Chap. 61.—An ACT to amend and re-enact the 43d section of chapter
172 of the Code of 1860,

Passed March 3, 1866,

1. Be it enacted by the general assembly, That the forty-
third section of chapter one hundred and seventy-two of the
Code of eighteen hundred and sixty be amended and re-
enacted so as to read as follows:

“$43. There need be no such enquiry in an action of debt,
upon any bond or other writing for the payment of money,
or against the drawer or endorscr of a bill of exchange, or
negotiable note, or in an action of debt, or scire facias upon
a judgment, or recognizance, or in any action of assumpsit:
provided the plaintiff shall serve the defendant, at the same
time and in the same manner that the process or summons to
commence the suit or action is served, with a copy (certified
by the clerk of the court in which the suit or action is
brought) of the account on which the suit or action is
brought, stating distinctly the several items of his claim, and
the agyregate amount thereof, and the time from which he
claims interest thereon, and the credits, if any, to which the
defendant may be entitled thereon. But this act shall not
apply to any action of assumpsit in which the process is
served by publication.”

2. This act shall be in force from its passage.

Chap. 61.—An ACT to amend and re-enact the 43d section of chapter
172 of the Code of 1860,

Passed March 3, 1866,

1. Be it enacted by the general assembly, That the forty-
third section of chapter one hundred and seventy-two of the
Code of eighteen hundred and sixty be amended and re-
enacted so as to read as follows:

“$43. There need be no such enquiry in an action of debt,
upon any bond or other writing for the payment of money,
or against the drawer or endorscr of a bill of exchange, or
negotiable note, or in an action of debt, or scire facias upon
a judgment, or recognizance, or in any action of assumpsit:
provided the plaintiff shall serve the defendant, at the same
time and in the same manner that the process or summons to
commence the suit or action is served, with a copy (certified
by the clerk of the court in which the suit or action is
brought) of the account on which the suit or action is
brought, stating distinctly the several items of his claim, and
the agyregate amount thereof, and the time from which he
claims interest thereon, and the credits, if any, to which the
defendant may be entitled thereon. But this act shall not
apply to any action of assumpsit in which the process is
served by publication.”

2. This act shall be in force from its passage.