Source for the use of summonses: Moed Katan 16a
Source for sending the summons via a Court Proxy: Moed Katan 16a
Including in the summons that he is summoned before a "Great Figure": Moed Katan 16a
Including in the summons a mention of the parites involved: Moed Katan 16a
Setting a specific court appointment in the summons: Moed Katan 16a
Giving the summoned person a second opportunity if he misses the first: Moed Katan 16a
Problem of Slander for a Court Summoner to return to the court with news of the summoned party's blasphemy of the Court: Moed Katan 16a
Confiscating his property if he refuses to answer the summons: Moed Katan 16a Cursing one who refuses to answer a summons: Moed Katan 16a
Whipping and hounding one who refuses to answer a summons: Moed Katan 16a