CODE OF CIVIL PROCEDURE.
No. 3 of 1901.
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(1) knowingly and wilfully parts with the custody or control of any property attached in his hands; or
(2) removes the same out of the jurisdiction of the court;
(3) sells or otherwise disposes of the same; or
(4) pays over any debt due by him to the defendant, excepting only to or to the use of the plaintiff,
shall pay such damages to the plaintiff as the court may award, and shall further be deemed guilty of a contempt of court and shall be liable to be proceeded against and punished accordingly: Provided that the court shall not award a larger amount of damages than it is competent to award in an action for damages, and such award shall bar any action for damages in respect of the act done by the garnishee.
466. In any case where it is made to appear to the satisfaction of the Registrar, by affidavit or otherwise, that there is reasonable cause to believe that any property attached is in danger of being removed out of the jurisdiction or of being sold or otherwise disposed of, the Registrar may, by an order in writing, direct the bailiff to seize such property and detain the same subject to the order of the court; and the bailiff shall thereupon seize and detain such property accordingly.
467. Notice of the issue of the writ shall be inserted twice in the Gazette and twice in some local newspaper, unless the court shall, by reason of the defendant having entered an appearance or on any other ground, dispense with the publication of such notice.
468. In any case where the place of residence of the defendant out of the jurisdiction is known, the court may, if it thinks fit, on the application of the garnishee or of any friend or agent of the defendant or of its own motion, and on such terms as it may deem reasonable, order that notice of the writ be served on the defendant out of the jurisdiction, and that further proceedings be stayed until the further order of the court, but without prejudice to the attachment under the writ.