This writ of scire facias was issued on November 5, 1856 by the United States District Court, Kansas Territory, Second District in Tecumseh for W. W. Bouton. The writ reports Bouton was summoned to act as a juror for the Second District Court but failed to appear on June 2, 1856. A writ of scire facias is a judicial writ ordering a defendant to appear in court and explain why a judgement, in this case a fine of ten dollars, should not be enforced.
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Kansas Territory versus W. W. Bouton for contempt - 2