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IN CHINA AND JAPAN

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259. Service of a document not required to be served personally must Hours for be made before five o'clock in the evening.

If made after that hour on any day but Saturday, it shall be consi- dered as made on the following day.

If mace after that hour on Saturday, it shall be considered as made on the following Monday.

service.

260. No service in a civil suit shall be made on Sundays, Christmas Sundays and

holydays. Day, or Good Friday.

Absconding Defendant

261. Where the Court is satisfied by evidence on oath that there is Bail good reason to believe that a def ndani means to abscond in order to avoid the process of the Court, after suit or other proceeding instituted, the Court may make an order to hold him to bail, and may require of him such security as seems fit for his remaining within the particular juris- dietion, and abiding by and performing any decree or order to be made in the suit or proceeding, and for costs and fees.

Costs

262. The costs of the whole suit and of each particular proceeding Discretion of threin are in the discretion of the Court; but the Court shall not Court. order the successful party in a suit to pay to the unsuccessful party the costs of the suit generally, although the Court may order him, notwith- standing his success in the whole suit, to pay the costs occasioned by any particular proceeding therein.

costa.

263. The Court may, if in any case it sees fit, require any party to Security for any suit or proceeding, either at the commencement or at any time during the progress thereof, to give security for costs to the satisfaction of the Court by deposit or otherwise.

Paupers

264. The Court may admit any person to sue in formâ pauperis on Pauper plaintiff: being satisfied of his poverty, and that he has primâ facie a case proper delendant. for some relief in the Court; and my admit any person to defend in formá pauperis on being satisfied of his poverty.

pauper.

265. It in any case the Court thinks fit to assign a counsel or attorney Counsel or to assist a person admitted to sue or defend in formâ pauperis, the counsel attorney for or attorney so assigned may not re'nse his assistance, unless he satisfies the Court of some good r ason for refusing.

paupered for

266. If a pauper gives or agrees to give any fee, profit, recompense, Pauper dis- or reward for the despatch of his business in Court, he shall be deemed giving fee; guilty of a content o' Cou t, "nd he shall also be forthwith disvampered, and shall not be afterwards admitte again in that suit to sue or defend in forma pauperis.

267. A person admitted to su or defend in forma pauperis may be or for insufficien dispaupered, by or er of the Court, on its appearing that he was not poverty. when a mitted, or no longer is of sufficient poverty, or that he is abusing his privilege by vexatious proceedings.

Computation of Time

268. Where by these Rules, or any special order or the cou se of the Days. Cour, any I ́mited time from or after any date or event is appointed or allowed for the doing of any act or the taking of any proceeding, and such time is not limited by hours, 'he computation of s ch limited time does not include the day of such date or of the happening of such event, but comme ces at the beginning of the next following day, and the act or proceeding must » done or taken at the latest on the last day of such limited time ac ording to such computation.

269. Where the limitel ice so annointed or allowed is less than six days, the following days shall not be reckoned in the computation of such

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