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It, i INDEX. t. four! 10 be oponrd at 10 o'clock. II. King's Counsel, &c. to lie liubitod in black, Sfc. Til. Oflirrof fhrCLik tobokt-pliii tiie Court House of Quebec, record] nol to be tlieiico rrinovfd witlioutorder, IV. Ofrirc hours appointed. Atlendnnrc to be given and Attorneys, &c. to have free access to the records during olfice hours. V. Schedule of Suits to be kept by the Clerk and laid before the Court on the first day of each term. VI. Every Attoinev to fyle an F.niry of his name and place of abode. Penalty for neglect, service of rule", »Ste at such place of aliode when sufficient. VTI. Attorneys resident out of ihe limits nfOneliecto cnnstilule Agenl'. Pe- nalty for "neglect, Serviceof Rule-, lvc. on Agciii, when sullicienl. VITF. Po'^(ai;e of (he ••(•eon) to be deposited upon ifsuirg the writ, in Appeali from .Montreal and Three Rivers. IX. Writs of Appeals when to be tested, X. Prothonotaries neglecting, or refusing without lawful cause to return writs of Appeal, guilty of CoH tempt. XI. Writ of Appeal, not to issue without an appearance for the appellant and a pra-cipe. XII. Every Writ of Appeal to be signed by the Attorney for the Appellant or bis Agent. XIII What serviceof a Writ of Appeal shall be sufficient. XIV. Papers composing a record to be numbered and accompanied with an Index. XV. Appearance for the respondent, whentobe fy'it-d. Penalty for neglect. XVI. Reasons of Appeal when tobe fyled if demanded. Penalty for neglect. XVII. Reasons of Appeal when to be fyled, if not demanded. Penalty for neglect. XV III. Answers when to be fyled, if demanded. Penalty for neglect. Issue how completed. XIX. Answers when to be fyled, if not dem.-viided. Penalty fir neglect, XX. Copies of all pleadings to be served. Penalty for neglect. XXI. Cases where and when to be fyled. Penally for neglect. XXII. Appeals when to be set down for hearing upon issue joined, by the par- XX III. Appeals when to be set down for hearing ex parte by the Appellant. XXIV. Appeals whentobe set down for hearing by the Court. \XV. Order of hearing for caui^es'et down tobe heard. XXtl. Course to be pursued when the nnpellant and respondent respectively do not appear on the day fixed for the hcarin;; or are not then ready to proceed. XXVII. Counsel liow many may be heard. XX VIII. Motions upon special matter not appearing on s notic- ofsucli motions t. b"S a.Hlnosiul.mo,ionto be r.-reiv.-d ali.-r tlu- tyl.ni; ot the icasoiisor an"wtMsrespcc lively units- li.e rifihi to malie siicli motion be tiu-iem reseived. \\\ F.Tcrv motion. or an Appeal from an interlocutory jmlsment to be ac- oompanied ^illi ropiesof the pleading and of all exhibits and proceedings e.sen- tial to the support Of tlie motion. Such motions when to be made. XXXI. Every writ of appeal from an interlocutory judf^ment to be issued with- in two days after the allowaiue thereof. XXXII. Pleadings, notices, Ac how to be served. XXXIII. Delay, &c. how to be computed. XXXIV. Copies of Judgments inappeal to be transmitted with the record to the Court below. XXXV. These riilcf extend to all suits in Error. XXXVI. Fees to beallowedto Counsel, &c. XXXVII. Former rule« of practice rescinded, "'— !i PROVINCE OF^ Lower-Canada, ^ TN (l)« Provincial Court of Appeals of the Term of Jiiiiniiry, in the forty-ninth year of the Reiga of Our Sovoreij;n LORD GEORGE the THIRD, by thf! r^riicc of GOD, of the United Kingdom of (ireiif liritain and Irdund, KLN'G, Defender of tlie Faith. THURSDAY, Will JANUARY. VUESENT, The Honorable Jon ATii\N Seweli,, Chief Justice of the Province, The Honorable and Right Rev. the Lord Bishop or Quebec, Tiie Honorable J VMi;s Mo\k, Chief Justice of the Court of King's Bench for the District of iVloiitreal, TheHon.TiiOMVs Dt \N, Jevkin Williams, Francis iUiiv, J*. Loi is Panet, James .M'tiiLi-, ]\ Amaiu.e Debonne, John Viu..\(;, John Ruiiakdson. fT HERE AS in and 1)y the Oidlnan^c made and passed in the twen(y.srv(Milh yearorHiercijn of our said Sosorcign LordGflORGE tlie TniUI),in"litu!(^d " An Oic!in;iiu-(^ to contiuiie in foice for a " limilod tim.' an O.'liuance mad;) in the t >v>'nty-lifth year of his Ma- " jesty's reign, iutitul -d " An Ordin:r,ici' to rcj,,i'ate tlio proceedings " Ml the cou^rts of civi! Judlc;itai\t and to establish trials l)y Jury in " actions of a commercial natur>' and p;TS..n it wr.tngs t^. iie compcn- " sated in damages, wit'.i such additional r-guLilioris as aro expedient " and necessary," It is amongst other filings ena.t.d and declared, " That t'ne provincial coun of appeals sii.ill have authority to make " rules au;l orders, to icgulat'.', eli'.'ctuate and accelerate the proceedT " ings in all causes of apji ;al for X[).\ advanceme;it of Justice and to " prevent unnecessary delays and expenc i;i t!ic sa;no." And wIici^ms also in and l)y tlie provincial st ante made ar.d passed in the forty-first year of th(; reign of oursaid Sovereign lyjvd (ir.ouc;i: the 'riiiiii), inti- tuled, " An act to amend certain forms of proceeding in the courts of '• civil Jndii-aturein this province and to facilitate the administration "of Justice," It is amongst other things enacted and declared, " That the dilferent courts of civil Judicaluie in this Province shall " have power and authority to make and establish o'ders and ru'es of " practice in the said courts in all civil matters, touching all services '• of process, execution and returns of all writs, proceedings I'orliring- " ing causes to issue, as well in t 'rni time, as out of term, and other " matters of regulation within the said courts." It is thcrolore or- dered by the court of our Lord the King now here as follows, That is to..,>:- ^^ j^ FceamklCt c « ) IT IS OHDKIir.I), ,.Mr.i"Viu" o"'. '• '''ha*"" the first (Iiiy of oacli trrni the court be opened at tli« «l»iik. hour often in flic foronoon, and at the sanK! honr of ten in the for«- iiooi, of each succeeding day in tacii term, not bcinji u sunday or a hoi day. King's (outnH II. That tiic King's C'oun-irl and all LJ.iiristeis who do or shdl prac- it'^bUckic!''"^'' *•'" '" this cointand the eleili of this court do appear when in court Iiabiti'd i.i l)hH k, and in s-iich robc-i and l)an(ls as are worn by tho King's Counsel and Banisters and by tli;' Clerk*! <»f His Majesty's courts in Westminster Hall resportively, with their hair in hags as heretofore hath been u^ed; and that no King's Counsel or llarristor be heard in any cause wiio is net habited as ii 'rein i.; directed. Offlcp of iii(. IK, That the office of (he (lerk of lliis court I)C kept in the court Jnihecouiiiiniis,. housc ot tlio district (>1 Quobec i;i (he rooiu therein assign.d and now oordJ^'noTt" 'be "''^'' for that purpose. Tiiat all records, registers, books and papers thtiitr. KMihiiui of and belonging to this court bi; kept at all tiin •> for safe custody in th,' said lyonrt house, .iml lie not (lieiice reniovcd or (akeii away, upon any pretence wiiatsoeuM-, bv any person or persons wiionisocver with- out the order of (his court or souic one of tlie Judges thereof in writ- ing ; for the propf^r use of this court ov of such .Judge or Judges. rmreiicurs .111. I V^ That thc off' 'c of the clevk of ( liis court duriug every subse- Sii'iT.t^ iif "."*,'.',' qnont term be npeii from the hour of nine in (he morning un(il the a.i(i Atiorii.i^Ac. ijour of live in the aftrriioon of every d;iv, Sundays and holidays ex- tnlM'e(m,],,:,s.< , i i . . • <• i u »■ " • «o iiiH rHci'ni." C('pte(I, an(l duiiiig ('very subsi fpii'iit vac.i(ioii fr():n (he hour of ten ia i!"u'rbf ^'^^ the morning until (he hour of two in tlu' alternoon of every day, Sun- days and holidays excepted. 'I'iiat durini; all such otlice hours regular and loutinued attendauce be; given in tluj said ollic<' by the clerk of this court or by some siithcient person on his b, •h:\lf, and that the King's Couii'-el, fVarristrrs and Altoriieys who shall be concerned for imy party or ])artii'S appellant orn spondent in any suit depending in tliis court during all sucii olfice hours as aforesaid, shall have free access (o the record and |)ro(e(Hlings in such suit transniiited from the court i)elow. with free liherly to peruse and examine sueii record and proceedings wlen and sc oft' mis (lie) shall see lit. and to take copies by tiiemsi Ives or by the ir clerks of such parts and of so much thereof as they shall think necessary or expoi'.ient, without fee or reward of r.nykiud to the clerk of (his(ourt; save and excejit the fee of lis 8(1 liLretofore and now allowed to him for couimunicafion of the record. icliPiliile of jiiiK t'l I)" key,: by II, !■ ( iiTls .V liiiil l-.fi'uic lie < IJUII nil ||,L- llirt V. That a schedule ofall suits depending in this court specifying in each suit the names of the parties, aj)pellant and nv.pondent, the date of the v.rit of a|);)",il, the date of the re*urn thereof, if made, and ua.voiiuch unii. (lie def uiU of siif li H t iiiu, if not made ; tli(> names of the Attorneys who shall have f)led ;ij)i)('ar;mcrs for the appellant and respondent, respectively, (lie dates of such appearances and of each and every of them ; and the default of every such appearance if not fyled ; the days on which the reasons of appeal and answers thereunto (if fyled) have been fyled respectively ; the days on which the cases oftlie ap- pellant ( 7 ) pcllant andof the rrsptnulont, if f^lci!, h;iTC in like mariner been fylod, iuiil till! (li'f.init of sm-li r'a^^onx, aiiswcis iiml cusi's ri'spcctivclv, if not fvN'iI : tin' il ly on nl\'u'li ■oicii xuit, it' iiisi'iili.ii ii|);)ii Cm' roll for hearing hath I) mmi so i:i-iiii'ic(l, and llii; d.'v wliiili in consL'tiU'-iuv of such inscription is (ix-d for the; h> ariii;; of sn<"h suit, shall be inuli! and kept i)y thf ilcrk and I lid In'fo;-!' tliii lOiut npon tli' lii-t d.iy of each succi'r.iin!; tt'rni. and sii.li sclii'dulc sliill he divMui'd and taken to he in ull sidls tlierein nn-ntionrd an ullii i:d e rtifuat)! hy the cU'rk of this court of thcstad- ofsuh snitn which such scludnle sliall he so laid before tiiis court, and to bn complete evid 'uce to all inlents and ])urposes of the s'veral milt rsth.^r.-in sot forth, and containcdj and of each and every of them. Vr. That every Attirney of thisConrt before the first day of March '^"f.v Attor. . 1 11 I ■ 1 .• 1 '•.1 .1 II c ii • f . I !• • ni'v til (Me ail en- next sliall make and lyle wilii the derii ot this Lourl, under his si;j- in of hu mme nature aii entry in writing of his mme and i)!ace of abode, and (;verv H"! ?""'""'"»• Attorney hrreafter to be adaiilted sli.iU u o;i his a Illusion make and nf^hrr, .ervic. \itliin the iinuts of the m'-i'.i.'irWi-eof ba id City of Quebec his aijent, vtjiili appoiiiliiienl. "Ii^dl s[)eci fy the g'',i(' wUea"suffi* place of such agent's alxxle, sliall be snbsciib.'d or indorsed witii an '^'"'^• acceptance of such appointun^nt hy sui li a;^ent under his sinn.iture, and shall be fyled in the Oilici- of tlu; Clerk of this, Court and by him be recorded in the re;^ist(r: and all plcadiui;-, Suininouses, Orders, Rules, Judijments and Noiices which siiall besfrved, as herein be- fore ordered in cases of srvic npiin Allorn.ys, upon any a'^enl so appointed shall be deeue'd and t iken to be well and sulVuii ntly served upon the Attorney who shall have so appointed such a;;ent, and upon the parly or parties for whom sui ri Altoiney in the suit or suits to which such pleadiim-, Sumntoi.s<'.-, Ordeis, UuK s, .Fudiinients and No- tices respectively rekUe, sliall have appeared, unless the appointment of such au,ent shall hnve l)een superx-dcd by tii.' appoinlnient of an- other ag City of Quebec shaU sue out any •writ of appeal or otherwise practice as an Attoine.y of this Court in A -I any ( 8 ) any maiinrr wliatunrvn, until siirli ap()oiiitn*<'nt of an Hi(Oul us is lioiein-lx'forr directed Miall In* inadr, fy\vi\ and rpjiis(t>rt'd as hereiii- hcforo is ordered. And all suits now pendiiit; in tiiis Court undeter- mined in which any Attorney not resident within the limits of the City of Que])ec shull have apiJC'red lor any party or parties, appellant orappellants (herein and sii ill not, on or hefore thesaid lirst day of March next fyle sucji iippointnient of an ai^ent, as herein before di- rected, shall be deemed and taken to bo deserted by such appcUaut or appellants, and thereupon dismissed with costs accordingly upon the lirst or any subsefjucnt diiy in term thereafter, upon motion for that purpose on the part of the respondent or respondents or ' either of them or by tlie Court FiX Orticio, withr.utsuch motion as may liappen ; and all suits now pendini; in this Ceurt undetermined in Avhich any Attorney not resident within the limits of the City of , . Quebec shall have iippeared for any party or parties, respondent or respondents therein and shall not on or before the said lirst day of j^.Iarch next fyle such apixiintnient of an a:;f Three-Riversj "■ ■ shall i^sue in any suit mitil the party ajipcllant in such suit shall have depo, ited in the hands of tlu; Cleik of tl/is Court (lie sum of four pound> to defray the poMaije (»f tlie record In suit ; and the overplus if any tl.rre be, shall by the Clerk of this Court be paid to such appel- lai\t upon deinai\d. til.' IP- 'Jlmt-ltivera. \Vri(> of yt.p. ]X. That every Mril of appeal as w( 1! frcm an interlocut(»ry as from toted?'"''""'''' ii definitive indjiment In lii> hd. after issued, sliall be tt-ted upon the d.ite oil uhi( li 1h<' siinie >hall i'-sue : ;M;d e\ery such writ shall be re- turnable ill lilteendavs from the day of the tett thereof. ProMionol;'rii>s fusil, e Tviihiiut Iniil'ul i'n.«r, (o fi t'.i'n \V u;s I !" luiiU'iUfX. Mri' rfn|p'';il rot to l-'.ln Mllli- ini* an i'-,ipfar;in- «e f(.r tlif ;iir|rrl- tll'C. litcry writ of X. That every I'ro(henc(vir\ wlin v\ illiout lawful cause shall refuse or neglect (<» iiuik( return of ;u'y v, rit of ;ip|i( al \\iicli sluiil be issued in any suit »tu\ by him l;c received witliin (he period thereby allowed for the r<^(uMi (licrcof shall be deemed and taken to be guilty cfa coiitcinpt of this Court. Mf. That no writ of ni>])enl from any definitiTe or interlocutory .Iiidgnieiit iiird out liv an Attorn<\v of this court shall issue in any Miit until an ap|)earant.' for the appellant orappellants in such suit and a pra-cipe for Mich wiit under the ^i^natnre of t^^uch Attorney or of lii; a^eiit in his lulialf sl.ill be f)led in the cllit e of tlie clerk of this court; and iioother I'ppt arance for such appi llant er ajipellants shall !)'• re(uiired or r. reived t xrept in the case of a change of Attorneys upon n.otion for ( :t jiurpfisej and the order of this Court thereupon. XII. That every writ of appeal as well from an interlocutory as from ( 9 ) from a «lefiiut'iTe Judgment, which shall hereafter be issued shall be signed by thi; Attorney of this Court upon whose praecipe such writ •uV iii» Auor- shall is«ue or by the aj{cut of such Attorney on his behalf, if such J*i'i,^"t'oIhiiir Attorney be not resident within the limits of the City of (Quebec. •ppMi to bt t\gn* g«nt. What wrTlef XIII. That iicrsouiil service of any writ of appeal upon the At lornev who has appeared in the Court below for tlie rcspoiideut or re- •>' '»"••'• »' » 1 i • 1 f li. f I • .1 I i peal •ball bi I spondcnts, or in (leruult o! such service upon the respondent or respon- scieut. dents at his,her or theirdomicile or, in default of such domicile, upon the Attorney ad negotia upon record in such suit, shall he lield nnd taken to be agood and Huilicicnt service of such writ, with respect to such respondent or respondents so serred in such ciiscs respectively. XIV. That the writs, pleadings, exhi!)its nnd other paper writ- ings which shiill form and compose any record to he hereafter trans- mitted to this Court shall be marked at the head of each respectively by the I'rothonotaryofthe Court transmitting such record, separately numerically, and progressively from number one to the number in- dicating the entire number of sm h writs, pleadings, exhibits and other paper writings, and that an index of reference to the whole and to each, by number, title and description under the signature of such Prothoiiotaiy be by him annexed to such record. Papers eompol' iiiK n reriiiil lo b« iiuiuner>'il and IC* rnmiinnled wilk HO Indes. XV. That the respondents in every suit and appeal depending in this Court and each of them do fyle tlii ir appearance in such suit in the Ofiice of the Clerk of tliis Court, on or before the eighth day next after tiie day of the return of the Wrji of Appeal in such suit issued, .Tiid in default thereof sucli respondent or lespondents shall be pre- cluded fyling any applrd, if not de- manded ; penalty for nei^lect \t' Answers wli.»n f naity suit depending iu this court (luly cerlilied under the signature of the for neglect. Attorney by whom the same shall be fyled or his agent, shall be served upon the Attorney of the adverse party in such suit or his agent, upon the day on which such jjleadinji shall be fyled, and in default thereof such pleading sliall rot be deemed or taken to be fyled, and such course thereupon shall iind may be had in such suit as might be pur- sued if such pleading had never been fyled. CaK*, wherff »nil wlic>n to he f.ilul, )ieiialtj for XXr. That the cases of the Appellant and respondent in each suit and appeal to the numberof six oiuach side shall from henceforth be fyled by the Appellant and res|)oii(ient respectively in the olfice of the rierk of this court within ten vi' fyled hisca' II I .' I ■ -i. I II I , ^' «o If s»l (low* peal Ml any suit and appeal Siiall lie lyled, it sliall be coinp(!4cnt (o fur htarmjr upon either party in such suit having fyleil tliiir cj-es t'> s 't down such suit Ij;*"" j?'""^ ^^ I •' ^ - llje parties* for hearing upon su.li day in t'lm as such polity -lia'l see lit ; liy in- scribiui; such suit on a roll for iieaiinj; to be kept bv (he CI(m1c of this Court tor tiiat purpose, in vacation or in term, and twodays notice thereof beins; served ujion tln^ adv rse party, such suit and appeal, upon proof of the service of such notice, >liaH come on to lie iieaid upon the day so lixed or as soon theicarter as coiiiisel can he heard. And no suit and app -al so lixid for hearini; shall be put otV without a special application to the court (o be made hefore thed.iy '^o iixed (ifanv other than the (irst day of ((Mm) ujion some sulVicieiit L^roimd to bi' authenti- cated by allidavit alter one day\ iiDtiie to the adverse party and due proof of the service of such last mentioned notice, XXIIf. That when and so soon as the respondent or respondents Appmis when in any suit, as the case inav be. shall I'.e precluded from apj)"arina; or f,?r'"herMhiif""v haviiii; appeared shall b." precluded Iniii; fyliiiii; answers in sucli suit, i>irinh> lUc Ay it shall be competent to (he appellant or appellants in such suit having fyled lii^' or their reasons of Appeal and iii'^es (o s,>t down such suit for heaiiiiji upon such day in t(Mni as he or they shall sec lit by in- scribina; such suit on the roll for iieaiin^, without notice thereof to the respondent or respoudenls i)o el of shall be called on and romo on to be heard upon the lir-t and sul:s"{|uciit days of the tlifii next ensuing term and terms in tlie ordci in wliicli llit-y shall bo so inscribod, and no suit or appeal so inscribed upon the roll for hearing; shall be taken therefrom, nor shall thi' heariiig thereof be put nil" without a special application to the Court upon some extraordinary and sufficient ground to be au- thenticated by atfidavit after two days notice to the adverse party, and due proof of the service of such notice. « r,ior of h^nr- XXV. That all suits which by order of the Court ex officio or duttutob htuMU "P"" motion '.lall be set down for hearing on any particular day- shall be called on and hoard upon such day (or as soon thereafter as eouns<'l be heard) ai( ording to the dates of such orders respec- tively and such suit so set down being heard, the suits inscribed upon the roll for hearing by the clerk of tills court under and by virtue of the next precidiiiij rule of practice and not otherwise dis- posed of shall tlicii be called ou and heard as therein is directed. t .t; ' i ♦ i.uTHP t.i ).e XXVI. That every suit and appeal fixed forbearing, in which pur«iuii iviiemiii- (sueli suit being called ou) tlie appellant and respondent do not ap- s|l(S'n.ii''n't I'l-'ii.n- I''">r or are not ready to proceed shall be dismissed without costs to either party. Tiiat ewry suit and Appeal fixed for hearing, in wliieh (such suit being called on) the appellant doth not appear, and l!ie nspondeiit doth appear, shall be dismissed with costs to such respondent, and that every suit and Appeal fixed for hearing in which (su( li suit beiiii; called on) the respondent doth nota|)p(ar and the i.ppelhiiit doth appear and l;e ready to proceed, shall be heard on the behalf of such api)ellaMt so aj pearing Kx parte, and such order and decree thereupon made as to law and justice shall appertain, without costs in such ta^e to siidi reispoiideat. Ii\t*'> , Cm 111. I .'p- !>ear on C.ir day ixei) for Ihclii .11- )ii;;oi iirenol ilifii rcadv til i)ri)cei.il. Counsel i.cw XXVII. 'iluil.in nil suils >( hieli shall hereafter bc heard inthis ;n;»iiY nij) be Court, ui) more t Ikui two couusel shall be heard, in opening or in an- Jl(.-,nd. 1 1 • 1 / 1 a sw er. and one only in iepl\ . )To(ion 11 pin • (lal niii'! r^ »|ipi':ilil ff (111 ri'inl;!, to f.Hindi'il on . C,i\ii ;iii(1 «ldJ5 llOtilC. pc XX Vllf. That when and so often as this Court shall be moved in the -iiiy suit upon any 'pedal matter not ajjpearing upon the record or ';« pnueediegs f>lediii siu h suit, su< h special matter shall previously be ffi n,o .Mitlienticated i)y ai1i(!a\it duly made before one of theJiidgesof this Court, and a copy thereof and two days notice of such motion shall be duly servi^l upon tli.> cpponent or opponents, if sucli there be in such suit, of the parly making such niotion. And no such motion shall be n iide or lecei.ed nntil sndi alhdavit of such special matter find an aHid.ivit of such service of .lueh notice as aforesaid shall be ie,i(l and fvhd. ! i All fir'i C'>Fpn« Htl (o til. sup. pun of Motiiiiis |i|ion tlie roni- pLnnm of dinii- piiCioii, Ar. fo lie iiutluiii.caU'il li^ XXIX. Tiiat in like manner when and ro often as this Court si ;ill he moM(l in any suit on the part of the appellant or rcspon- (!• Ill upon any Mumestion or ((iniplaint of dimiiuition or of an irregu- l;.r, in.jurlci ( ei undue return in .my respect or upon any application to dispense with, chai:j;e or moderate stcuritv, all facts essential to the ( 13 ) ihe support of such motionc or cither of them not appearing upon the record or proceedings fjled in such suit shall previously be au- thenticated by aflidavit duly made before one of tin; Judges of this Court and a copy thereof and two days notice of sucli motion sliall be duly served upon the opponent (or opponents, if such there be in such suit) of the party makini; such motion. And no such motion shall be made or received until such allidiivit of such facts (if such there be) and an aifidavit of such service of such notice as aforesaid shall be read and fytcd. Nor shall any such motion be made and received in any si/it (in which the records and proceedings in such suit shall have been transmitted by the Court below,) iitany time after the fyling of the reasons of appeal by such appellant or of the answers to the reasons of Appeal by such rospmident respectively, those cases excepted, in which tlic riglit of miking ^;uch motions upon the face of such reasons, or answers respectively shall be ex- pressly saved and reserved. XXX. That when and so often as this Court sliall be moved in any suit for an appeal from any interlocutory Judgment, such mo- tion shall be accompanied with copies of such interlocutory Judg- ment and of the pleadings fyled in such suit, together w ith copies of all exhil)its fvled and of all proceeding!) had in such suit in the Court below from the commencement thereof until the entry of such Judgment in any way essential to the support of such motion ; And every such motion wliich sliall not be accompanied with sucJi co|)iesduly certilied under the Signature of the Frothonot;iry of ti^ Court I)clow, shall be dismissed with costs, and no such motion shall be made or received at anytime wliati'vor after the lirst day of the term of this Court next after tlie day of the dute of smij interlocu- tory Judgment, tiie April term of this Court excepted, during which any such motion shall be received until the sixth day of the term in- clusive. alBiUvil, two ilajs notice of ■iucli motion* (n 1)1! given, ami nil sucli motions lu hi' reccivi-J af- ter tllf flliilR 111 tiie 1 e isons or answiTS ri'S(icc" tivel} unlujs the right to make siu'li motion ite theie:u reserved. Every tnotinn for an appeal from ail iiiterln- iiitory .iuilRmeBt liiihi! accoin(ian" ill) Willi copimof the plr-iulin^nanil of all exhibits ami procei'diiij" esientiul fi> tlip support of ilia luutioa. Such mitimu wlieu to be muile. XXXI. That every writ of appeal which shall be granted or . awarded from any interlocutory Judgment shall be sued out within app,!^"tvo.^Ii'n ;„. i two day? after thidate of the rule or order of this Court by which leriocutory jmi?. , such writ shall be so granted or awarded mid in defauli thereof such wUh'in''iwV''iiaji ; writ shall not issue, and such Rule or Order shiiU no longer operate ='''"■'' ''"" V'°** 1 1-11 !• • 1 -1 • iU /' i aucethereof. as a supersedeas of all or any proceedings in such suit, m the i.ourt below. XXXCI. That all Pleadings, Notices, Summonses, Rules, Orders „,,.,. and Judgments and all other mat(( rs of which service is or shall be tices, s," "i.w required upon any |>ar(yiuaiiy suit depending In this (,'ourt shall be «'^^''e "^f*"-'!- served upon the Attorney wUo in this Court shall have appeared for such party or his agent, and in default of such appearance, upon the Clerk of this Court at his OlVice, to be by him fyled with the proceedings in such suit, those iiiiitances excepted in wiiich personal service upon such party is by law, by some Rule or Order of prac- tice, or by some especial Rule or Older made in such suit, expressly directed. xxxiri. ( 14 ; Dj-iajf. 4c. XXXIII. That in all computations of time or delay upon ari^' l>*ced.° * '^'"°' Writ, Summons, Rule, OrdtMor Judfi;ment of this Court, or upon the fyliiig or service of nr.y siiili Writ, Summons, Itulc, Order or Judg- ment or of any plcadini; or notice and generally upon and in all pro- ceedings whatsoever not otherwise particularly provided for, the day on which such Writ, Summons, Rule, Order or Judgment shall be made, or upon whicli the fylinjj or service of any such Writ, Rule, Order, Judgment, or of any such Summons, Pleading or Notice shall be had, or upon which such ot er jjroceediugs as aforesaid shall in like manner be had, shnll not be reckoned or counted to be one, but every other day to which such computation of time shall refer Sun- days and Ilolidiiys not excepted, shall be reckoned and counted to be one, and no fractions of tinif shall in any such computation be made or allowed, it being nevertheless provided that in all cases, in ^hieh any period allowed by any Writ, Summons, Rule, Order, Rule of Practice or Judgment of this Court, shall expire upon a Sunday or Holiday, such period shall ipso facto stand enlarged until the then next juridical day. TopiMofjudg- XXXIV. That a copy of each and every judgment in consequence io'be't™ii*mitt*ri "'' ^.V virtue whcreof any record in any suit depending in this Court *ith the record shall be remitted to any Court below, shall be annexed to such re- low. " *" "' cord and therewith remitted under the certificate and signature of the Clerk of this Court. i i '- '1 Tbp'e roiMox- XXXV. That the rules and orders of practice herein before pro- jended to «u iuiu yi^ed for suits in appeal, shall be deemed and taken respectiyely to extend to all suits in error. >'ees to be al- lowed to ( ono- «el, &c. XXXVI. That the several fees by the Ordinance made and passed in the 20th yearof the reign of our present Sovereiifn LordGEOuct the Ihiud, intituled, " An Ordin;uice for the regulation and establish- ment of fees" allowed to the CduuscI, Attorneys and Olficers of the Court of Appeal for services by them done and performed, shall continue and be allowed to the Counsel, Attorneys and OHicers of this Court for the like services when dou'' and performed by them respectively until a table of fees shall be made and published. Vormer Rules XXXVH. That all rules and orders of practice heretofore made Of pr&CtlCO Ttrl* . * by the Prorincial Court of Appeals for the late Province of Quebec and adojjted by this ('ourt and all rules and orders of practice here- tofore made by this Court he and the same and each and-every of them are hereby rescinded and annulled. cinded. li pon ariy jpori the ir Judg- 1 all pro- the day shall be t, Rule, ice shall shall in one, but ?fer Sun- unted to ation be cases, in ler, Rule Sunday until the sequence lis Court such re- ire of the jfore pro- ctirely to nd passed EOKGE the establish- 3rs of the Tied, shall inkers of 1 by them ed. fore made af Quebec tice hcrc- d-every of