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An Act amendatory of an act entitled an act concerning Crimes and their Punishments 1860 23 (1860.12)

handle is hein.slavery/ssactsmo0230 and id is 1 raw text is: COURTS-CRIMES. Be it enacted by the General .dssembly of the State of Missouri, as follows : § 1. Hereafter Justices of the Peace shall have concurrent jurisdiction with the Circuit Courts of all suits commenced against any railroad com- pany in this State to recover damages for the killing, crippling, or injuring of horses, mules, cattle, or other animals, by the officers, agents, servants, or other employees of such companies, without regard to the value of such animals or the amount of the damages claimed for killing, crippling or injuring the same. § 2. All suits arising under this act shall be commenced before some Justice of the Peace of the township in which the injury complained of was committed, and shall be proceeded with to final judgment as in other actions arising in Justices' Courts, except as otherwise provided in this act. § 3. In all actions arising under this act, the Justice shall issue a sum- mons against the defendant as in ordinary actions in Justices' Courts, which summons shall be directed to the Constable of the township in which the Justice resides, and shall be served on the Station Agent of such railroad company, if there be one in such township; and if there be no such Station Agent in such township, then the summons shall be served by such Consta- ble on the nearest Station Agent of such company in the county in which the action is pending. If there be two or more Station Agents of such company in the township in which the action is pending, the summons may be served on one of them. The service of the summons may be by reading the same to such Station Agent, or by delivering to him a copy thereof ; and every such summons shall be served at least fifteen days before the day of appearance therein named. The service of the summons in any of the modes provided for in this act shall be a sufficient notice to such railroad company 'of the commencement and pending of the action, and such company shall be bound by the proceedings had therein. § 4. In all actions arising under this act, either party may prosecute an ;appeal from the judgment rendered therein to the Citcuit Court, or other appellate court, in the same manner, and upon the same conditions, as pro- wided by law in ordinary actions in Justices' Courts. § 5. All acts and parts of acts inconsistent with this act are hereby xepealed. This act to take effect from its passage. Approved March 28, 1861. CRIMES. AN ACT amendatory of an act entitled an act concerning Crimes and their Punishments, approved December 8, 1855. d 1. Penalty for attempting to cause a negro ( 5. Who qualified to serve bn jury in any insurrection. case arising under this act; Circuit 2. Penalty for writing or publishing any- Attorney to question juror touching thing calculated or intended to cause this matter. insurrection. 6. Penalty for stealing horse. 3. Penalty for enticing away slave from 7. Punishment to be inflicted by Sheriff. master. 8. Circuit Judges to give this act in charge 4. Penalty for aiding or assisting to carry to grand jury. away slave. 23

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