UTION BY ELEPHANT9. Brahman Procedure a plea of former judgment; but in the case of a. confession, it has two parts only. “4. When plaintiff and defendant come together, each claiming io be first, their declarations should be received in the order of their castes, or after considering their respective grievances. “3. Those acquainted with the true nature of a plaint declare - that to be a proper plaint which is free from the defects of a declara- tion, susceptible of proof, provided with good arguments, precise, and reasonable. “6. Brief in words, rich in contents, unambiguous, free from confusion, devoid of improper arguments, and capable of meeting opposite arguments. “7. When a plaint of this description has been proffered by the plaintiff, the defendant should tender an answer conformable to Ecchipiamt “IV. The Answer. 1. When the plaint has been well defined, a clear exposition given of what is claimed and what not, and the meaning of the plaint fully established, the judge shall then cause the answer to be written by the defendant . “8. One should not cause to be written an answer which wan- ders from the subject, or which is not to the point, too confined or too extensive, or not in conformity with the plaint, or not thorough enough, or absurd, or ambiguous. “9. If the defendant confesses, he shall state his confession; in the case of a denial, he shall cause his denial to be written; and so should he record his special plea in an answer by special plea, and his previous victory in an answer by previous victory aoe “V. The Trial. 1. When litigants are at issue in a court of iustice, the judges, after examining the answer, shall adjudge the hurden of proof to either of the two parties. “2. The judges having heard both the plaint and the answer, [255]9. Brahman Procedure a plea of former judgment; but in the case of a canfession, it has exe parts only. “4. When plaintiff and defendant come together, each claiming to be first, their declarations should be received in the order of theit castes, or after considering their respective grievances. “5. Those acquainted with the true nature of a plaint declare + that to be a proper plaint which is free from the defeets of a declara- tion, susceptible of proof, provided with good arguments, precise, and reasonable. “6. Brief in words, rich in contents, unambiguous, contusion, devoid of improper arguments, and capable of meeting opposite arguments. “7. When a plaint of this description has been proffered by the plaintiff, the defendant should tender an answer conformable to such plaint . psa “IV. The Answer. 1. When the plaint has been well defined, a ciear exposition given of what is claimed and what not, and the neaning of the plaint fully established, the judge shall then cause the answer to be written by the defendant . . free from “8. One should not cause to be written an answer which wan- ders from the subject, or which is not to the point, too confined or top extensive, or not iu conformity with the Pplaint, or not thorough enough, or absurd, or ambiguous. “9. If the defendant confesses, he shall state his confession; in the case of a denial, he shall cause his denial to be written; and so should he record his special plea in an answer by special plea, and his previous victory in an answer by previous victory... .. “V. The Trial. 1. When litigants are at issue in a court of justice, the judges, after examining the answer, shall adjudge the burden of proof to either of the two parties. “2. The judges having heard both the plaint and the answer, [ 255