“The Clerk read” The next amendment was to insert in section 11, after the words “corporation or person conducting its businessaforesaid, ” the words “or, in case he is absent or cannot be found, by leaving a copy thereof at the principal place of business in }. District;” so that the section as amended will read as follows: SEc. 11, Abife:, That in actions against foreign corporations doing business in, the DistCol, all process may be served on the agent of such corporation or person conducting its businessaforesaid, or, in casehe is absent or cannot be found, by leaving a copy thereof at the principal place of business in shal the District, and such service peeffectual to bring the corporation before the Court. The amendment was agreed to. The next amendment was to insert after section 11 the following as additional sections: Sec. 12. Abife: That the power claimed and exercised, as of common right, by every landlord, of seizing by his own authority a per sonal chattels of his tenant for rent arrears, is hereby abolished; and, instead of it, the landlord shall have a tetlsa, coit lien upon such of the tenant's personal chat the premises, as are subject to execution for debt, to commencewith the tenantcy and continue for 3 months after the rent is until the termination of any action for sudcuhereanntd, brought within said 3 months, and this lien may be enforced, 1st, by attachment, to be issued upon affidavit that the rent is due and unpaid, or, if due, not that the defendant is about to remove the same or some of said chattels; or, 2nd against attachment the tenant and execution, to be levied on said lo chattels, or any of them, in whosesoeverhands they may be found; or, 3rd, by action against any purchaser of any of said chattels, with notice of the lien: in which action the plaintiff may have judgment for the value of the chattels purchased by the defendant, but not exceeding the rent arrear, and damages. SEQ.13. Abife: That the declaration in replevin, shall be in the following or equiva lent form: the plaintiff'sues the defendant for wrongfully and unjustly, taking, and detaining the said plaintiff's goodsand chattels, to wit, of the value of dollars; and the plaintiff claims that the same be taken from the defendant and jelivered to him; or that he may have judgment of their value, and all mesne profits and damages, which, he estimates. at dollars, besidescosts; and at the time of filing the declaration the plaintiff, his agent, or attorney shall file an affidavit, sworn toing, 1st, before the clerk, stat that according totion and belief the plaintiff the affiant's informa is entitled to recoverpos session of the chattels proposed to be replevied. being the same described in the declaration; 2nd, that the defendant has seized and detained or same; 3rd, detains the that said chattels were not subject to such seizure or detention, and were not taken upon any writ of replewin: and he shall at the same time enter into an undertaking with surety, approved by the clerk, to abide and perform the judgment of the court in the premises. SEc. 14. Abife: That if the officer's return of the writ of replevin be that he has served the defendant with copies of the declaration, notice to plead, and summons, but that he could not getpossession of plaintiff mayprostehceugteoodsand chattels sued for; the the action for the value of the same and damages for detention: or the writ he may renew in order to get possession of the goods and chattels themselves. If the officer's return be that he has taken possession of the goods and chattels sued for, but that the defendant is not to be found, the court may order that the defendant appear to the action by some fixed day, and of this order, the plain tiff shall cause notice to be given by publication in some newspaper of the District at least 3 times, the 1st of which shall be at least 20 days before the day fixed for the defendant’s appearance; and if the defendant fail to appear the court may proceed as in caseof default after personal service. SEC. 15. Abife:, That if the defendant appear he may plead not guilty, in special which caseall matters of defense may be given in evidence, or he may plead specially. Sec. 16. Abife:, That whether the defendant plead, and the issuethereonjoined is against him: found or his plea is heid bad on demurrer; or he makes default after personal service or after publication, the plaintiff's damages shall be ascertained by the jury trying the issue where one is joined, or by a jury of inquest where there is no issue of fact: and those damages shall be the full value of the goods if eloigned by the defendant, including in every case the loss sustained by the plaintiff by reason, of detention; the accordingly and judgment shall passfor the plaintiff Sfc. 17. Abife:, That if the issue be found for the defendant, or the plaintiff dismiss or fail to prosecute his suit, the judgment shall be that the goods, if delivered to the plaintiff, be returned to the defendant, with damages, or, on failure, that the defendant recover against the plaintiff and his surety the damages, by him sustained, to be assessed by jury trying the the issue, or, where the plaintiff dismisses or fails to prosecute his suit, by the jury of inquest. SEc. 18, Abife: That if the defendant may trhuaest etlhoeigjnueryd, the things, sued for, the court if they find for the plaintiff, to assess such damagesas may compel the defendant to return the things; and the judgment shall be that the plaintiff recover against the defendant the value of the goods as found to be discharged by the return of jurtyheshtahlilngaslsowiathssess damages for detention. which the Sec. 19. Abife:, That where a suit is brought upon an open account, verified by the plaintiff's or his agent's affidavit, that the amount claimed by the plaintiff is justly payable, by the defendant to the plaintiff, and the defendant fails to defend the suit, the plaintiff may have judgment final, by default for said amount, with interest from the day specified in the declaration, without an inquiry of damages. If an officer of whose authority affidavit be made before to administer oaths the court cannot take notice, his authority must be verified by the certificate under official seal, if he, have . o: the officer having authority to give such certificate. Sec. 20. Abife: That where money is payable by 2 or more persons jointly or severally. as by joint obligors, covenanters, makers, drawers, or indorsers, one action may be sustained and judgment recovered against all, or any of parties by said whom the money is payable at the option of the plaintiff. But an action against one, or some of the parties by whom the money is payable, may, while the litigation therein continues, be pleaded in bar of another action against another or others o said parties. SEC. 21. Abife: That in case of the sale of things, real or personal, under a decree in reiqguhitt, yt, itthlee, decree confirming the sale shall divest the or interest sold out of the former owner. party to the suit, and vest it in the purchaser without any conveyance by the officer, or, agent of court conducting the sale. And of this transfer thoef title the decreeshall be notice to all the world when a copy thereof shall be registered among the land records of the District. Nevertheless, the eourt may order its officer or agent aforesaid to make a conveyance, if that mode be deemed preferable in particular cases. SEC. 22. Abife: That if the dec laration state a cause of action of which the court has jurisdiction, but the verdict finds the money pay able by the defendant to the plaintiff to be less than the lowest sum of which the court has jurisdiction, the plaintiff shall have judgment, for the amount fcoousntsd. dug to him from the defendant, but without SEc. 23. Abife:. That all laws and parts of laws in conflict with these provisions are repealed.