Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1875-03-11
Published March 1, 1875.
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AN ACT to amend Sec 1 of Chap. 200 of the Gen
eral Laws of 1864, entitled an act to authorize
garnishee actions in the Circuit Courts.
The people of the State of Wisconsin, repre-
scented in Senate and Assembly do enact
follows:
SECTION l. Section number one of Chap 300 of
the General Laws of this State passed in the year
1864, entitled IAN act authorizing garnishee
actions in the Circuit Court Is hereby amended
so that said section shall read follows: Sec /.
In any action founded upon contract in any
court of record, if the plaintiff or some one in
his behalf shall at the time of issuing the. sum
mons mons or at any tims Thereafter antir before
he verify believes that any person or per
sons, corporation or corporations, has property.
credits effects in his or its hands or possession
belonging to the defendant, or is Indebted TO the
defendant, or that such person or corporation has
property, credits effects in has or its hands be-
longing to either or any of the defendants. or that
such person or corporation is indebted to either
or any of the defendants in cases where there IL
more than one defendant and also stating that
the atliant has good reason to believe and does
believe that the party defendant has not property
liable to execution sufficient to satisfy the plant
III s demand, and shall deliver such affidavit TO
the Sheriff of the county in which the action is
brought or to the Sheriff of the county where the
person to be summoned as garnishee resides or
may be found, the Sheriff receiving such affidavit
shall serve the same upon the person or corpora
ton therein named by giving to such tcrson or
corporation a copy thereof with written notice
TO appear before Circuit Judge, County Judge or
Court Commissioner Mt some time and place to
be therein named WITHIN the county where the
service is made, not less than six nor more than
twenty days from the time OF such service, to an
swer under oath all such questions as shall be put
to him or her touching his or her liability or the
liability of the corporation of which he is an Off
Ger as garnshee of the defendant or defendants.
And the person corporation so notified shall
from the time of such service stand liable to the
plaintiff in the action to the amount of the prop
erty, money, credits or effects in his or its hands
and TO the amount ofdebts due or TO become due
from him or from such corporation to the defend
ant or defendants. or either of them or to such
amount thereof a. will satisfy the plaintif's de-
mand, with the cost of the action, together with
the costs in the proceeding aga INST the garnishee.
The officer making such service shall also serve
copy of the notice and affidavit upon the de-
PENDANT in the action within the time such service
is required to be made upon the garnishee. if
such defendant can be found in his county. and
II such defendant cannot ne found within such
county, but shall to the knowledge OF such
officer have an agent or attorney residing therein,
then such copy of affidavit and notice may be
served upon such agent or attorney.
SEC ,. This act shall take effect and be in force
from and after its passage anu publication.
Approved Feb. "a, 1875. sT"COPI.