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absence, before some other nearest justice of the peace within such 

 county, the person or persons alleged to have been guilty of violating 



any of the sections of this act. 



§ 11. Hearing— COMPLAINT — judgment — jueor.] Whenever 

 any person or persons shall be brought before any justice of the 

 peace, in the manner provided in this act, it shall be the duty of such 

 justice to hear and determine the complaint. The person or persons 

 so charged may demand jury trial at any time before the commence- 

 ment of the trial, and the case shall be tried as cases before justices 

 in civil cases, and judgment shall be for conviction or acquittal of 

 the defendant or defendants in the case. In case a jury is called, 

 tlie form of the verdict shall be, if for conviction: "We, the jury, 



find the defendant guilty, and assess the fine at dollars;" 



and if for acquittal: "We, the jury, find the defendant not guilty." 

 The justice shall pronounce judgment in accordance with the 

 verdict. 



§ 12. Penalty — collection and distribution of.] Whenever 

 any judgment of conviction shall be rendered against any defendant 

 or defendants, as provided, execution shall issue forthwith on such 

 judgment, and the sheriff or constable to whom the same shall be 

 directed shall pay one-half of all penalties collected on such execu- 

 tion, in payment of such judgment, to the person or persons who 

 shall have made the complaint, and the remaining one-half to the 

 superintendent of schools of the county wherein such trial shall be 

 had. 



§ 13. When execution returns no property — arrest.J When- 

 ever any execution issued as above provided, shall be returned "No 

 proi^erty found," the justice issuing the same, or in case of his death 

 or absence, any other justice having possession of the docket in 

 which said judgment was entered, shall issue his warrant to the 

 sheriff' or any constable of such county, commanding him to take and 

 deliver the defendant or defendants in the execution to the jailer of 

 such county, who shall receive such defendant or defendants into his 

 custody and commit to the county jail of such county, whenever one 

 exists, for a period of not less than ten nor more than sixty days, as 

 the justice shall decide and direct in his warrant, but such defend- 

 ant or defendants so arrested or committed shall be discharged at any 

 time on payment of such fine and costs. 



§ 14. Appeal.] Any defendant or defendants against whom such 

 judgment of conviction shall be rendered, and in case of acquital, the 

 party making the complaint or any person who will give the neces- 

 sary bond, shall have the right to appeal, on the same terms .as in 

 civil cas;>s before justices, but no proceeding herein provided for shall 

 be stayed until such appeal shall be fully perfected. 



