Chap. 121.—An ACT to amend and re-enact section 11 of chapter 184
of the Code of 18738, with regurd to Garnishment Proceedings.

Approved February 18, 1884.

1. Be it enacted by the general assembly of Virginia, That
the eleventh section of chapter one hundred and cighty-four of
the Code of eighteen hundred and seventy-three, be amended
and re-enacted so as to read as follows:
$11. Ona suggestion by the judgment creditor, that by

reason of the lien of his writ of fieri tiei ias, there is a liabihty
on any person other than the judgment debtor, a summons
may be sued out of the said oftice, or where the judyment
does not exceed the jurisdiction of a justice, may be sued out
from a justice against said person, to answer such sugvestion,

and a copy thereof shall be served upon the judgment debtor,

or if he be non-resident of the state, he shall be proceeded
ayrainst by publication, as is provided in section ten of chap-
ter one hundred and sixty-six of the Code of eighteen hun-
dred and seventy-three; the return day of which summons,

when sued out from the clerk's office may be to the next term
of the court. although more than ninety days after the date
of the summons, but if there be publication against a non-
resident judgment debtor who docs not appear in the pro-
ceedings, there shall be no judgment against a garnishee prior
to the term of the court after the completion of the order of
publication; and when sued out from a justice, such summons
may be made returnable betore any justice of the county or
corporation wherein the same shall be issued, and shall be
made returnable within sixty days at some certain place
within such county or corporation to be named in such sum-
mons, and within the district wherein such defendant may

reside at the time of the service of such summons: provided
however, that in a proceeding under this statute before a jus-
tice, there shall be no order of publication.