1822 - Edocs

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shall appear by himself or counsel, he shall have three
days to put in his answer, and such further time as the
Court may allow, and in case of liquidated demands he
shall be required to r.ut in such answer on oath.
Sec. 6. That after &n«l judgment, execution shall issue
without any further .order, and the appraisement, no-
tice and sale shall proceed as under the Spanish laws, all
which tb appear in substance on the record, the sale to
be made by the Al^uazil, Mayor or Sheriff.
Sec. ~. That all Entries orvthe records shall be in En-
glish, but it shall lie at the option of the parties to file
their petitions and answers in English or Spanish, and in
case that both 4r either of the parties shall be Spaniards,
the writings served on them to be in both languages.
See. 8. That there shaft be adjourned Courts on the
first Monday in every month for the trial of civil cases,
signing judgments, and to which citation, executions and
other process may be made returnable, and the form of all
such process to be settled by the presiding justrce, following
as nearly as possible the forms in use in Spanish tribunals.
Sec. 9. In all cases where either of the parties may require
it. the testimony of the witnesses to be ^aken in
writing at the trial, and the reasons on which the Court
shall have founded its decision to be entered on record.
Sec. 10. That papers or other documents on which the
suits may be founded shaft be filed with the petition, and
either party may put interrogatories to the other according
to the usages in Spanish tribunals, and which the other
party shall be bound to answer, otherwise the mat-
ter therein to be taken p.ro confesso.
Sec. 1 1. The clerk shall have power to issue summons
to compel the attendance of witnses, but depositions to
be read in evidence, to be taken by the proper order of
the presiding justice, with notice to the adverse party.
Sec. 12. The usual acts of conciliation orders or decrees,
according to the Spanish practice, at the commencement
and in the progress, of any suit, may be made
by the presiding justice, but the Jrial and final judgment
shall in all cases be in open Court.
Sec. 13. That the following fees be received by the
officers, and no other.
To the crier—for every cause, SI on
Sheriffs—serving every citation, 1 50
do. serving subpoena for each witness, 50
do. serving attachment and return, 2 00
do. keeping personal property and slaves, to be
allowed by the court,
do. taking bond on seizures and for security in
case of liquidated demands, 1 00
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