If he does not, such demurrer is to be held
sufficient, and the Plaintiff is to be held to

have submitted thereto.

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Consequence of default.

demurrer to

part of bill.

18. Within three weeks after the filing of a demurrer Setting down to part of a bill, the Plaintiff desiring to submit such demurrer to the judgment of the Court is to cause the same to be set down for argument. If he does not, such demurrer is to be held Consequence sufficient, and the Plaintiff is to be held to

have submitted thereto.

of default.

19. Within three weeks after the filing of a plea to Time for
Plaintiff to set
the whole or part of a bill, the Plaintiff desiring down any
to submit such plea to the judgment of the Court plea.
is to cause the same to be set down for argument.

If he does not, such plea is to be held good Consequence
of default.
to the same extent and for the same pur-
poses as a plea allowed upon argument, and
the Plaintiff is to be held to have submitted
thereto.

to elect.

20. A Defendant whose answer is not excepted to, or Time for obreferred back on former exceptions, alleging that taining order the Plaintiff is prosecuting him in this Court and also at law for the same matter, may, upon the expiration of eight days after his answer or further answer is filed, obtain as of course, on motion or petition, the usual order for the Plaintiff to make his election in which Court he will proceed.

Defendant's answer is

21. A Defendant whose answer is excepted to, or re- Ditto, where ferred back on former exceptions, alleging that the Plaintiff is prosecuting him in this Court and excepted to. also at law for the same matter, may by notice in writing require the Plaintiff to procure the Master's Report upon the exceptions within four days from the service of the notice.

And

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Time to except to answer for insufficiency.

Consequence of default.

Time to submit to exceptions.

Time to answer when Defendant

submits.

Exceptions for insufficiency not to be referred till eight days.

But must be referred with in fourteen days.

And if the Plaintiff does not obtain the Master's Report within such four days, such Defendant is entitled as of course, on motion or petition, to obtain the usual order for the Plaintiff to make his election in which Court he will proceed.

22. After the filing of a Defendant's answer, the Plaintiff has six weeks within which he may file exceptions thereto for insufficiency.

If he does not file exceptions within six weeks,
such answer on the expiration of the six
weeks is to be deemed sufficient.

23. A Defendant desiring to avoid a reference to the
Master of exceptions to his answer for insuf-
ficiency, has for that purpose only eight days
after the filing of such exceptions within which he
may submit to the same before reference.
24. If a Defendant, not being in contempt, submits to
exceptions to his answer for insufficiency before
the Plaintiff has obtained an order to refer the
same to the Master, he is allowed three weeks
from the date of the submission within which he
is to put in his further answer to the bill.
25. The Plaintiff, having filed exceptions for insuf-
ficiency to a Defendant's answer is not to procure
an order to refer them to the Master before the
expiration of eight days from the filing of such
exceptions, unless in a case of election he is re-
quired by notice in writing from such Defendant
to procure the Master's Report on such excep-
tions in four days, pursuant to article 21. of this
Order.

26. The Plaintiff, having filed exceptions for insuf-
ficiency to a Defendant's answer, is to procure
an order to refer them to the Master after the
expiration of eight days but within fourteen days
from the filing of such exceptions.

If he does not, the answer, on the expiration
of such fourteen days, is to be deemed
sufficient.

27. The Plaintiff, having obtained an order for refer

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Consequence of default.

Time for

Master's Re

ring to the Master exceptions to a Defendant's obtaining
answer for insufficiency, or for referring back a port on in-
Defendant's answer on former exceptions for in- sufficiency.
sufficiency, is to obtain the Master's Report
thereon within fourteen days from the date of the
order, or within such further time as the Master
shall allow.

of default.

If he does not, the answer, on the expiration Consequence
of such fourteen days or further time, is to
be deemed sufficient.

28. The Plaintiff, having shewn exceptions to a De- Time for fendant's answer for insufficiency as cause against report when

obtaining

shewn for

dissolving an injunction, is to obtain the Master's exceptions
Report thereon within four days after the date of cause.
the order to refer them.

If he does not, the injunction is dissolved.
29. After the filing of exceptions to a Defendant's
answer for insufficiency, and any further answer
put in, the Plaintiff has fourteen days from the
filing of such further answer within which he may
refer the answer back to the Master on the old
exceptions.

Consequence of default.

Time to refer

back on old exceptions.

The answer, if not referred back on the old Consequence
of default.
exceptions within fourteen days after such
further answer put in, is, on the expiration
of such fourteen days, to be deemed suffi-
cient.

fendant submits, or an

30. If, after a reference of exceptions for insufficiency, When Deor a reference back of the answer on the old exceptions, a Defendant, not being in contempt, submits to answer, or the Master finds the answer to be insufficient, the Master is in such

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cases

swer found insufficient,

Master to appoint time.

cases to appoint the time within which such Defendant is to put in his further answer.

If such Defendant does not obtain time from the Master, or does not answer within the time which the Master allows, the Plaintiff may sue out process of contempt against such Defendant.

31. The answer of a Defendant is to be deemed suffi

cient,

1. If no exception for insufficiency be filed thereto within six weeks after the filing

of such answer.

2. If (exceptions being filed) the Plaintiff does
not, within fourteen days after the filing
thereof, obtain an order to refer them.
3. If (after obtaining such order) he does not
obtain the Master's Report thereon
within fourteen days from the date of
the order, or within such further time
as the Master may allow.

4. If he does not obtain an order to refer the
answer back to the Master on the old
exceptions within fourteen days after the
filing of a further answer.

5. If (after obtaining such order) he does not obtain the Master's Report thereon within fourteen days from the date of the order, or within such further time as the Master may allow.

32. In cases where there is a sole Defendant, or where, there being several Defendants they all join in the same answer, the Plaintiff may, after answer and before replication or undertaking to reply, obtain one order of course for leave to amend the bill, at any time within four weeks after the answer is deemed or found to be sufficient.

33. In cases where there are several Defendants who do not join in the same answer, the Plaintiff (if not precluded from amending, or limited as to the time of amending by some former order) may, after answer and before replication or undertaking to reply, at any time within four weeks after the last answer is deemed or found to be sufficient, obtain one order of course for leave to amend his bill.

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Ditto, where there are

several De

fendants.

time to

amend.

34. The Plaintiff, having obtained an order for leave Limitation of
to amend his bill, has, in all cases in which such
order is not made without prejudice to an injunc-
tion, fourteen days after the date of the order
within which he may amend such bill.

If such bill be not amended within such four- Consequence
of default.
teen days, the order for leave to amend be-
comes void, and the cause, as to dismissal,
stands in the same situation as if such order
had not been made.

35. The Plaintiff, having obtained an order for leave
to amend his bill without prejudice to an injunc-
tion, must amend such bill within seven days
from the date of the order.

Time to junction cases.

amend in in

If such bill be not amended within such seven Consequences
of default.
days, the order for leave to amend becomes
void, and the cause, as to dismissal, stands in
the same situation as if such order had not
been made.

a

36. A Defendant, being served with subpoena to answer an amended bill praying an injunction to stay proceedings at law, and desiring to avoid motion for an injunction on affidavit of the truth of the amendments, has, for that purpose, only eight days after appearance, within which he is to plead, answer, or demur to such amended bill.

Time for obmon injunctaining com

tion on amended bill.