In this case two points have been made by the plaintiff in error.
1st. That a justice of the peace, in the district of Columbia, is, by the laws of the United States, exempt from militia duty.
2d. That an action of trespass lies against the officer who makes distress, in order to satisfy a fine assessed upon a justice of the peace, by a court-martial.
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