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--7. Is all personal property liable to be sold on execution?

--8. What is an _attachment_? In what cases is it used?

--9. How is it served?

--10. What if a party is dissatisfied with a judgment?

--11. What power have justices in cases of crime?

--12. How are offenders arrested and examined?

--13. How is the prisoner disposed of if the justice can not try him?

--14. Define _recognizance_ and _bail_?

Chapter XIX.

--1. How are county courts const.i.tuted? How in this state?

--2. What causes are tried in them? What is _appellate_ and what _original_ jurisdiction?

--3. Name the courts of this state. What jurisdiction has a circuit court?

--4. What juries have county and circuit courts? What is an issue of fact? An issue of law?

--5. How are the jurors selected?

--6. What is the business of a grand jury? Of what number does it consist in this state?

--7. Describe the proceedings of a grand jury. What is an indictment?

--8. Why are grand juries inst.i.tuted?

--9. By what instrument are grand juries required?

--10. What is the opinion of some on this subject?

--11. Is there a supreme court in this state? Describe it. Is there a higher court?

--12. How are suits commenced in county and other higher courts?

Chapter XX.

--1. What is the object of a court of chancery?

--2. Mention some of its powers.

--3. Are there separate and distinct chancery courts in this state?

--4. How are suits commenced and tried in these courts?

--5. What is the business of a probate court?

--6. What is a court of impeachment? Its business? What is an impeachment? By whom made?

--7. How is it done?

--8. Describe the mode of trial. What follows conviction?

--9. By what other modes are judicial officers removed?

Chapter XXI.

--1. How is money raised for government purposes? What is a poll-tax?

--2. What property is exempt from taxation? What is real, and what personal property?

--3. By whom, and how, is property valued? How in this state?

--5. Of what three items does the tax consist?

--6. How is it ascertained?

--7. Who in this state cause the tax-list to be made out, and order the taxes to be collected?

--8. To whom is the money paid when collected?

Chapter XXII.

--1. What is the proper object of government? How is it to be done?

--2. What is the effect of education upon a people? Of ignorance?

--3. Why should government provide the means of education?

--4. To what extent is this done? By what means?