Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1862-06-06
General Laws OF Wisconsin.
Published May 8. 1852.
CHAPTER 249.

AN ACT to amend chapter 134 of the
revised statutes, entitl,d "of execu-
tions and proceedings supplementary
thereto
Ths People Of the StGts Of Wisconsin, r:Prssez:sa IN
'S>'ate' and Assembly, DO enact as JoJ!oosi
Section /. Il. alter tie issuing Of an
execution, the person in whose favor tie
same is issued, OF some one in his behalf.
shall make an affidavit stating that he yer
lily believes that any other person or cor
poration (naming him or it) has property,
credits or effects in his OF its hands ur pos
session, belonging to the Judgment debtor.
or that he ur it is indebted to such iudg-
mert debtor. in a amount exceeding ten
dallars and shall deliver srch affidavit to
the officer having the execution. if srch
offcer cannot levy upon such property and
get the possession thereof, he shall serve
such affidavit upon such person or c0rpo-
ration, by giving him or its president, sec
retary, treasurer or principal agent. g py
thereof with written notice to appear be-
fore a judge or court commissioner of the
county in which such person or corporation
is served. on some day to he specified in
such notice, net less rhau six u17 Ire Il,or1e
than twenty days from the time Of such
service, to answer, under oath, all such
questions as shall be put to him touching
his liability or the liability Of such cor,
poration, as garnishee of such judgment
debtor.
Sec. 2. Frem the day OF such service,
the person or corporation So notified as
garnishee, shall sand liable to such iudg-
ment creditor in whose favor such execution
has been issued, to tie amount Of the prop
erty, moneys and credits ia bis or lis hands
or possession and debts due or to become
due from the earnishee to such Judgment
debtor, and the person so served with no.
tlce, shall attend before the judge or com
missioner, in accordance with said notice,
and answer, under oath all quesi ions
put to him touching the property, credits
and effects of the judgment debtor in said
garmishee's possession, or within his know-
edge, aud as to all debts due or to become
due from such garnishee to such judgment
debtor
Sec. 3. If the person served with no
tice, as aforesaid does not appear pursuant
to such notice, the judge or court commits
sioner may compel his appearance by at
tachment; and on being brought before
bin, the judge Or court commissioner NAV
proceed to examine such person, CT he
may, at the request Of the person whose
favor the execution was issued, report to
the court from which such execution was
issued that such person, so served with
notice, failed to appear pursuant thereto,
and that be was So attached and the
court may punish such person by fnc or
imprisonment. Or both, at the discretion of
the court and if any person, on bis exam
ination before the Judge or court commits
sioner, shall refuse to answer all proper
questions pTnpounded to him, or to obey
any order of such judge or court commits
sioner, said judge or court commissioner
shall report tie same to the court from
which the execution was issued, and the
court may punish such person by fine or
imprisonment, or both. at the discretion Of
the court and the court may also render
a judgment against such garnishee for the
amount Of the execution, with costs.
Sec. /. In case the officer having the
attachment is issued, the person in whose
favor thc execution has been issued, shall
be entitled to Judgment against the gar
nishee. for sum not exeeeafng tta .r7lour.