(a) Every person offered as a witness, before any testimony shall be given by him, shall be duly sworn that the evidence he shall give relating to the matter between , plaintiff, and , defendant, shall be the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth.
(b) If a witness, on being produced, shall be objected to as incompetent, or his testimony, when offered, shall be objected to as irrelevant, the objections shall be heard and determined by the justice.
Structure Arkansas Code
Title 16 - Practice, Procedure, And Courts
Subtitle 2 - Courts and Court Officers
Chapter 19 - Justice Of The Peace Courts
§ 16-19-601. Trial by court or jury
§ 16-19-603. Continuances — Testimony of adverse party's witness
§ 16-19-604. Jurors — Number and qualifications
§ 16-19-605. Challenges to jurors
§ 16-19-607. Jury to hear evidence in a body
§ 16-19-608. Witnesses generally
§ 16-19-610. Witness and juror attendance and mileage fees
§ 16-19-611. Verdict — Entry on docket