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To amend the set osttled IAN Act 10 regulate
The practices Of judicial courts"
SIC. l. Bet enacted By The General As
sembty Of The STATE Of OFio. That. in any
suit now pending, or which may heresfier
be instituted against soy bunk, or s~ipsi
any stoekholder, shareholder, officer. or
agent Of any bank, whether authorized or
unauthorized Oy law, and whether the char.
ter Of such bank, IN case such bank we're
ever Incorporated, hos expired or not, opon
the bank bills or notes Of sach bank, author.
lied or unauthorized, II shall not be required
for the suficlency Of the plead ngs 10 such
action, that the plaintiffs declaration shall
contain n separate count on each bank bill
or note; but such bank bills or Doies may be
given 10 evidence under any count Of the
declaration containing the allegation that the
plaintiff is the holder Of sundry bank bills or
nOies, issued by such bank, amounting, in
the whole to a certain sum named 10 the
declaration, without setting forth the date,
denomination. or name Of the payees and
other particulars Of The contents Of such bills
or notes, or Of any " them; aud such bank
bills or notes, may also be given in evidence
under the eoInmon counts, ln the action Of
debt and assumpsit.
SEC. 2. And, in case the defendant or de-
PENDANTS, in any such action, shall require
of the plaintiff a bill Of the particulars Of bis
demand, or a copy Of the bills, notes or pa
pers, which the plaintiff designs 10 offer in
evidence, II shall he sufficient for the plain
tiff, in order to cntlile him 10 give such bills
or notes, in evidence, to furnish the defend
ant or defendants, or to file IN the cause in
court, a writing, setting forth ihe amount Of
such bills or notes, Of each denomination
held by him, without giving a copy of each
Of said bills or notes, or hGy further %particn-
lars thereof. Provided, that any defendant
or defendants IN such action, NAV n any time
before or after the filing Of the declaration,
apply to the court in which the action is
pending, or TO the President Judge thereof,
for an order requiring the plaintiff or plain
tIffs to prnduce before the clerk Of the court,
at his office, at such time as the court or
Judge may direct, for the inspection by the
defendant or defendants, or any of them, Of
all the bills or notes upon which the plain
tiffs seek TO recover, and in case such plain
tiff or plaintiffs shall refuse to comply with
such order, upon being duly notified thereof,
he or they shull be precluded from recover
ing ln such action upon all bills or notes not
produced 10 pursuance Of such order; provi-
ded, however, that the court or Judge may,
upon good cause shown, extend, the time or
appoint any other suitable time for such in
ano,t,o, sc .ail Itlig ~ u.fou toGaro Nbo ,l..t
where the plaintiff or plaintiffs have been
prevented from a compliance with such order
as first made.
Sic. 3. That any person residing in the
State Of Ohio. or any corporation or body
polite created by the laws thereof, having
any claim or demand against any corpora
ltion or body polite, enacted by the laws Of
any other State or territory of the United
States, may commence suit at law, or file a
bill in chancery, before any court in the
State of Ohio having jurisdiction of such
claim or demand, for the recovery thereof,
against such foreign corporation or body
polite.
SEC. 4. b. IL further enacted, That such
suit NAV be commenced before the proper
court in any county of the State, where SER
vice Of a writ of summons, in any action at
law, or a subpoena in chancery, can be serv-
ed on the President or other chief officer, or
any clerk, secretary, treasurer, director, or
agent of such foreign corporation or body
polite, and the return OF such summons or
subpoena by the sheriff Of such county, ''ser-
ved," on such President, chief officer, clerk,
secretary, treasurer, director or agent, shall
be held to be good service; and ,hereupon
said foreign corporation shall be considered
to be in court, and may be prosecuted TO final
Judgment or decree and execution, as on the
like return of process against natural per-
sons.
JOHN F. MORSE,
Speaker oChe House IF Representatives.
CHARLES c. CONVERS.
Speaker Of the Senate.
January %, 1851.