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and day being

p~n

¡(ler Ibe aneellor's dealh, w:lhin

rony da)'s

~fler Ih~

charge

aod, if lhe heir fails, lhe

Cfedilor mal' rroceed lO appriCc hi, deblor's hnds, as if

lhe 'heir had been enlered.

CllG~m

has fo explained lhis

¡¡alule,

lh~l

lhe credilor mal' charge Ihe heir,

immedial~Iy aCter lhe dealh of his ancenor, provlded Imm of ap–

'prifing be nol raiCeJ lill aCler Ihe expiry bOlh of lhe yur.

and of lhe fony dal" neXI eofuing Ihe year, WilhiD which

lhe heir i, charged 10 enler.

.I~ul

lhis natule reliles onl)'

10 Cuch charges 00 which appriGng is 10 be led againll lh_

anceGor's

I~nds

for, in Ihofe which are 10 be barely Ihe

fouDdalioo of a common fummons or procefs agaiD!l Ihe

heir, allioD will be fu!lJioed if Ihe year be elapfed from

Ihe ancellar's death befare lheexeeulion of Ihefummons,

Ihongh the fony.days Ihould nOI be alfo expired. Though

lhe nalule aUlhorifes fueh charges againll majors only,

praaice has alfo eXlended it againll minor" aDd Ihe rule

i, extended 10 the cafe where Ihe heir is lhe debtor.

One DIUIl, iD Ihis matter,. dillinguilh between ageDeral and

a fpecial charge.

general charge ferves only la lix the

repreCeotation of Ihe heir who is charged,

fo.as

10 make

Ihe debl his, which was formed)' his aoceGor's: BUI

fpeci al charge makes up for lhe wanl of

Cmice, ex–

plaioed Til. xxvii.

25.

aod Ilales Iheheir,

fi{liom juriJ,

iD.lbe righl of the fubjeéls 10 which he is charged 10 en–

ter. Where lherefore Ihe heir is me deblor, a general

abarge for fixiog Ihe reprefeolalion againll him is uone·

cell'ary. fince Ibe only coacero of me credilor is, lhal his

deblor make up litles 10 Ibe aoeellor's ellale, which il

done by a fpecial charge I BUI where Ihe deceaCed was

me.deblor, Ihe credilor mun lirll charge his heir to cn–

Il:r in genml, Ibat it may be known whelher he is

t:O

repreCent lhe deblor

if he does nOI enter wilhia

lony

d~y's,

Ihe debt mal'. be 6xcd again!! him by a

deeree of eonílilulion, an which he mull be charged

10 enler heir in Cpecial, upon fony day, more

and

mefe mull be c1apfed before Ihe credilor cao

proceed.lo

appriCe.

Apprifings ineourreof limeunrlmvenl feveral changes

meir form and efi'ell. lill al

len¡;l~,

hya5 1672.

19.

adjudications were rublliluted in Ih(ir place, which direc–

ted 10 praceed agaiDI! debtors by way of aétion before

!he eoun of Sellion.

th~1

Ilalule, fuch part of Ihe

¿ehlor's bnd, is 10 be adjudged as is equivaleot la

!he priDcípal fum aod iMerell of lhe debt. wilh Ihe como

poC\lion due to Ihe fuperior ami expenccs af infcflment,

and l fiflh pan more in reCpea Ihe credilor is obliged

10 lake bnd for his mODey. The deblor mul! deliver 10

thecredilor a valid righl of lhe bnds to he adjudged, or

tranfumpts Ihereof, renouoce Ihe polTellion in bis favour,

and ralify thedeaee of adjudicalion: :\nd bw confiden

me reot of Ihe IAnds as precifely commenfuraled 10 lhe

inlerell of Ihe debl

fo lhat the adjudger lies under "'o

obli~ltion

10 accounl (or Ihe furplusreOls. InIhis, whirh

il called a Cpecial adjudicalioo, lhe

Ieg11

or lime wilhin

II'hich Ihe debtor may rede.:m, is declmd to 'be

r.ve

year~

and Ihe credilor amining polTtllion upoo il can

ufe no Canher extculioo agaioll Ihe dehlor, ualefs. lhe

IInds be e.iéled fr6m him.

Where lhe deblor does 001 produce

fufIicieOl

Ij¡:bl to me

JaD~!.

or is

COl

\\illillg. lo IUlaUDCC Ibe

p.of.

fcllioD, aod n tif)' lhe

decr~e,

(lVhich is

th~

c:lfe lhal has

moll frequeody happeoed). the !latute malles il lawful

fur ,he creditor 10 adjudge all righl belooging to the

deblor io Ihe fame maouer, and uoder lhe fume leverfioll

of len years, as he

~ould.

hy Ihe former law6, have ap·

prifed it. In this (all kind, which is called a general

adjudication, Ihe mdilor mdl limil his claim 10 lhe

prin:ipal fum,

iOlcr~Il,

and penalty, withoUl demanding

a fiflh pan more. BUl no general adjudicalion can be in.

fillc,d on. wilhoul libelling in lhe fummons the olher ll·

lern~live

of a Cpecial adjudicalion; for fpecial adjudica–

tions are introluced by Ihe Ilalule iD the place of appri,

fings

and il is only where Ihe deblpr reCufes 10 cOOlply

Wilh lhe terms lhereof Ihal Ihe credilor can lead ageneral

adjudication.

Abbreviates are ordaioed to be made of a)) adjudi–

calions, whicb mull be recorded \Vilhin fixty days afler

Ihe dale of the decrée. lo

every

olher refpea, general

adjuJicatioDS have the fame elrells lhat apprifiilgs had;

adjudgers iD poll'ellion are accounlable 'for lue furplus

renls

a cilalion in adjudicalioos renders Ihe fubjea lili·

gious

fuperiors are obliged 10 eOler

adjudg~rs

Ihe 1e–

gal of adjudicalions does oot expire during the dehlor's

minorÍty.

crc.

Ooly il mal' be ohferved. Ihal though

apprífings could 001 promd before Ihe termof paymeot,

yel whete Ihe deblor i,

v<rgent ad i"opidlll,

Ihe conrt

ex nohili ,Jcio

adOlit adjudicalion for the debl before It

be payable. But Ihis fOIl being founded folely in equi–

Iy, fubfills merely as a fecurity, and cannot carry the

propeny 10 Ihe credilor by aoy lenglh of lime.

Thm are IWO kiods of adjPdicalioo, which took

place

the fame lime wim appriúngs, and Ilill oblain

viz.

adjudicalions on a decree

ClE"ilionlr califa.

olher·

wifeealled

conlra hmdilalemjacmlun,

aod'adjudication,

in implemenl. Where the deblor's apparenl heir,. \Vho

is charged 10 eOler, formally renouoees the Cuccellion.

Ihe creditor O\ay oblain a decree

cognilionj¡ caufa;

which, lhough the heir renouocing i, ciled for lhe fake

Jf form, no fentence coodcmoalory can be pronouneed l–

g~in!l

him, in refpeél of his renuncialion

Ihe oolye/feit

of it is 10 fubjca lhe

hmdila/ jacenJ

[O Ihe credilor's

diligence.

Adjudications

conlra hmdilalem jaunlem,

carry

not ooly the land! thernCelves Ihal belonged la lhe de–

ceafed, bUI lhe renlS thmof fdUeo due finee his death;

ror

Ihef. , as an

~ccell'ory

10 lhe enale bdongiog 10 lhe

deceafed, would Ime ddcendcd 10 the heir if

had en·

lered. which rule is applied 10

011

adjudications led ou

a fpecial c1'drge. This

Con

adjudication i, declmd

redcenllble wilhin feven yem, by any co.adjudgiog ere

dilor, eilher of the deceafed deblor, or of the heir re–

oouncir.g: Thc hcir himfelf, who renounees, cannol be

rellored agaioll his

renunci~lion.

nor coofequently redecm,

ir he be nOl a minoro BUI even a majar may re¿ccm in–

direaly, by granling a

fim~lale

bnnd 10 a eon6denl per–

Con

Ihe adjudication upon which, \Vhcn convel'ed to

bimfclf. is a good litle 10 redecm all olher. adjudicali–

ans againll lhe lands belonging 10 his aocenor.

Adjudicalions in impleOlcnt

are

dcduccd acainll Ihofe

who have granled deeds "ilhoJl procuralory of religna.

lÍon or preccp: of

{~iGn,

'anJ refufe 10 divell tbcrnfclvcs