Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1871-10-11
The ChancefIOrs I'm Ccnventiou.

The Chancellors of the several Chancery
Divisions of the State, comprising Messrs.
Morgan, Marks, Fentress, East, Nixon,
Fleming, Scott, GoOdpasture and Smith,
met in the State Library yesterday morning
at . O'Clock, for the purpose Of framing and
adopting rules of practice for the Chancery
Courts throughout the State. Chancellor
Morgan was called to the Chair and Chan
cellor c. G. Smith appointed Secretary.
On motion of Chancellor East, tie rules
as laid down in the Code were adopted as
the basis of the action of the meeting, the
same to be read by the Secretary, and
adopted, modified or rejected.
Chancellor East moved that rule No. /
be rejected. Lost.
EXHIBITS Chancellor East offered in
lieu of rule No. 2, the following:
All papers and documents referred to in
pleadings or dispositions, as exhibits, shall
be fled in the Office of the Clerk and Master
at the time the pleading or deposition
IS filed, unless, by special order of the
Clerk and Master, or the Chancellor, en-
dorsed upon the pleading or deposition, it
is otherwise ordered, but the same shall be
filed at any time thereafter, upon the order
of the Chancellor or Clerk and Master, and
no pleading or deposition shall be received
by the Clerk or filed, until the rule is COM
piled with; provided the exhibits are not
already paper of record in that court. The
above was adopted.
ChancellorS FentresS, Scott and East were
appointed committee to take into consid-
Grafton the subject Of
CoNTEMPTS.--Under which rules 8, 4, 8
and 10 are embraced aud to the committee
referred.
DATE OF FILING-Rulo No, s, was
modified 50 as to read: The Clerk and
Master shall note upon the pleadings and
other papers tiled the day on tchich each Is
filed. Rules Z and 3 and all matters per
tanning to the granting and dissolution of
injunctions and the appointment ofreceivers
were referred to a committee, consisting of
ChancellOrs East, Scott, Nixon and Fen
tress.
DEFENCE AFTER TINE OBTAINED TO
ANswER.-Rule No. 8 was adopted without
change.
Rule II was amended, but the amend
ment not having been framed as yet In
writing we are unable to publish the same.
BILL OF COSTS IN DEPosITIoys.-Rule
IL was adopted without change.
PROOF OF NOTICE TO TAKE DFPosI-
TIOSs.-Rule 10 was adopted.
New PROOF AFTER CAUSE SRT.-Rule
IA being repealed by an act of the Legisla-
ture passed March 23, 1850, entitled ian
act to allow parties in Chancery Court to
take dispositions generally after continuance
of the cause without the necessity of an
order remanding il TO the rules" the follow
ing, offered by Chancellor Scott, was
adopted: After cause is set for hearing
flA ncl. l.,Nl
proof without any leave of the court being
obtained for that purpose, or without being
remanded TO the rules, provided that parties
must take their proof i'll chief within four
months and rebutting proof within two
months as now provided by Law.
1t was resolved to adopt a system of
rules and then submit the same to the Le-
giSlature, requesting that body TO incorpor-
ate the same into the laws Of the State.
DOCUMENTS FILED AS EVIDENCE
Rule 10 was adopted and modified by two
amendments.
NOTICE or ORAL TESrIMoSY.-Rule l6
was adopted.
II was adopted.
EXCEPTIONS TO ANswERS.-Rule Is was
discussed aud an amendment offered by
ment were referred TO Chancellors Good
pasture, Scott and Nixon, who were ap-
pointed committee to consider and report
rules of exceptions, etc.
MOTIONS AND NAMES OF COUNSEL
Rule 10 in lieu of Rule 13, the following was
adopted: The court may hear motions at
such time as may suit its convenience.
APPEAL BoND.-Rule 20 was adopted.
BRHF.-Rule n was adopted without
change.
Here the meeting adjourned to meet at 8
O'Clock to-day. The committees met last
night and will bring in their reports to-day.