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Copies of documents.

Fol:os.

Service on legal practitioner

RULES OF SUPREME COURTIN CHINA

251. Copies of all proceedings or documents to be prepared by the Registrar shall be prepared by him for any party requiring the same upon prepayment of the costs of such copies.

252. A folio is to comprise seventy-two words; every figure or unin- terrupted group of figures being counted as one word.

253. Where a party acts by a legal practitioner, service of any pro- deemed service ceeding or document upon such legal practitioner, or delivery of the same at his office, shall be deemed to be good service upon the party for whom the legal practitioner acts except in cases where personal service is required.

on party.

Practice

service by legal practitioner.

Notice of interlocutory

254. Where a party or his legal practitioner undertakes a service of any process, he shall make the necessary copies of such process and deliver them to the Registrar with the amount of the fees payable thereon, and the Registrar shall seal the process and return them to the legal practitioner for service.

255. Any notice relating to any interlocutory proceedings may, by leave of the Registrar, be served by the party or his legal practitioner may be served requiring to effect such service, but the costs of such service and the

proof thereof shall not be allowed except by the order of the Court.

proceetings

by party.

No service

of order of adjournment. l'ostponement of trial.

Filing of documents.

Issue of documents.

Ju 'gment in detinue.

Form 92.

Execution for delivery of property. From 93.

256. Where any action is adjourned no order of adjournment shall be served on either party unless by direction of the Court.

257. Where it appears to the Court that, from the course of proceedings in any action, the trial cannot be held on the return day of the summons, the Court may postpone the trial until such other day as the state of the proceeding requires, and give notice of such postponement to all parties and persons interested.

258. Where any particulars or other documents are directed to be filed they shall be filed with the Registrar, together with as many copies thereof as there are parties to be served, and the names, addresses, and description of such parties, and an additional copy for the use of the Court if required.

259. Before any summons, notice, or other document, or any copy thereof shall be issued by the Registrar, the fees shall be fully paid by the party requiring the same, and the document shall be sealed with the seal of the Court.

260. In all cases where anything is required by the rules of practice to be done within a period of twenty-four hours, or within a period of forty-eight hours, no part of Sunday or any day on which the offices of the Court shall be lawfully closed shall be included in the computation of such period.

Detinue.

261. The judgment in detinue, if for the p'aintiff, shall be for the value of the goods detained together with the sum to be stated in the judgment by way of damages for the detention and costs, but it may he made part of the o der that, on the payment of damages for the detent on and costs and return of the goods on or b fore a date to be n med, satisfaction shall be entered.

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262. Where it is sought to enforce a judgment or order for the recovery of any property other than land or money the Court may, up n the application of the plaintiff, order that a warrant of delivery shall issue for the delivery of the property, and that if the property cannot b found the Marshal shall distrain the d fendant of all his goods anl chattels within the jurisdiction of the Court till the defendant deliver the property, or, at the plaintiff's option, that the Marshal shall cause to bɔ inide of the defendant's goods the assess d value ( f any) of the property.