11 July 1804

Procedure & Evidence

Evils causes

ch 5th Order

' 1. Intricacy

I. Natural causes.

The natural causes of intricacy in the system or course of procedure may be said to be composed of the number of steps which for the accomplishment of the several /two/ ends of justice /procedure/ - main and collateral - require to be taken /of operations requiring to be performed/ during the continuance of a suit previous to the execution of the ultimate decision by which the suit /in the suit/ is terminated: account ---- alia inter of the length of time necessarily consumed in each such step or operation and of the necessary intervals of time between one such operation and another.

The several causes or sources of complication in procedure - viz: of so much of it as is natural and unavoidable, have been collected, methodized, and will /are to/ be found exhibited /brought to/ and included in the compass of the Table herewith annexed /annexed Table/.