New Hampshire Revised Statutes 534:13 – Security; Expenses
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Terms Used In New Hampshire Revised Statutes 534:13
- justice: when applied to a magistrate, shall mean a justice of a municipal court, or a justice of the peace having jurisdiction over the subject-matter. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 21:12
- person: may extend and be applied to bodies corporate and politic as well as to individuals. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 21:9
- Writ: A formal written command, issued from the court, requiring the performance of a specific act.
The court or justice awarding the writ may, in his discretion, require the applicant to give satisfactory security to the person to whom the writ is directed, for the payment of all charges incurred by reason of the process, and that the person imprisoned shall not escape by the way. The court or justice may also fix and cause to be indorsed upon the writ the expense of producing the person imprisoned or restrained, according to the precept, and may require it to be paid or tendered when the writ is served.