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District Court of the United States. This Court 

 is holden at Boston four times a year. 



Supreme Court of Massachusetts, for the counties 

 of Suffolk and Nantucket. Law Term, in Boston, in 

 March. Nisi Prius Term, in Boston, in September. 

 Adjourned Nisi Prius Terms of the Supreme Court 

 in other counties are frequently holden in Boston. 



Court of Common Pleas. A term of this Court is 

 holden in Boston quarterly. 



Municipal Court. This Court is holden every 

 month, for the trial of criminal actions, for the city of 

 Boston. The judges of the Court of Common Pleas 

 preside alternately. 



The Police Court of the City, for the trial of crim- 

 inal cases, is a court of similar, but inferior, jurisdic- 

 tion to the Municipal Court. It sits daily. Three 

 Justices preside alternately in this Court. There is 

 no jury. An appeal lies to the Municipal Court. 



Justices' Court. This is a Court for the trial of 

 civil suits, under twenty dollars. The Justices who 

 preside in the Police Court alternately preside here. 

 There is no jury. An appeal lies to the Court of 

 Common Pleas. This Court sits twice a week. It is 

 a Court of Record, and much of the minor business 

 of the city is transacted here. 

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