Smyrna times., 1867-09-11
lPUBLIC-No. 40.1

e AN Act to amend the law of the District &c CoI..
va III IeiatIoh to Judicial proceedings therein.
ne II enacted by tie Senate and House of Pom,
oe"'@'ioes o. ne t"Hed States of america in Ian
S'e'S USSem'ted, That no appeal shall be allowe,
Lo"I judgment OF justice of the peace. unIes,
~ PP,"ah'' with sufficient surety or sureties. an
proved by the justice, enter into an u,,drrtsLiu
sats'y aud pay all intervening damnre. 80 go. :.
| arising on the appel NN 'oS's
INo' D. ana be II further enacted. That when
sucn undertaking has been entered mia ,ho ;,;e
'"a" immediately fi,c the original papers incInd,n,
o"Py ol MS docket entries in the office of tIs
IL; ~ .,e supreme court of the District Of Coun.
O'"' dhu thereupon, soon as the anpeIl,nt sLu
nave made the deposit for costs raoui,55 L ~ o"1i'
o"'ai"eo leave from of the JUSTICES mr. fr,,o ~
0"Ni'' 10 prosecute his appeal without denos;, th
I'eN shdil docket the cause aud shall i>sne , sr,n
mons Ior the appellee 10 appear at the nev, tr;.I
' u 'i'e court and thereafter the cause shall he
rf ~ ~" ;" 'he manner prescribed by the act
- -n"lch one eighteen hundred and twcntv.,bren
AN act 10 extend the jurisdiction Of ip.tices
t"o peace IN TIE recovery OF debts in the D,.ti,
No,'"Oi&' except that the appellant need NOT 6Ie
Pe'i'i.n as directed by said act ~
IEo .. 1"a De At Jmthrr enacted, That if the an.
ia''' 'aNS 20 Pio ecute lis appeal, the appellee
may upon making tile aforesaid deposit far costs
nave thc cause dpckcted, and move for ,sirn,aro',
VI t"c Justice Judgment or he NAV have a tr;aI r
the cause upon It's merits N' VI
HEC' D. A"d be II Jnrfher enacted, That tbere
Oo 'o suppressed az or stay of execution of the
sis'' ol 'le supreme court Of the District of
O''u"'o'd' otherwise than by Injunction or unor
proceeding III error 10 the Supreme Cour, or,L.
Cnncd States Noult oI inc
1L' D. ana be II further enacted. That rnu,uoI
80 oe'"eeh The parties to an action or betw,ar
MT ~ ~ "''estI'e OF both parties or either
r. 10y Oe SCI on against each other by plea in
odr' whether the said debts be of tbs o.,. re e.
ttI dabt
penalty, ihe exact sum to be set.neF bI "
Ia the plea. ON s"aII Oe stated
' =: ana be "(urther enacted. That In. rIo,
- se'"n may be: That the plaintiff. At the cnn,
tho y, Uic fu'' was, and still is indebted to
'"c oeiehda"t IN the SUN of - dIIara ~
as appears by the particular. or ,ho .a; .GI
Ut "efeuhto annexed and We is willing that ,La
may DC SCI on against the plaintiffs demand "
U 'P"'i liIe trlai OF an issue upon said plea iudy
snali be for the balance found due, Whether TO
no PaIn''h or defendant, with costs. Mutual udg
ents recovered iH said in said court NAV hp s.t tF
against each other, on motion of either ~ ,i
e court Shall award execution for the balance
'u"u uue' against the party chaIgeable Herewith
AC' l. ana De further enacted, That publca. |
"oh may be substituted for personal service of nro
80 fo" any defendant who cannot be found in
id'tItioh' divorce, by attachment, for the
OF mortgages and deeds of trust and Gor
the enforcement of mechanics liens ,nd an ,L |
e' aiisl real or personal property, and in all
ao'lons at law or IN equity which have for their inn
oUJect the enforcement or establishment of |
o"y Ia"iul right, claim, demand TO or against
~ o personal property within the jurisdiction
SEC O. And be it further enacted. That no ordo.
Ii "I substitution OF publication for personal sor
o"oN Oe MADE I'LL a summons for the defend.nt
ShAl nave been issued and returned "not IN ho
iou"u' AND when an order for publication shall
form: Vi equivalent
In the Supreme Court of the District of C,lru
bla, the = day of -, I8-. 'u''''
A. b. plaintiff,
cn " tAt IawJ (In equityJ No..
On motion of the plaintiff, Mr.. -, his attorney
1t ls ordered that the defendant capss HE 10y
shce To be entered herein on or before the frs, ri
lay occurring forty days after this day Otherwise
fault VI ue-
SEC 9. And be it further enacted, That all sales
1uly made in cases in which publication is ssubs,tn
led for personal service of process shall be good d
valid, and shall vest any purchaser with perfect
title P0'''1'
SEC. 10. And Ie it further enacted That. the
proceeding 10 enforce any lien shall be by bill or pe
= t'on 10 equity and the decree, besides subiectng
ne thing upon which the lien has attached TO The
,aisfacton Of the plaintiffs demand against the de-
,enuant' shall adudge that the plaintiff recover his
le"and against the defendant, and that he NAV
lave execution thereof as at law.
. oEc. Al. And be IL further enacted, That, in ac
ions "a against foreign corporations doing business in
nc p,'ect OF Columbia, all process may be served
:" 'e agent oi such corporation or person conduct
ng Its business aforesaid or in case he is absent
mo INC cannot be found BY leaving copy thereof at
ne principal place of business in the District and
uch service shall be eaecual to bring the corpora.
ion before the court. Wv wi P''~
oEc: ~ Ava De further enacted, That the DOW.
+ ''u'''e0 ana exercised as Of common right BY