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2 F. Cas. 569

The Baltic

U.S. District Court

Decided August 15, 1830

U.S. District Court · decided 1830-08-15

<p>Case No. 826.</p> <p>Admiralty—Surety for Costs — Procedure by Petition and by Motion</p> <p>1. The regular method of proceeding against a surety in a stipulation for costs in a suit in admiralty, is by petition, after notice to the surety. In such a case, the decree may be final and peremptory.</p> <p>2. Upon a proceeding by motion, after a personal demand of the costs from the surety, a conditional decree only will be awarded.</p>

[Granted · Decided 1830-08-15

BETTS, District Judge.

¶1The jurisdiction of the court over the parties and the subject matter, in bail stipulations, is fully established, and is exercised by awarding judgment and execution in a summary manner. The Alligator, [Case No. 248.] This power is necessarily incident to the court, in consequence of its jurisdiction over the principal cause.

¶2It would be the more convenient and fit mode of practice, to pursue, in these cases, the course of the court in summary proceedings. The application to the court should be upon petition, a copy of which ought to be served on the party to be affected, and then the decree of the court might be peremptory. The present procedure, by motion, after a personal demand of costs from the surety, is sufficient to give the court cognizance of the matter, but, instead of a final, only a conditional decree will be awarded in this state of the case. The surety should have been directly apprized of the proceeding, and have had the opportunity to acquit himself of the obligation without incurring further costs or subjecting himself to be attached for contempt of court.

¶3A decree must be entered, that the surety pay the taxed costs in the principal cause within ten days after notice of this order, or that an execution issue against him for that amount and also for the costs of these proceedings.

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