Sec[Section] 1^st: Be it enacted by the people of the State of Illinois represented in the General Assembly
That if any Appellant shall fail to [appeal?] and prosecute his appeal in the Circuit Court such Court may on motion of the Appellee, affirm the Judgment of the Justice of the peace, in favor of the Appellee with ten per cent damages thereof, and costs, and give judgment therefor, or may on like motion of the Appellee, proceed to hear and determine the cause as in other Cases of appeal,

Sec 2^nd: In all cases where any witness or other person shall be guilty of a Contempt before any Justice of the Peace while sitting or acting in his official capacity as such on the trial or hearing of any cause, such Justice shall have power to inflict a fine therefor, upon such witness or other person, not exceeding three Dollars for each contempt, to which may be added in each case imprisonment not exceeding twelve hours

Sec 3^rd: It shall be lawful in all cases before Justices of the Peace, to issue executions immediately upon the rendition of Judgment, which execution shall be returnable ninety days after date, but no property shall be sold by virtue of any execution until after the time for taking an appeal shall have expired.

Sec 4^th It shall be the duty of every Constable so soon as an execution comes into his hands, to make deligent search for property to satisfy the same, and if the plaintiff shall in whole or in part lose his debt by, the nonfeasance misfeasance or malfeasance of any Constable having an execution in his hands, said plaintiff may sue for and recover the amount, so lost or neglected to be collected, before any Justice of the Peace together with costs of suit.

Sec 5^th: If previous to the commencement of a Suit upon any contract either express or implied, the Plaintiff or other credible person shall make oath that there is danger of his debt being lost, it shall be the duty of the Justice to issue his summons returnable forthwith, and so soon as the summons shall be returned served, it shall be the duty of the Justice to proceed to the trial of said suit, unless the same shall for good cause shown be continued, provided that said suit shall not be continued at the instance of the defendent, until he shall execute to the Constable a delivery bond for all or so much of his personal property subject to execution as would be sufficient to pay the debtor, until he shall have given bond [ with good ?] and sufficient security or securities Conditioned to pay whatever Judgment may be rendered against him.

Sec 6^th The Bond for the payment of the judgment contemplated in the foregoing Section shall be in the following form

Before E. F Justice of the Peace, I acknowledge myself held and firmly bound to pay unto the Plaintiff in the above suit the full amount of whatever Judgment and costs he may recover against the defendent herein witness my hand and seal the day of

which bond may be sued on before any Justice of the Peace, and whenever the said security shall pay the debt and costs aforesaid, he in addition to any other remedy he may have, shall have the controll of, and proceeds derived from the original Judgment, and may sue out execution thereon, in the name of the original plaintiff, making him liable in no case however for costs,

Sec 7^th: In an execution shall be returned not satisfied after demand made by the Constable of the defendant, for money or other goods and Chattles to satisfy the same it shall be lawful for the Plaintiff or other credible person to make oath that he or she verily believe, that said defendant or defendants to be able to pay ^said debt^ in whole or in part, and withholds the money choses in action or other property from the officer so that the debt cannot be collected, Whereupon it shall be the duty of the Justice to issue a Capias directed to any Constable of

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the County and to cause said defendant or defendants to be brought forthwith before said Justice, then to testify under oath, as to what money goods Chattels or effects he she or they had in Possession or owned at the time of or at any time since the service of the Summons in said suit, which said Statement under oath may be controverted by other testimony, and if said defendant or defendants shall refuse to make the statement ^as^ aforesaid under oath or shall refuse to surrender his, her, or their money [choses?] in action goods chattels or effects as herein provided, it shall be the duty of such Justice, to commit any such person to Jail, there to remain until the requisitions of this act shall be complied with,

Provided that in any proceeding under this act either party requiring it, shall be entitled to a Jury.

Sec 8^th: In all cases of trespass, or trover before a Justice of the Peace where oath has been made, that the party is afraid of losing whatever Judgement may be recovered, it shall be the duty of said Justice ^to^ Issue a Capias, and the defendant may release his body by giving bond as prescribed in the foregoing section, upon all Judgments, in actions of trespass or trover the Justice may issue an execution against the goods and chattels or against the body of the defendant, at the election of the Plaintiff

Sec 9^th: The 4^th Section of “An act concerning Justices of the Peace and Constables approved February 3^rd 1837, and the first second third and fourth Sections of an act to amend an act concerning Justices of the Peace and Constables, in force June 1^st 1829 together with all acts and parts of acts coming within the Perview of this Act be and the same are hereby repealed.