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i«g the force of thefe laws ? How are debts recoverable ? How ar'e 

 bankrupts trcited ? ^\'hat fays the law ; and what is the prevailing 

 pradicf in this refpeiS; ? Has the creditor in any cafe power over the 

 }jerfon of the debtor ? Can the debtor force a difcharge from the credi- 

 tors wiihout having made full payment of the money due ? How is 

 this done ? 



10. What is the nature of the religious eftablifhments in this country-? 

 Is a quiet man, who docs not difturb the public peace of the community, 

 liable to fulTei <.n account of hi; private religious tenets ? Are any clafles 

 of the people here fccluded from the world, and devoted to religious 

 exercifes? If fo. How are funds provided for their maintenance ; and 

 what is the general nature of their employment, amufements, exercifes, 

 &c. ? What are the ci-uV. and the pohtical ufes madj of thefe inftitutions, 

 their effeiSls on the condu<ft and difpofition of mind of certain claffes of 

 the people, and their influence in promoting or difturbing the domeftic 

 tranquillity of families ? What have you had occafion to remark from 

 yout own experience and obfervation as to thefe particulars ? How arc 

 the regular cl„-rgy fupported ? Does their income arife from territorial 

 domains or other funds ? What are they ? Are tithes in iiid common or 

 universal, or how ? Is ■! cuilumary in any cjfe to commute thefe tithes 

 for a fiim.in money ? If they be drawn in kind, what is the mofl com- 

 mon mode of practice in this refpcft ? In cafe of difputes on this head, 

 how are thefe determined ? Is it before an eccltliaftical tribunal, or the 

 civil mr^giftrate ? Is it common tor laymen to obtain full payment for 

 all expences incurred and damages luflained, in cafes of iniquitous ex- 

 actions, or improper conduA in the clergy ? 



11. In what manner are the fubjecls proteiSed from the exceffes of 

 each other in this ftatc ? How and hy whom are the laws enaiftcd ? 

 How arc they promiilgatcd among the people ? To whom are the exe- 

 cution of thefe laws entruilcd ? In what manner is juftice adminiftered 

 here ? Who has the power of appointing the judges ? Are thefe ap- 

 pointments for life, or during pleafure only ? Are their falarics ample 

 and fixed : or are they varied by contingencies ? W^hat are the circum- 

 ftances that afFeA thefe ? In what cafes arc appeals adraiffible, and to 

 whom ? Is it cafy for a rich man to protraA law fuits, and accumu- 

 late expences on his opponent ? What devices have been adopted for 

 corredling this evil ? Are trials h\ jury here known ? Is it cuftomary for 

 the loCng party to pay all exuences ; or are damages ever awarded over 

 and above the payment (>f expences ? 



la. Under what regulations are the prifons ? Who has power to 

 commit to prifon ? What evidence is required of guilt before a war- 

 rant to commit to prifon can be legal ? Can a pnfoner, in any cafe, be- 

 fore trial and condemnation, be fecluded from all communication with 

 his friends ? Are theie any laws in force here for bringing prifoners to 

 trial within a limited time ? What are they ? How are trials, whether 

 for criniiiml or civil trefpafics, ufualiy condudled ? Are all trials carried 

 on in the open court, and the witneffes confronted with the accufed ? 

 If ihcrc be exceptions to this rule, what are they ? Are perfons accu- 

 sed ever permitted , to go at large upon i^i:;/.'' What are the cafes in 

 v\h'th th); ran be aiiniltttd? \> lyrtuie ever employed ia judicial pro- 



