In all cases motions shall be made and petitions presented on the day for which they are noticed, if the party has an opportunity to be heard on that day, unless the Court or Circuit Court Commissioner shall otherwise direct. And if there is not sufficient time to finish the business noticed for any day, it may be continued from day to day until it is completed; or it may be adjourned to some subsequent day. And motions made for a day in term, and which cannot be heard on the day for which they are noticed, shall stand continued from day to day, without any special continuance.

RULE VI.

In all cases where the complainant or complainants are not residents of this State, before process shall issue, a bond in the penal sum of one hundred dollars, shall be filed with the Register, to be approved of by him, conditioned to pay all such costs as shall be decreed against the complainant in such case; and the Court or the Circuit Court Commissioner may, upon motion, upon sufficient cause shown, require a new bond to be filed, in the same or an additional amount; and may also require security where complainants are residents of this State, if the justice of the case demand it.

RULE VII.

Bills, in which the answer of the several defendants on oath is not waived, may be verified by the oath of the complainant, or in case of his absence from the State, or other sufficient cause shown, by the oath of his agent, attorney or solicitor.

RULE VIII.

lls, answers and petitions which are to be verified by the oath party, the several matters stated, charged, averred, admitted, or shall be stated positively, or upon information or belief only, acto the fact. The oath administered to the party shall be, in subthat he has read the bill, answer or petition, or has heard it read, Lows the contents thereof, and that the same is true of his own dge, except as to the matters which are therein stated to be on his ation or belief, and as to those matters, he believes it to be true; e substance of the oath shall be stated in the jurat.

RULE IX.

process, unless otherwise directed, shall be made returnable on a rtain (except Sunday) either in vacation or in term, not less than ys from the issuing thereof; and if process is not executed before turn day, new process may be taken out, of course, as often as be necessary, or an alias, or pluries may be issued.

RULE X.

e names of all the defendants in a cause shall be inserted in the subIt may be served by delivering a copy of the writ subscribed by omplainant, his solicitor, or the officer or person serving the same, nscribed "copy," and showing the original, under the seal of the at the time of such delivery to the defendant, or in case of his ce to his wife, or servant, or some member of his family, at his ng-house or place of abode. The service may be on or before the a day mentioned in the subpœna.

RULE XI.

on the return of the subpoena served, as directed in the preceding the defendant shall cause his appearance to be entered in twenty from the return day of said writ, and if he does not require a copy bill as hereinafter provided, he shall answer or demur within the time, or in default thereof his appearance may be entered by the er and the bill of complaint taken as confessed. If a copy of the

copy, or the bill may be taken as confessed.

RULE XII.

When the subpoena has been personally served, and the defendant shall fail to appear and plead, answer or demur, within the time limited for the same, the complainant may, upon filing an affidavit that a discovery as to the matters charged in the bill is necessary, and service thereof with notice, move the court for an attachment against such defendant or defendants.

RULE XIII.

If the defendant appears personally, or is brought into court by the sheriff, on the return of an attachment for not appearing or not answering, he shall enter his appearance or put in his answer, and pay the costs incurred by his contempt, instanter, or within such time as the court shall appoint, or be committed until he complies.

RULE XIV.

When the defendant has appeared, he may have an order of course, that the complainant deliver a copy of the bill to the defendant or his solicitor in fifteen days; and if such a copy is not delivered within fifteen days after the service of notice of such order, or within such further time as may be allowed for that purpose, the defendant, on filing an affidavit of the service of such notice, and that no copy of the bill has been served, may have a decree dismissing the suit, without costs, for want of prosecution.

RULE XV.

If the complainant requires a copy of the defendant's answer, he may have an order of course, that he put in his answer, and serve a copy thereof in twenty days after notice of the order; and if the defendant does not file his answer and serve a copy thereof within the time prescribed in such order, or such further time as may be allowed him for

urpose, the complainant, on filing an affidavit showing the default, ave an order to take the bill as confessed, or may move for an atent against him.

RULE XVI.

en a bill has been taken pro confesso against a defendant, even gh he may have entered his appearance, it shall not be necessary further proceedings in a cause, for the complainant to serve such lant with any of the notices contemplated by any of the rules of ce of this court for any object or purpose whatever, but he may ed ex-parte.

RULE XVII.

e order to take the bill as confessed against an absent or con1 defendant, and for a reference under the provisions of chapter y, title twenty-one of the revised statutes, may be entered of course, ling the proof of publication or notice, and an affidavit that the dant has not appeared. But the order requiring the defendant pear, and designating the paper in which it shall be published, or ection to the commissioner to receive the testimony of the comant as evidence on the reference, can only be obtained by a special ation to the court or circuit court commissioner.

RULE XVIII.

ceptions to an answer shall not prevent the dissolution of an inon or the discharge of a ne exeat; but upon every application for dissolution or discharge, made upon answer before exceptions are or before the validity of exceptions filed has been determined, the ency of the answer in all points material to the allowance of such cation, shall be considered in the decision thereof.

RULE XIX.

the complainant waives the necessity of the answer being made on ath of the defendant, it must be distinctly stated in the bill. When

impertinence; but the complainant shall not be at liberty to except thereto for insufficiency; but all material allegations in the bill, which are not answered and admitted, may be proved by him in the same manner as if they were distinctly put in issue by the answer; and if no replication is filed, the matters of defence set up in the defendant's answer, will, on the hearing, be considered as admitted by the complainant, although the answer is not on oath.

RULE XX.

The plea or answer of the defendant may be sworn to before any officer authorized by the laws of this State to administer oaths or take affidavits. It may also be sworn to before any Judge of any Court of record in the United States; but if sworn to before such Judge in any other State or Territory in the United States, his certificate shall be accompanied by the certificate of the clerk or deputy clerk of such Court under the seal thereof, showing the official character of such Judge and the genuineness of his signature. Such plea or answer may be sworn to in any foreign country before any Minister or other diplomatic agent or Consul of the United States, or any Notary Public; but the certificate of such Notary shall be made under his notarial seal.

RULE XXI.

When a cross bill is filed, the complainants therein who are defendants in the original bill, shall put in and perfect their answer to the original bill before they shall be entitled to an order to compel an answer to the cross bill, unless the court shall otherwise specially direct.

RULE XXII.

If the bill has not been sworn to, the complainant may amend it, at any time before the plea, answer, or demurrer is put in, of course, and without costs. He may also amend, of course, after answer, at any time before he replies thereto, until the time for replying expires, and without costs, if a new or further answer is not thereby rendered necessary; but if such amendment requires a new or a further answer, then it shall be