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Small' DeU Court, ^c.
SHERIFF SMALL-DEBT COURT.
FoK the recovery of Debts not exceeding £8 6s. 8^., sits every Tliursday, at 1 1
o'clock forenoon, and has jurisdiction over the whole of Lanarkshire. The Defend-
ers are cited before this Court on an indueife of six days ; warrants to arrest on the
dependence are issued ; the decree may be extracted, and arrestments used upon it
instantly; and it may be enforced, in all cases, by poinding and sale of the debtor's
effects, ten free days after its date. In case of the Debtor removing to a different
county, the decree may be enforced against him there, on being indorsed by the
Sheriff-Clerk of the County to which he removes. — Judges, Sheriff and Sheriff-
Substitutes of the County.
Note. — The Act authorizing Imprisonment for Small Debts expired in 1840.
RIVER BAILIE COURT.
Tuis Bailie of the River Clyde holds a Court, in matters of River and Harbour
Police, in the Court-HaJl, 16, Robertson Street, on Tuesdays and Fridays.
JUSTICE OF THB PEACE SMALL-DEBT COURT for LANARKSHIRE.
This Court, on six days' inducise, decides claims of £5 and under, meeting every
Monday morning in the Court-Hall, at eleven o'clock. — Clerk, John Douglas ; De-
pute- Clerk, R. R. Holmes.
CONSTABLES ACTING IN JUSTICE OF PEACE COURT.
Ainslie, John
Allan, John
Allan, Neil "
Ballantyne, John
Barclay, Thomas
Bell, Donald
Buchanan, John
Campbell, John
Cameron, Alex.
Clark, Alexander
Cooper, Thomas
Coulter, John
Dempster, James
Farms, John
Ferguson, Andrew
George, Edward
Gibson, John
Gilfillan William
Gilmour, William
Grierson, John
Hamilton, Gavin
Jack, Thomas
Jackson, Hugh
Kay, Archibald
Kelly, Michael
Lindsay, Gilbert
Logan, John
Muir, William
Murray, James
M'Callum, Daniel
M'Cartney, Andrew
M' Donald, Ronal d
M'Farlane, D.
M'Gilvray, Thomas
M'Gowan, Thomas
M'Gregor, Gregor
M'Gregor, John
M'Kay, Charles
M'Kay, John
M'Kay, Daniel
M'Kercher, David
M'Kellar, Donald
M'Laren, John
M'Laren, John, jun.
M'Lellan, James
M'Nee, James
M'Nish, James
M'Pherson, John
M'Phail, Bernard
Pettigrew, Moses
Philips, J. M'K.
Rennie, Alexander
Robb, William
Roberton, John
Ross, Alexander
Sommers, Arch. D
Taylor, William
Ure, James
Wardrop, John
Watt, William
Watson, Wm., sen.
W atson , Wm . , j u n .
Weir, George
Young, David
Young, Alexaader
FORM OF PROCEEDING IN THE RECOVERY OF SMALL DEBTS.
Debts may be recovered in a summary form, before the Justice of Peace Court, to
the extent of £5; and, before the Sheriff Courts, to the extent of £8 6s. 8d.
The first step is to set forth, in a complaint or libel, agreeably to a prescribed
form, [the Clerks of Court will provide the necessary forms,] the origin of the debt,
or ground of action ; and to cause the same, with a copy of the account, if any, te
be served on the defender.
A warrant will, at the same time, be obtained to cite witnesses, and to use ar-
I'estments.
The parties may appear either by themselves or by members of their families, or
others whom the Court may authorise ; but in no case by persons practising the pro-
fession of the law, without special leave.
If the defender fail to appear, after being cited personally, he will be held as
confessed, and judgment will be given against him.
In the Justice of Peace Court, if the defender has not been cited personally, he
will receive a second citation; after which, whether given personally or not, he will
be held confessed, as above; but in the Sheriff Court only one citation is given.
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