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London, England, 1852-09-02 00:00:00

" LIMITATION OF PRECEDING ORDERS.

" XII. None of the preceding orders shall apply to
bills or claims filed before these Orders come into opera-
tion, though after wards amended; and the existing
practice of the Court is to continue i❑ force, with refer-
ence to the amendment of such bills and claims. _ _

" XIII. The existing practice of the Court with re-
ference to issuing and serving writs of subpoena to ap-
pear to and answer bills and writs of summons on claims
is also to continue in force with respect to bills and
claims filed before these Orders come into operation.

" ronm OF BILL.

" XIV. Bills may be in a form similar to the form set
out iu schedule (13) to these Orders, with bush varia-
tions as the nwure and circumstances of each particular
case may rcquiro.._

" INTERROGATORIES.
" XV. The interrogatories for the examination of the
defendant to a Lill may be in a form similar to the form
set out in schedule (C) to these Orders, with such varia-
tions as the nature and circumstances of each particular
case may require.
"XVI. In cases in which the plaintiff requires an
answer to any bill from any defendant or defendants
thereto, the interrogatories for the examination of such
defendant or defendants are to be filed within eight days
after the time limited for the appearance of such defen-
dant or defendants.
" XVII. If the defendant appear in person, or by his
own solicitor, within the time limited for tbat purpose
by the rules of the Court, the plaintiff is, within eight
days after the time allowed for such appearance, to de-
liver to the defendant or defendants so required to
answer, or to his or their solicitor or solicitors, a copy
of the interrogatories so filed as aforesaid, or of such of
them as the particular defendant or defendants shall be
required to answer. And the copy so to be delivered is
to co examined with the original, and the number of
folios counted by the Clerks of Records and Writs, who
on finding that such copy is duly stamped and properly
written are to mark the same as an office copy-
"XVIII. If any defendant to a suit commenced by
bill do not appear in person, or by his own solicitor,
within the time allowed for that purpose by the rules of
the Court, and the plaintiff has filed interrogatories for
his examination, the plaintiff may deliver a copy of such
interrogatories so examined and marked as aforesaid to
the defendant, at any time after the time allowed to such
defendant to appear and before his appearance in person
or by his own solicitor; or the plaintiff may deliver a
copy of such interrogatories so.examined and marked as
aforesaid, to the defendant or his solicitor, after the ap-
pearance of such defendant in person or by his own so-
licitor, but within eight days after such appearance.
" XIX. A defendant required to answer a bill must
in his plea, answer, or demurrer thereto, not demur-
ring alone, within 14 days from the delivery to him or
his solicitor of a copy of the interrogatories which he is
required to answer; but the court shall have fall power
to enlarge the time from time to time upon application
being made to the Court for that parpof e.
" XX. After the time allowed by Order XVI. for
filing interrogatories for the examination of any de-
fendant, no interrogatories are to be filed for the exami-
nation of such defendant, without special leave of the
Court to be applied for upon notice of motion.

"FORM OF ANSWER.

" XXI. Answers may be in a form similar to the form
set out in Schedule (D) to these Orders, with such
variations as the nature and circumstances of each par-
ticular case may require.

" MOTION FOR DECREE.

" XXII. One month's notice is to be given by the
plaintiff to the defendant or defendants of the motion for
a decree or decretal order.
" XXIII. The affidavits to bo used in support of such
motion are to be fil.d, before the service of such notice,
and a list of such affidavits is to be set forth at the foot
of such notice.
" XXIV. The defendant, within 14 days after ser-
vice of such notice, is to file his affidavits in answer,
and to furnish the plaintiff or his solicitor with a list
thereof.
" XXV. Within seven days after the expiration of
such 14 days the plaintiff is to file his affidavits in reply,
which affidavits shall be confined to matters strictly in
reply, and he is to furnish the defendant or his solicitor
with a list thereof; and except so far as these affidavits
are in reply, they are not to be regarded by the Court,
unless upon the hearing of the motion the Court shall
give leave to the defendant to answer them, and in that
case the costs of such affidavits, and of ,the further
affidavits consequent upon them, shall be paid by the
plaintiff, unless the Court shall otherwise order.
" XXVI. No further evidence on either side is to be
used upon such motion for a decree or decretal order
without leave of the Court.
" XXVII. Every notice of motion for . a decree or de
cretal order is to be entered with the Registrar, whois to
make out a list of such motions, and the same are to be
heard according to such list, unless the Court shall make
order to the contrary.
" XXVIII. Where a defendant shall not have been
required to answer and Own not have answered the
Plaintiff's bill, so that under the 15th and 16th Victoria,
chap. 86, sec. 26, he is to be considered as having tra-
versed the case made by the bill, issue is nevertheless to
be joined by filing a replication in the form or to the
effect of the replication now in use.
" DISMISSAL FOR WANT OF PROSECUTI.)N,
" XXIX. A defendant to a suit cominepcel by bill,
who shall not have been required to answer the bill, and
shall not have answered the same, shall be at liberty to
apply for an order to dismiss the bill for want of prose-
cution, at any time after the expiration of three months
from the time of his appearance, unless a m)tion for a
decree or decretal order shall have been set down in the
.
meantime, or the cause shall have been set down to be
heard; and the Court may, upon such application, if it
shall think fit, make an order dismissing the bill, or make
such other order or impose such terms as may appear
just and reasonable.
"IMPERTINENCE.
44 XXX. The application to b' made for the costs of
any impertinent matter introduced into any bill, answer,
or other proceeding, it to bo made at the time when the