THOMAS W. VEAZEY, ESQUIRE, GOVERNOR.

1835;

in the hands or possession of any person or persons whatever in said district, and the said plaintiff, at the time of issuing said attachment shall set up at least at two of the most public places in the said district, at least ten days before the return of said attachment, an affidavit of the truth of his claim, together with a copy thereof, in which said attachment there shall be a clause commanding the constable of the district to make known to each person or persons in whose hands or possession the said goods, chattels, rights and credits, land and tenements are so attached, and if to him, her or them, it shall seem meet, to be and appear on the return day of such attachment before the District

CHAP. 201.

Notice to persons

in possession to appear

Court having jurisdiction of the same, to shew cause why such goods and chattels, rights and credits so attached as aforesaid, shall, not be condemned by the said district court, and execution thereof, hadand made as in other cases of judgments and recoveries had be-

To show cause

fore the said district courts, at which day of return of said attachment if said defendant, nor the garnishee in whose hands the aforesaid goods and chattels, rights and credits, lands and tenements, of the defendant were attached, shall not shew cause to the contrary, the said district court before whom the said attachment may have been returned, may condemn said goods and chattels, rights and credits, lands and tenements so as aforesaid attached, and award execution

Case of non ap-

pearanee,&c. condemnation authorised

thereof, to be had.and made as in other judgments; Provided, always, that said district court shall be satisfied that the notice required as aforesaid, hath been given according to the provisions aforesaid, and also the said

Proviso

plaintiff so obtaining the attachment, shall give bond in such penalty as the said district court shall direct, with good and sufficient security, before the district court rendering judgment of condemnation, to and for the use of the defendant, conditioned to make restitution of the said goods and chattels, rights and credits so, as aforesaid condemned or the value thereof, and to pay such damages as the said district court may award to the said defendant, if the defendant whose goods and chat-

Bond required of plaintif

tels, rights and credits, were attached, shall at any time within twelve months and a day, computed from the

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To produce with-in 12. months