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• ' mem, gristlier a tartalektafret the cause is set down.
23. That..after the answer of a defendant is,to be
deemed sofficienr, whether it be in term time or in Vaca-
tion, it the piettitiff do notprocee. d in his cause, the de-
fenskint shall best liberty to move, at the first seal after
the illllowing -term, upon notice, that the plaintiff's bill
clo.dainddisenissedrout of Court, for want of prosecu-
tion ; and such bill than he dismissed acct riingly, un-
less the plaintiff shall file his replication, and appear
up n the motion, apd undeatake to speed his cause with
effect in the usual .form..
24.. That where it happens that the defendant i. en•
titled, accord' eg to the foregoing order, to dismiss the
'sillier want !I prosecution, nut the plaintiff is not pre-
pared to file his replication, by reason that his has not ob-
tains I sufficient answer frous another defendant or other
defeniants, there the plaintiff may apply to the Court
for further time to.file his replication, by way of answer
to the notice of motion to dismiss for want of prosecu-
tion; and she Court will then grant such further time
to the pl -intiff to file his. replication as shall be reason-
able, provided the plaintiff can satisfy the Court, that he
has used due diligence to obtain a sufficient answer from
such other defendant or defendants, but not otherwise.
l 5: That, where•the plaintiff files his replication, be-
Late. he receives notice from the defendant of a motion
• to d4nriss for want of prosecution, he shall serve the
subperie to tejoin, and tastain an order for a Commis-
sirl within one week from the-filing of the replication;
and;lf such an order be obtained in term time, then such
CoatiMission shall be, at the latest, returnable on the first
ratan of the following term ; and if such order be ob-
tainetnin the vacation, then such Commission shall be
returnable, at the latest, on the last return of the fol-
loWing term; the parties being then at liberty to exe.l
cute the same in term time, without order ; and where
such Commisi'onis returnable on or before the first re-
tome( shefollowing let rn ; then the plaintiff shall give
etc prodtice witnesses, and pass publication in
thin and Shall set down his cause to be heard in
the following term. Arid where such Commission is
returnable on or before-the last return of the following
term, there the plaintiff shall give his rules to produce
Witnesses and pass publication, in the next term, and
shall•set down his cause to be heard in the third term,
and if the plaintiff shall make default herein, then, upon
application by the defendant, upon motion orcourse, or
by,Resition without service, the plaintiff's bill shall stand
dismissed out of Conn, with costs.
.4. 26. That in all cases the subpana to rejoin shall issue without
seder for that purpose, and be made returnable immediately, and
shall be served on the lerk In Court.
27. That, after replication filed, the plaintiff shall not be permit-
_ ted to withdraw his replication and amend his bill, 'without special
order, obtained upon a notice of motion, stating the matter of the
proposed amendment:
'1 T at a plaintiff may, before replication, obtain
#no.order to amend his bill, as of course ; but, for the
purpose of avoiding amendments for delay sr vexation,
no further order shall be obtained by the plaintiff to
.340 end his bilk uuless in cases of mere formal amend-
-40,44 until the draft of the intended amended bill has
been settled by counsel, and has been signed by him, in
+testimony of his. appabati, n thereof, nor unless the
pl tintiff and his: aolseitoe, or the solicitor alone, if the
plaintiff be abroad or under incapacity, do make an afir
davit, thaf'diedrift dere-Intended bill has been so set-
tled and: appxaved ,by counsel, and that the amend-
ment i. not intended for the purpose of delay or vex-
, atiOn, bit becaureit.is consideted to be mate#o4l-t9 die
. plaint's's Cast. •
29. That every order obtained by the plaintiff, to
-a.nerni his bill, shall contain an undertaking, on the
part of the plaintiff, to amend his bill, and, if he require
an ansv.er, to serve the subi ceaa to answer, within three
weeks tram the date of such order, and if the plaintiff
make default herein, the order to amend shall there-
upon become absolutely null and void ; and, as to dis.
Mission for want of prosecution by the defendant, the
eau e .ball stand in the same situation, as if no such
order to amend.ha i ever been made.
SO. That where the. plaintiff requires air answer to an amended
bill, there a defendant shall, without order, be allowed in a town
cause, five weeks, and,:in a country cause, six weeks time, to plead
answer or demur, not demurring alone; but whether in a town
• wieeenrry cause if the defendant do not plead answer or demur to
.i.eheiasstitiff's amended: bill, within eight days after appearance, the
Id/limit *ball he entitled, as of course, upon motion, to the com-
mon injunction fur stay of the defendant's proceedings at law; Ind
."41111at, whetter in a town or country cause, the defendant shall not
Aos permitted to demur alone, after the expiration of fifteen days
Irons theday of appearance.
31. That where the plaintiff requires no answer to an amended
bill, there a defendant shall, without order, be at liberty to put in
•an answer to such bill, within ten days from the time of filing such
amended bill.
• St?. That the rime _which occurs between the last seal
.after Trinity Term, and the first seal before Michaelmas
Term, and between the last seal after Michaelmas Term
• and the Orst seal before Hilary Term, shall not be rec-
.:. koned in the computation of time, which is allowed to
any party to make application fir varying the minutes
• ..».4tf a decree or order, or for stay in tire proceedings tin-
"" .g der a decree or order; nor in the computation of time,
hich is allowed us a defendant, to answer, plead, or
j'Hdemur, to an,origiiial bill, or an amended bill, or to
--a>r Answer, exceptions ; nor in the computation of time
• which is allowed to a plaintiff, t•• amend his bill, or to
ii,frltoexteption• to a defendant's answer.
S. That in-all cases where the pl tintiff is directed
to pay to the deendant tht costs of the suit, the defend-
ant -shall be all Jived, on taxation, the costs of every
amendment made to the bill, by the plaintiff, unless it
be deemed that theamendment was rendered necessary
by the default of the defendant ; the several sums which
were paid by the plaintiff, at the times of the amend-
resents, according to the course of the Court, being de-
ducted therefrom.
34. That in all cases where upon taxation, a plaintiff
who has obtained a decree with costs, is not allowed
the costs of any amendment made to the bill, upon the
ground that such amendment was unnecessagily made ;
there the defendant's costs, occasioned by such amend-
ment, shall be taxed, and the amount thereof deducted
from the costs to be paid by the defendant to the
plAintiff.
55. That, upon the allowance of a plea or demurrer,
the plaintiff shall pay-to the defendant the taxed costs,
as between party and party; and where such plea or
demurrer is Lobe the whole bill, there the plaintiff shall
a':o pay to the defendant the further taxed coots of they,
suit, as between party and party ; unless in case of a
plea, the plaintiff shall undertake to reply to the plea,
and then the costs shall be reserved; or unless the
Court shall think fit to make other order to the contrary.
36. That, upon the over-ruling a plea or detturrer, the defend-
ant shall pay to the plaintiff the taxed costs, as between party
and Party ; unless the Court shall think fit to Snake other order to
the contrary..--(Te be contiamed.)

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