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Claims petition. 1839 31 (1839)

handle is hein.slavery/ssactssc0325 and id is 1 raw text is: 31 or.so much thereof as may be sufficient to satisfy the jndgment Dec. 1830. and co sts of the plaintiff in attachmn nont, 1uless su tc ga ri hco shall surrender such offects, to be disposed of as when the sillu may be levied in attachment. If the garnislio shall be a creditor of the diefendant, he shall have a lio upon thellets and monies in his hands to the extent of his demand, when established, in pro. forOnec to the attaching creditor. SEC. 10. Ally Magistrate, on the application of any party to a Power to sum- moll wvitnes ses, cause depending before him, shall have power, and is hereby re- quired, to is.sue a summons citing any person, whose testiniony may be required in such cause, to appear before him at a certain tine and place, not more than twenty miles from the residenec of such witness, to give ovidene, whichll summons shall be served pursonally, at least three days before such attendance is required and if stFch person shall neglcct or refuse to attend, the Magis- trate shall have power to issue a rule, commanding such witness to bo brotught before him ; or it any witnes.s attendilng skill refiuse to give evidence, Without good cause shown, toi Magistrate Iiay corIllit him to the jail of the District, as for a coltempt, not longer than one day, as well as fine him in an amount not exceld ing ton dollars tie costs of such rulo, conunitment, and deten. tion in custody, as well is in the fine so imposed, may bc levied of tihe goods aid chattals of such recilsant witness, on the order of such Magistrate, directed to any Constable of the District, as in cases of execution ; and in Case it shall appear to the sati.sthetion of any Magistrate aforesaid, that the attendance of aniy witness vlioso testiiony may be required in any case before him, canl- not be had by roason of oxtrome ago, sickness, or infirmity, or of indispeosible absene on Public oflicial duty, or in consequence of iltunded reiloval froln the State before the Cause can be other- WiSo ready for trial, or where such wituess nuay be resident in anitih District, or without the limits of the State, to take tie ex- amil tion of such witness in writing, or cause the same to be done by ana her M11agistratc, to be used in evidence on the trial of the cns: JPocided, That the parties to such cause, shall have no- tice roof in time to be present, if they, or either, should choose to bj 1ieent : Providd, also, That when such examination is so madu by another, it shall be sealed up with the title of the case id .r.uI, and convoyed by a disinterested person to the Magis- trai authi'invig the same. Si-e. 20. Every Magistrate shall have power to adminiister any Power to ad- oath1, anthorized or required by law to be taken, and not dirccted miniter oanths. to be adnulnistored by another authority ; and any oath so admin-

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