1000000030

4. Dccrees. io

~~f<oee

of Ihe dd'co,ler,

h~\'c

001 Ihe

forcc of

/'<'1

jlld::.,I.•

lOhilll; f,H ",hérc lhe deCcnJtr

does 001 RppC.\r, he e, nool be lald 10

1I.II

·e Cuhjlélell lllm.

felf by Ihe ju.l ici.1 eootraa w"idl is implied

111

lilifcon·

lenalion: A p"' y Iherefore

m.ly

rcl¡ure~

.Ig,inll Ihcfe,

upon payiog 10 Ihe olher h,s cons in recoI'ering Ihem.

T he

Cenlene~s

of inferior eour lSm, y he rel'ICIVed by Ihe

cOUr! o(Sellion, befor: decrec, by .dvoe' lion, ,"d afler

deeree. by fufp, nlion or rcdu/lion : which mo I.n are

al fo Ihe ",elhods of

c~lIing

inqueftion f"d. deereesofl he

SeIlion ilfelf as can agam be blougln under Ihe review

of Ihe eourt.

Reduél;on is Ihe p'op, r remedy, eilher where the

deeree ha! .

Ire.dy

rcceived full exeeulion by paymenl.

or where it deereés nOlhing to be paid or pcrformed,

bUI fim rly declares. right in favour 01 the purfuer.

5 ufpeofion is that fo rm of Iaw by whieh the effea of .'

feoteoee eoodemnatory, tha! ha, 001 yel reeei<ed exeeu–

eUlioo, is ílayed or poflponed, till the

e.~(e

be again

eoofidered. The firR flep 10·.vard, fufpenfion is a bill

preferred to Ihe Lord OrdlOary 00 Ihe bilis. T his bill,

\Vhen Ihe defire of il is g"nted, is

\IOarraOI for itruing

Im ers of fufpeofioo \IOhieh pafs the fi goel : bUI, if .hc

prefeo'erol Ihe bill n..1I not.. \IOilhio foulleeo

d.ys

afler

palling il, expedile Ihe lellers,

e~CCI:tioo

may proeced

on Ihe feolenee. Sufpeolioos of decree,

in ¡QrQ

e.onol

paf" but by Ihe \IOhole Lords in liRle of fclftoo, and by

t hree iovacalion lime: bUI olher deerees may be fufpenJ.

ed by aoy or.e of

Ih~

judges.

As fufpenfioo h., the effrél of flaying Ihe exeeu·

tioo of the creditor's legal diligeoee, il canOOI, in Ihe

geoeral cafe , paf, without e;,ulioo giveo by Ihe fufpeoder

p~y

the debl, io Ihe el'eol il

(h~1I ~e

found due.

Where Ihe fufpender eanoot, r,om his 1011' or fufpetled

cireumOanees, procureunquefliooable feeurilY, IheLords

3dmit juralory eauliun, i.

fueh as Ihe fufpender

fIVears is Ihe beOhe eao offer ; bUllhe reafool of fufpen.

flon are, in thal c-,f. , 10 be eonfidered wilh panicular

aecuraey

pafling Ihe bi ll. Dem es in favour of Ihe

elergy, of univerfi lies,'hofpilals, or pari/h fehool maOers,

for Iheir Ilipends, renlS, or faluies, eaooot be fufpend–

ed, bUI upon produélion of difchorgcs, or on eonfigna.

lioo of Ihe fums eharged foro

A charger, who Ihinks

himfelf feeure wilhout a

e~utiooer,

aod waols d,fpatch,

may, where a fufper.fion of his diligeoee isfought, ap.

"Iy 10 the coun 10 gel Ihe reafoosof fufpenfion fummari·

difeutrtd on the bi ll

T hou&h he, in \Vhofe favollr the deeree fu fpeodd

is pronouoced, be. Iways ealled (he eharger, yel a deeree

may he fufpeoded before • eharge be gil'eo 00 il. Nay,

ruJ'pe"fion is eompeteol even where Ihere is 00 deeree,

for puttinga nop10 aoy illegal aél whalfoever : T hus. a

building, or Ihe e,xereife of apower " hieh one atrumes un·

warranl ably, i, a p'oper fuhjeél offufpcnfion. Letlers of

fufpenfionareeoofidcred OIm lyas

prohibllory ddigeoee ;

foIhat Ihe

fufpeoJ~r,

ifhe 1Y0uld turnprovoker, mufl briog

ao aélion of redua ion. If upon d,fCl

Ir.og

Ihe

1",,,,

{ufpeofion, Ihe

l e~foos

!hall l.e

CuO~ined,

a deClee is pro·

nouneed, fu fpenrliog Ihe Imm o(

dili~eoec

on " hieh

the rhal

W.I!

gi"rn

ji/lll,/id',, :

II'hieh isealled a derree

"f fufpenfion, aod

t.lh

(¡jf

the clfrél of the decree luf·

l'eo,I«1.

(

Ihe "afor,s of fufl'eafioo be repelled, Il,e

eouII Ilod Ihe lellels of ddigcoce orderly proceedcd,

i. (.

legul, rly earried 011

.nJ Ih<y oldaio IhlOl 10 be pUl lO

[allher execuli"o.

DtCl~es

are

carricd iOlo exeeulioo, by diligenee,

eilher agJinll lhe perfoo, or •&,iníl lhetflale of lhe debl'

Dr. T he (¡ríl lIep of perfoo.1execulion is by Iwers of

horning, which pafs, b, warraol of Ihe eoun of

Selr.on

00 Ihe dlcrees of

m~gj(¡rales

of buroughs, !h«iffs, ad·

n""ls. •nd eommitran

Ihe deblor does 001obey

the wd l of Ihe lelters of horoiog wilhio Ihe d. ys of the

clMrge, lhe eh"ger, afler deoouneing hlm rebel, aod

re, tllnog lhe horning, may apply (or letters of caplioo,

which eOIlI"io a (oOlmand. nOI unly 10 mdf. ogers, bUl

10 magillrales, 10 apprcheod and imprifoo lhe dehlOr.

AII

mefI'cogersaod OIagi

11"''',

who refufe their .lIillanee

io cxeeul ing Ihe eaplioo,

are

li,hle

fu bjida ri:

for lbe

debl

and fueh fuhfiJiary

~élion

is f"pponed by Ihe exe·

emion

rhe OIetrenger emplo)ed by lhe credilor,

ex·

prelling Ihal Ihey \IOere eharged 10 eooeur, aod would OOt.

Letlcrs of eaplloncootaioao exprefs lVarranl 10 lhe mef.

feoger, io eafe he eannol. get aceefs, 10 break open

doors, Rnd olher loek fafl plam.

Law feeures peer!, married \\'omeo, and pupil"

ag.ioll perfooal exeeulioo by caplioo upon civil debrs.

No ea plloo coo be .exeeuled againO a deblor Wilhio Ihe

preeinéls of lhe Kiog's

p.lm

o( Holyroodhoufe : BUl

lhis privilege of faoéluary afforded DO lecurilY10 crimi·

nals, as that did whieh

W~S.

by Ihe canoo law, eoo(er·

red 00 ch"rches aod religious houfe, . Where Ihe per–

fooal piefeoce of a deblor, under caption, ii oeeetrary

io aoy of our fupreme eouns. Ihe judges are empowec·

ed 10 graol him a prolellioo, for fueh lime as may

be fullicieol for his eoming aod going, DOI exeeediog a

month

Afler a deblor is imprifoned, he oughl 001lObe

iodulged Ihe heoeúl

lhe air, not eveo under a guard;

for

eredilor! have an iOlClell, Iha! lheir deblors be kept

uoder clofe eonhoemenl, Ihat, by Ihe

fqr, a/or carc" ÍI,

Ihrymay he bruughl 10 p.y thei, debl: Aod any magi–

fl rale orjailor, \Vho /hall f"IFer lheprifoner 10 go abroad,

Wilhoul a proper ,"ellalion. upon oalh, of Ihe daoger·

ous

flm

of his

he~llh .

is liable

f"bjidari:

for Ihe debl.

lIlagilltales a,e io ilke maonerliabfc, if Ihey /hall fuIFer

a prilooer 10 eb pe, Ihlo.tlgh the infufliCleoey of rheir

prifoo : BUI, if he

0 ..11

elcape under ",ghl, by Ihe ufe

of iollrumcolS, or by open force. or by any olher aeei·

de", \l hich cannol

impuled

the magiO,atesor jailor,

Ihry are 001ehargcable wilh Ihe debl

providcd Ihe)'

!hall have, immedim ly after his efeape, made all rollible

{eareh for him. Regularly, 00 prifoner for debl Upl'tl

letters of eaplion, though he /hould have made paymeo!.,

cOldd he relrafed Wilhcul ICllm of fu!penfion, eOlllaio·

iog a eharge 10 Ihe jailor 10 fel him al (,heny:

~cca"fe

Ihe eredito, ', difeharge eould 001I. ke otr rhe peoalty io·

eurred by Ihe d. blor for el,olempl of Ihe King', ,ulhOl i·

ty: HUI 10 fave unneec/r.lry exr""ee 10debtolS io lin.11I

deb!!, jailors are empolVel ed 10 Irl go prif"ners wherc

the dehl

~oes

001exceed

200

mCl

Sa /},

up~n

pro–

duélion of a difeharee, in whieh Ih: crrditOr coofcnl! 10

hil

1'c1~Jre.

11. OUI'