AFFIDAVITS are of a confirmatory nature, and consist of written statements of facts, signed and sworn to (or affirmed) as true by the persons who make them. The cases in which they are used are numerous.

In courts of law or equity they are not testimony, because the makers of them (called affiants) are not cross-examined; but a false affiant may be punished as a perjurer, when the affidavit is required by law.

A Common Form Of Affidavit, Attached To A Declaration Of Any Kind

State of Illinois, County of Cook,

88.

Chicago, November 6, 1882.

Then the above-named Jesse James personally appeared and made oath (or solemnly affirmed) that the foregoing declaration, by him subscribed, is true. Before me,

GEORGE MOORE, Justice of the Peace.

Form Of Affidavit Of Publication Of A Legal Notice

State of Illinois, County of Cook, Fritz Meter

V8.

George C. Lowe.

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In the Superior Court of the City of Chicago, Illinois, of November term, 1882.

Frank Smith, being duly sworn (or affirmed) according to law, says that he is the publisher of a weekly newspaper in the city of Chicago, in the county of Cook, and State of Illinois, called the Chicago Clarion, and that the above notice was published in his said newspaper for six consecutive weeks, the last publication of it being upon Saturday, November 18, A. D. 1882.

Sworn to (or affirmed) and subscribed before me, this twentieth day of November, A.D. 1882.

MOSES WILLETT, Justice of the Peace.

Affidavit Requiring A Debtor To Be Held To Bail

State of Ohio,

Cuyahoga County, Edward Place

V8.

Robert Grimes.

88.

In the Court of Common Pleas of Cleveland, of November term, A. D. 1882. No. 283.

Edward Place, of Cleveland, in said county, butcher, on oath declares that he has a demand against the within-named Robert Grimes, upon the cause of action stated in the within writ, which he believes to be justly due, and upon which he expects that he will recover Twelve Dollars and fifty-three cents, or upwards; and that he has reasonable cause to believe that the said Robert Grimes is about to depart beyond the jurisdiction of the court to which said writ is returnable, and not to return until after judgment may probably be recovered in said suit, so that he cannot be arrested on the first execution (if any) which may issue in said suit.

EDWARD PLACE. Subscribed and sworn to this twenty-second day of November, A. D. 1882. Before me,

JOHN BROWN, Justice of the Peace.

Affidavit of a Creditor's Attorney, Requiring a Debtor to be Held to Bail.

State of Ohio,

Cuyahoga County, Edward Place

V8.

Robert Grimes.

ss.

In the Court of Common Pleas of Cleveland, of November term, A. D. 1882. No. 282.

George Phillips, of Cleveland, in said county, a lawyer and attorney of Edward Place, of said city, county and State, butcher, on oath declares that the said Edward Place has a demand against the within-named Robert Grimes, upon the cause of action stated in the within writ, which this deponent believes to be justly due, and upon which he expects that the said Edward Place will recover Twelve Dollars and fifty-three cents, or upwards; and that this deponent has reasonable cause to believe that the said Robert Grimes is about to depart beyond the jurisdiction of the court to which said writ is returnable, that is to say, into the Province of Ontario, Canada, and not to return till after judgment may probably be recovered in said suit, so that he cannot be arrested on the first execution (if any) which may issue in said suit.

GEORGE PHILLIPS.

Subscribed and sworn to this twenty-third day of November, A. D. 1882. Before me,

QUARTUS K. RICE, Notary Public.

NOTARIAL SEAL.