{"data":{"id":"us-ms/miss.-code-ann.-11-9-119","jurisdiction":"us-ms","citation":"Miss. Code Ann. § 11-9-119","heading":"Miss. Code Ann. § 11-9-119","body":"The scire facias to be issued by the justice for a defaulting witness may be as follows, viz.:\n\n“The State of Mississippi.\n\n“To any lawful officer of __________ County:\n\n“This is to command you to make known to __________ that a judgment in favor of __________ for ten dollars has been given against him by me, a justice of the peace of __________ County, for his default in not appearing before me, at __________, on the ___ day of __________ A.D. __________, to testify as a witness for __________ in the case of __________ against __________, No.__________ as he has been subpoenaed to do; and unless, on the ___ day of __________, A.D. __________, before me at __________, at __________, o'clock, __________, he shall show cause to the contrary, the said judgment will be made final; and have there then this writ.\n\n“Witness my hand this the ___ day of __________, A.D.__________ J.P.”","path":["MS Code","Title 11"],"source_url":"https://legislature.ms.gov/","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:17Z","sha256":"7c39102bb489445f54ece3cdb663ef484c2212f99278511eef45ae6f9d2be875","source_id":"us-ms","stale":false,"prev":"us-ms/miss.-code-ann.-11-9-117","next":"us-ms/miss.-code-ann.-11-9-121"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}