This section is from the book "Bepler's Handy Manual of Knowledge And Useful Infomation", by David Bepler. Also available from Amazon: Bepler's Handy Manual of Knowledge and Useful Information.
The following table shows the largest amount in the different States and Territories which the Justice of Peace, through his position, can have jurisdiction over as follows:
State Amount State Amount
Alabama...................$100
Arkansas.................. 300
California.................. 300
Colorado..................300
Connecticut................ 100
North and South Dakota.... 100
Delaware.......... ....... 100
Florida..................... 100
Georgia.................... 100
Idaho Ter................. 100
Illinois..................... 200
Indiana.................... 200
Iowa (consent of parties 300).. 100
Kansas.................... 300
Kentucky.................. 100
Louisiana.................. 100
Maine.................... 20
Maryland.................. 100
Massachusetts.............. 300
Michigan..................300
Minnesota.................. 100
Mississippi................. 150
Missouri...................$300
Nebraska.................. 200
Nevada................... 300
New Hampshire............ 100
New Jersey................ 100
New Mexico Ter............ 100
New York................. 200
North Carolina............. 200
Ohio...................... 300
Oregon.................... 250
Pennsylvania.............. 300
Rhode Island.............. 100
South Carolina............. ] 00
Tennessee.................. 500
Texas...................... 200
Utah Ter................... 300
Vermont.................. 200
Virginia................... 50
Washington............... 100
West Virginia............. 100
Wisconsin................. 300
Wyoming................. 100
 
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