Each justice of the peace shall keep a civil court record. The court record shall include the following:
- 1. The title of actions commenced before the justice of the peace.
- 2. The date when the first process was issued against the defendant, when returnable and the nature thereof.
- 3. The date when the parties, or either of them, appeared before the justice of the peace, either with or without summons.
- 4. A brief statement of the nature of the plaintiff's demand or claim, or the amount claimed, and the nature of the defense made by the defendant.
- 5. Every adjournment, stating at whose request it was granted and to what time.
- 6. The date when the trial was had, and whether by jury or by the justice of the peace.
- 7. The verdict of the jury.
- 8. The judgment and the date of giving the judgment.
- 9. All applications for setting aside judgment or granting a new trial, the order thereon and the date.
- 10. The date of issuing execution, to whom directed and delivered, and the amount of debt, damages and costs. When an execution is returned, the return thereof and a statement of the manner in which it was executed.
- 11. All stays and appeals and the date when taken, the amount of the bond and the names of the sureties.
- 12. The account of costs.