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THE SUPREME COURT,

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LAW AND CHANCERY RULES

OF THE

CIRCUIT COURTS OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN.

ADOPTED MARCH 10, 1853.

CHANCERY RULES.

RULE I.

Every Solicitor shall have an agent at the county seat in each county of this State where a Circuit Court is established, except in the county where such Solicitor keeps his office. The Register, Deputy Register, and practicing Solicitors, or any other person specially authorized by the Court, may be such agents: but the agent must have an office, or a regular and known place of business, within two miles of the Register's office, in the city or town for which he is appointed agent. The appointment of an agent shall be in writing, signed by the solicitor, and specifying his place of residence. It shall be filed with the Register at the place for which the appointment is made, who shall keep in his office a list of such agents, with the names and residence of the Solicitors appointing them.

RULE II.

When the Solicitors for adverse parties do not reside in the same county, service of papers may be made on an agent. If the Solicitor does not reside at the place where the court is holden, in the circuit in

the case is pending, and has no agent there, service of a notice
r paper may be made by putting it into the post office at that.
lirected to such Solicitor, at his place of residence, to be ascer-
according to the best information and belief of the person making
davit of service. Notice of the filing of all pleadings shall be
o the adverse party, except when otherwise provided by these
within the time limited for filing the same. But no service of
in the ordinary proceedings in a cause, shall be necessary to be
on a defendant who has not appeared therein.

RULE III.

en the service is on an agent, or by putting in the post office, for f an agent, it must be double the time of service which would isite if the service was on the Solicitor in person. And if the or resides more than one hundred miles from the agent or office the service is made, the time of such service shall in no case be an fifteen days. Notices and other papers may, in the absence olicitor or agent from his office, be served by leaving the same is clerk or law partner in such office, or with a person having thereof; and if no person is found in the office, by leaving the between the hours of six in the morning and nine in the evening uitable and conspicuous place in such office; or if the office be en so as to admit of service therein, then by leaving the same at idence of the Solicitor or agent, with some person of suitable age scretion.

RULE IV.

bills and petitions hereafter to be filed in any of the Circuit shall be addressed: "To the Circuit Court for the County

in Chancery;" and the caption of decrees shall be as

, viz: "State of Michigan, the Circuit Court for the county