Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1875-03-17
Published March 1, 1871

CHAPTER 81.
An Act to amend section ] of chapter 900 of the
general laws OF 1854. entitled act to authorize
garnishee actions III the circuit court.
The people of the State Of Wisconsin, represented
in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows:
Section l. Section runber one of chapter 20' OF
the genera laws Of this state passed in the year
1854 entitled San authorizing garnlshee aclons
in the circuit court is hereby amended so that
said section shall read follows: Section one. In
any action founded upon contract in any court OF
record, if the plaintiff some one in his behalI
shall at the time OF issuing the summons or at any
time thereafter before Judgment make an affidavit
stating that he verify believes that any person or per-
sons corporation or corporations, has property,
credits or effects in his it's hands POSSESSION
belonging to the defendant, is indebted to the
defendant, or that such person or corporation mas
property, credits eff cts in his its hands te-
longing to either any OF the defendants, that
such person corporation is indebted to either or
any of the defendants in cases when there is more
than defendant. and also stating that the afant
has good to believe and does believe that the
party defendant has not property hable to execu-
non sufficient to satisfy the plaintiffs demand and
shall deliver such affidavit to the sheriff Of the
county in which the action is brought, to the
sheriff of the county where the person to be sum.
moned as garnshee resides or may De found, the
sheriff receiving such affidavit shall eerve the same
upon the person or corporation therein named by
giving to such person or corporation copy thereof
with written police to appear before circuit
Judge county Judge or court commissioner at some
time and place t. be therein named within the
county where the service made not less thsa SIX
nor more than twenty days from the tlIne OF such
Service to answer under oath all such questions as
shall be put to him or her touching his or her LA
bility the liability Of the corporation OF which he
an officer garnishee of the defendant or de-
PENDANTS.
And the person corporation so notified shall
from the time OF such stand liable to the
plaintiff in the action TO the amount of the prop
erty, money. credits effects in his or its Lands
and to the amount Of debts due or to become due
from him or from such corporation to the defend
ant or defendants, either of them Or to such an
amount thereof as will satisfy the plaintiffs de-
mand with the cost OF the action together with the
costs in the proceeding against the garnishee.
The officer making such service shall also serve
COPY of the notice and affidavit upon the de endant
in the action within tne time such service is re-
quired to be made upon the garnshee, if such de-
PENDANT can be found in his county, and if such
defendant cannot be found within such county,
but shall to the knowledge of such officer have all
agent attorney residing therein, then such copy
of affidavit and notice may be served upon such
agent attorney
Sec .. This act shall take effect and be in force
from aud after its passage and publication.
Approved February "a, 1875.