, 1915-02-13

West India Islands concerning some alterations in the lmi
tation of action in certain kinds of legal procedure etc rs
passed by the Colonial Council Of st Thomas and st. jan
by Bird discussion on 9th August 1914 and by the Colonial
Council of st. CroiX by 3d discussion on 2lst September
1914:
cases shall be one week. when the person who is to he summoned re-
sides in the jurisdiction; the notice shall be II days if he resides out
Country or IN the FARCE Islands, TreanJ' Greenland or ina forcig9
country, or if it be not known, where heis, the notice shall be fixed
by the Judge amJ stated on the summons; before such statement is
made, the plaintiff n@y be demanded to give verbal or written nfor-
nation regarding what he knows about the domcle on temporary
If the person who is to be summoned has no permanent place OF
residence. ms temporary pioge Of residence 5 Shall be considered as his
notice - . F"neo far r% +s " a" IN n% @Irs"9 w. ecu" 5uC S"o T "'4 +. ifa55a5ot tS
rIed within the jurisdiction. on one week if he resides or by virtue Of
the foregoing mist be considered as resident out Of the jurisdiction
but. however. in the Danish West Indies
In Maritime Court cases, the judge may. if the defendant or his
ment on the summons, bat not less than one days notice, however
The existing rules concerning the notice in sonmonses to the
Upper Court and supreme Court shall remain in force
The notice in smnmonses pertaining to mnuIacnt of lost bonds
duced to SIX months
The summons may be served not only in the residence Of the de-
which they belong. but also in the defendants office, WORKSHOP or
other permanent place of business and it may not only be served to
hold, ship or office. or employed in his workshop o place of business
If the defendant has no permanent residence o no office, work
shop or other place Of business. the summons may be served in hs
tCIIIIl IIWc OI tNNHtINt
A summons may furthermore be legally served to the defendant
in person IN any Office, Workshop or other permanent place OF bust
ness, where he is employed or has work. and likewise IN any place
where he be found present when it hash vain been attempted to servo
the summons in his residence, ship office. workshop or place Of bust
ness
If the defendant resides abroad and the summons cannot be
served to MIN III our country in the mamie prescribed in the forego-
ing section the summons shall be served in his residence abroad in the
manne prescribed in the country in question. Fit be not known
where he is the summons shall be served by Il public notice to 10
publish 3 times II the "Stotstidende" and also in the neHspopGs in
the Danish West Indies, which are appointed fr public notifications
Sunmonses pertaining to aunulnent of los. bonds or requirement OF
full title to property by a judicial act and also summonses to persons
who have not been heard of fefa long time and to heirs and surviving
consorts in such cases as are dealt with IN the Ordinance of IL Sep
tember 1899 SIS ,, u eff IA Is and 1G c. le4Crpt of 20 October 1871
shall likewise be published 3 times in the above mentioned papers.
In serving the summons within the realm a copy of the summons
shall be delivered and the summons shall only be read when the de-
PENDANT distinctly demands it.
The reading of the summons in court is hereby abolished
Remarks concerning the abolition OF extended notice by ordi-
nance of June Bird 1896 need not be inserted III the summons.
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The provisions of this Ordinance concerning simmons shall also
be applicable to summonses i'll cases dealing with the hearing of wit
nesses, the appointment Of appraisers and the administration Of the oath.
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The ordinary time limit for appeal to the Upper Court and to the
Supreme Court is & months, reckoned from the passing Of the sentence.
In police cases and special court cases (G3steretsSager) and like