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72 . MANDAMUS—MERCHANTS.
,     AN ACT to regulate proceedings upon writs of mandamus.
If judgment be for the person making   the re.
turn, he shall recover his costs,
A recevery under this this act, shall be a bar to
any other action for making such return,
Time may be allowed for making return, plead-
ing, &c. |
.Return shall be made to first writ, _    1
Facts of the return may be traversed, and issue taken thereon, 2
If verdict be for the person suing the writ, he
shall recover damages and costs, 3
And a peremptory mandamus shall be awarded, 4
§ 1. Where any writ of mandamus shall be issued out of any court in this
State, directed and delivered to any. person, who, by law, is required to
make return of such writ, such person shall make his return to the first writ
§ 2. When a writ of mandamus shall be issued out of any court, and return shall be made thereto, it shall be lawful for the person suing or prosecu-'
ting such writ, to plead to, or traverse all or any of the material facts contained in such return; to which the person making such return shall reply,
take issue, or demur; and such further proceedings, and in such manner, shall
be had therein, for the determination thereof, as might have been had, if the
person suing such writ had brought his action on the case for a false return,
§ 3. If any issue shall be joined upon such proceedings, the person suing
such writ, shall and may try the same in the court from which such, writ of;
mandamus issued; and in case a verdict should be found for the person suing such writ, or judgment given for him on a demurrer, or by nil-dicit, or for
want of a replication or other pleading, he shall recover his damages and
costs, in such manner as he might have done in an action on the case as
aforesaid, and the same may be levied by execution as in other cases.
§ 4.    A peremptory writ of mtndamus shall be granted, without delay,
for him for whom judgment shall be given, as might have been if such return
had been adjudged insufficient; and in case judgment shall be given  for the
person making the return to the writ, he shall recover his costs  of suit, to.
be levied in manner aforesaid.
. § 5. If any damages shall be recovered, by virtue of this act, against
any person making such return to such writ aforesaid, he shall not be liable;
to be sued in any other action or suit for making such return.
§ 6. It shall be lawful for the court issuing any writ of mandamus, to allow to the person to whom such writ shallbe directed, or the person who shall
sue or prosecute the same, such convenient time respectively to make return,
plead, reply, rejoin or demur, as to the court shall seem just and reasonable.1
AN AC T to amend an act, entitled "an act to license and tax merchants?
„..'■■, Section
Section 3 and 4 of original act repealed, 1
Tax on license, not less than ten nor more than
twenty-five dollars semi-annually, a
Countycourt shall fix the license, s
Applicant may be examined   as to probable
amount of business,
Clerks may grant license in vacation,
Shall furnish list of licenses to court,
Identifier LAWS_9th_1836-1838_0072.tif
Transcript 72 . MANDAMUS—MERCHANTS. MANDAMUS. , AN ACT to regulate proceedings upon writs of mandamus. Sectioi If judgment be for the person making the re. turn, he shall recover his costs, A recevery under this this act, shall be a bar to any other action for making such return, Time may be allowed for making return, plead- ing, &c. | Section .Return shall be made to first writ, _ 1 Facts of the return may be traversed, and issue taken thereon, 2 If verdict be for the person suing the writ, he shall recover damages and costs, 3 And a peremptory mandamus shall be awarded, 4 Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Missouri as follows: § 1. Where any writ of mandamus shall be issued out of any court in this State, directed and delivered to any. person, who, by law, is required to make return of such writ, such person shall make his return to the first writ of mandamus. § 2. When a writ of mandamus shall be issued out of any court, and return shall be made thereto, it shall be lawful for the person suing or prosecu-' ting such writ, to plead to, or traverse all or any of the material facts contained in such return; to which the person making such return shall reply, take issue, or demur; and such further proceedings, and in such manner, shall be had therein, for the determination thereof, as might have been had, if the person suing such writ had brought his action on the case for a false return, § 3. If any issue shall be joined upon such proceedings, the person suing such writ, shall and may try the same in the court from which such, writ of; mandamus issued; and in case a verdict should be found for the person suing such writ, or judgment given for him on a demurrer, or by nil-dicit, or for want of a replication or other pleading, he shall recover his damages and costs, in such manner as he might have done in an action on the case as aforesaid, and the same may be levied by execution as in other cases. § 4. A peremptory writ of mtndamus shall be granted, without delay, for him for whom judgment shall be given, as might have been if such return had been adjudged insufficient; and in case judgment shall be given for the person making the return to the writ, he shall recover his costs of suit, to. be levied in manner aforesaid. . § 5. If any damages shall be recovered, by virtue of this act, against any person making such return to such writ aforesaid, he shall not be liable; to be sued in any other action or suit for making such return. § 6. It shall be lawful for the court issuing any writ of mandamus, to allow to the person to whom such writ shallbe directed, or the person who shall sue or prosecute the same, such convenient time respectively to make return, plead, reply, rejoin or demur, as to the court shall seem just and reasonable.1 Approved, Dec. 22, 1836. MERCHANTS. AN AC T to amend an act, entitled "an act to license and tax merchants? „..'■■, Section Section 3 and 4 of original act repealed, 1 Tax on license, not less than ten nor more than twenty-five dollars semi-annually, a Countycourt shall fix the license, s Applicant may be examined as to probable amount of business, Clerks may grant license in vacation, Shall furnish list of licenses to court, «•»■