Gulf Coast breeze. [volume] (Crawfordville, Fla.) 1897-19??, 1905-09-08

tiou upon unknown parties In Interest In
property evolved In certain ChancCry
Suits and for DEGREES ana other Proceed
ings After Such Service
BE Il Enacted by the Legislature Of the
state of Florida:
Section |. II any complaint in suit In
ChanCery for the partition o. or for the
quoting OF title to, or clearing cloud
from, or FOR the enforcement u a mortgage,
OF lien against, or for SPECIFIC performance
NJ contract to convey or exchange real
estate or for the administration OF a deco
dent, shall state In n sworn bin that he be-
lieres that there are persons Interested In
the property involved In such suit other
than the known defendants whose names
are unknown to him, and shall pray for
relief against them he shall be entitled to
process by publication to bring in such per
sons MS parties defendant to such suit II
the said unknown persons shall be known to
or believed by the complainant to he heirs,
dcNiseos, grantees, or other, claimants un-
der person deceased whose name IL known
to the complainant, the complainant shall
state the name OF such person In the bill
Sec, .. IL shall be the duty of the Clerk
II the Court Of the county In which such
the com plainant an order requiring such
persons 10 appear To the Dill on rule day
not less than twelve weeks from the making
OF the order and to publish such order once
week for twelve weeks In "a newspaper In
said county, Such order shall designate the
unknown defendants as "all parties claim
relief is sought which property shall be
shortly but fully described In the order, II
the name Of any deceased known person
shall be stated In the bill the order OF pub
licaton shall describe the unknown defend
ants as 'all parties claiming interests under
Uhe deceased person. or otherwise" In tho
property which shall IN IdescrIbed az afore-
said.
Sec. 3. DEGREES pro confcsso can be on
tered rs In other cases OF service by publica-
tlun, Final DEGREES entered upon DEGREES
pro confesso when there has been no np-
pcaranco by such unknown parties In In
tcrest shall he conclusive on such parties
and persons deriving through them from the
date Of rendition, unless a rchearing shall
be applied for within one year thereafter.
But II tho complainant shall within six
months OF such decree, serve copy OF
such decree ON any person Interested who
shall become known 20 him. by producing
sworn proof OF the delivery Of such decree
to such person or persons, a roharing shall
not be had unless applied Tor within six
months from the date OF such service De-
crees for the sale OF property In the ad.
minlstration Of estates Of docodonts, shall
not be reheard.
sec t. II any defendant against whom
a decree has been rendered on publication
only IA provided In this act shall az any
time before the expiration or the time al
lowed for e-hearlng appear aud petition
the court for q rehearlng thereof, and give
bond In an amount and with conditions to
he liked by the Judge. with Aur0tles to he
approved b. the clerk, no shall be permit
lHu 10 uUcOt lnc Olll rs " ne Huu ouen
personally served with process And the
court may stay all proceedings upon tho
original decree pending such defense ana
II the decree has been executed, may, ut
the final hearing, decree restitution.
Hut the title "a property sold under the
original decree ana purchased by bona
lido purchaser for value, shall not be affect
ed boy any such rehearing, The defendant
applying for such rohearlng, shall give ren-
sonnblo notice In writing e. the complainant
III such application
Approved May 30, 1905.