Local jail, which may be in a local police department, for petty criminals, transients and minor crimes that usually constitute no greater than a misdemeanor. … [Read more...]

The ecclesiastical courts in England are often so called, as distinguished from the civil courts. 1 Bl. Comm. 83; 3 Bl. Comm. 64; 8 Steph. Comm. 430. … [Read more...]

The boundary line between one county and another. … [Read more...]

These are the actual costs for use of a court. These costs will include items such as the initial filing fee for a complaint, fees for service of the summons and complaint along with any other court documents, the fees to payable to a court reporter who transcribes testimony in court or at a deposition as well as the amounts that may be paid to jurors. Typically, photocopy … [Read more...]

Those whose general authority and jurisdiction are confined within the limits of the county in which they are appointed who are appointed in and for a particular county and whose duties apply only to that county and through whom the county performs its usual political functions. … [Read more...]