate of interest as is provided in other Cases by law

Sec. 5. That if upon the trial of any appeal the bond shall be judged insufficient the party who executed such bond shall in no wise be prejudiced by reason of such insufficiency provided he will in a reasonable time to be fixed by the Court execute and file in said Court a sufficient bond