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copy is hereto annexed], on O. P.,† attorney for the defendant herein [or, one of the defendants herein], by delivering to him personally and leaving with him a true copy thereof.

[Jurat.]

FORM No. 220.

Another form; service on many persons.80

*

[Signature.]

[As in preceding Form to continuing deponent made personal service of the [name of paper] hereto annexed [or, a copy of which is hereto annexed], on the persons named below, [whom deponent knew to be the persons mentioned and described in said order to show cause] by delivering to and leaving with each of them personally a true copy of said [order], as follows: on U. V., at [identify place, as in previous Form] on the

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Affidavit of service through the post office.81

[Title of court and cause.]

[Venue.]

M. N.,82 being duly sworn, says, that he is [the managing clerk of the attorney for the above-named and [said attorney83] resides at [designate residence which must be the place where the post-office is located].

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day of deponent served the [designating papers4], of which the annexed is a copy, upon Q. R., the attorney for plaintiff in this action [or, upon the above-named plaintiff, A. B.], by depositing the same, [or, a true copy thereof] properly inclosed in a securely closed and duly post-paid wrapper,86 in the post-office87 [or, in

80 This mode of stating service on a number of persons is sustained in People ex rel. Kenyon v. Sutherland, 81 N. Y. 1; rev'g 16 Hun, 192. See note 78, p. 406 (above).

81 See, generally, paragraphs 34-42, pp. 397-400 (above), as to service by mail.

82 Disqualification to make personal service, was held not necessarily a disqualification to make this affidavit, in Sharp v. Daugney, 33 Cal. 505.

83 See paragraph 34, p. 397 (above). 84 Orders to show cause directing

service within a fixed time are not servable by mail unless the order so prescribes. See MOTIONS, paragraph 114, p. 133, of this volume.

85 The words "in a securely closed and duly' are not usual except in affidavits of mailing summons, etc., but are inserted here in deference to the ruling in Chalmers v. Wright, 5 Robt., 713. (Foreclosure by advertisement.)

86 See paragraph 35, p. 397 (above). 87 It is not necessary to say United States post-office. Sharp v. Daugney, 33 Cal., 505.

a post-office box regularly maintained by the government of the United States and under the care of the post-office ]88 at [residence of attorney or party making service] aforesaid, directed to said Q. R., at county, N. Y.,89 that being the address within the State designated by him for that purpose upon the preceding papers in this action, [or, that said A. B. has made no designation upon the preceding papers in this action of an address at which papers therein are to be served, and said [place of address of paper] is his place of residence, or, the place where he keeps an office.]90

[Jurat.]

FORM No. 222.

Affidavit of service on Attorney.91

[Signature.]

[As in Form No. 219, to the †, continuing] the defendant's attorney herein, by delivering to him personally, at No.

street,92 in

and leaving with him a true copy thereof. [Or, if by leaving at residence, say:] by leaving the same at the residence of the said O. P., at No.

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street, in said city of with a person of suitable age and discretion, [may designate, if the person be known, as, namely the wife of said O. P.], between the hours of six o'clock in the morning and nine o'clock in the evening of said day [or may state the proximate hour]; that this deponent had immediately theretofore called at the office of the said O. P., at No.

street,

in the said city, in order to serve said paper, and such office was not then open 93 so as to admit of such service, and there was no office letter-box there.94

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[Or, if on a clerk or person in charge, say:] by delivering to and leaving with a clerk of the said O. P., at his office [or, to a person having charge of his office], at No.

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, a true copy thereof, the said O. P. being absent from his office at the time.

88 See paragraph 39, p. 399 (above). 89 See paragraphs 34, 38, pp. 397, 398 (above).

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90 Under early practice it was quired by court rule that there should be a direct communication by mail between the places of mailing and of address. This fact was necessarily included in the affidavit. See BrowL v. Briggs, 1 How. Pr. 152.

91 See, generally, paragraphs 2933, pp. 394-396 (above), as to ser

vice at the office or residence of an attorney.

92 See paragraphs 29 and 45, pp. 394, 401 (above).

93 See paragraph 31, p. 395 (above). 94 The mention of there being no letter-box is because that mode of service is given preference by N. Y. Code Civ. Pro., § 797.

95 See paragraphs 30 and 44, pp. 395 and 401 (above).

[Or, if left in a conspicuous place in the office,96 say:] by leaving a true copy thereof, between the hours of six o'clock in the morning and nine o'clock in the evening, [or, state the approximate hour] in a conspicuous place, viz., [upon one of the desks] in the office of the said O. P., at No.

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street, in there being, at that time, no person but deponent in said office, and deponent having found the door open so as to admit of such service.

[Or, if in office letter-box, say:] by depositing the same, inclosed in a sealed wrapper, directed to said O. P., in his office letter-box, at the door of his office, No. street, in the city of , between the hours of six o'clock in the morning and nine o'clock in the evening, [or, state the approximate hour] on said day; there being no person in charge of his said office [and] said office being closed99].

[Or, if by mail, as in Form 221 (above).]

[Jurat.]

and

FORM No. 223.

Affidavit of service on sheriff or coroner.1

[Signature.]

[As in Form No. 219, to the t, continuing] between the hours of , by delivering to, and leaving with [M. N., under sheriff, or, deputy sheriff in charge], at the office of said sheriff in the city hall, in

.2]

, [or, No.

FORM No. 224.

street, in

Affidavit of seeing service made by a person who has since disappeared.3

[Title of the cause.]

[Venue.]

A. B., of

on the

day of

of

, being duly sworn, says that he was present

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19 , at [specify place] and saw C. D., personally serve Y. Z., [to deponent known to be]

the defendant in this cause, with a [designate paper] of which a copy is hereto annexed, by delivering to the said Y. Z., and

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leaving with him a true copy; [and this deponent further says that he, this deponent, has diligently inquired after the whereabouts of said C. D., in order that he might prove the service of the said , but this deponent has not been able to get any other intelligence of him, but that he is either dead or has absconded, so that he cannot be found.]*

[Jurat.]

FORM No. 225.

[Signature.]

Affidavit of service such as to make disobedience a contempt.5

[If a judge's order, add to Form No. 219 at end,] and at the same time deponent exhibited to him the [annexed] original order, and the signature of Mr. Justice J. K. thereon.

[Or if a court order] and at the same time deponent exhibited to him a duly certified copy of said order.

And deponent further says that he knew the person so served. and knew him to be [A. B., the attorney for the plaintiff herein.]

FORM No. 226.

Order extending time for service.

[Name of Court:- or, if a court order:-At a special Term

[Title of cause.]

etc., as in Form No. 94, p. 255.]

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On reading [and filing] the affidavit of A. B., verified the day of 19, by which it satisfactorily appears to me [or, if a court order, to the court] that diligent efforts have been made to serve the cess [and that the return day of

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without suchas been adjourned to

ORDERED, that the time of the said A. B., to serve said Y. Z.,

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[Authentication, etc., as in Form No. 108, p. 265 (above).]

4 It is believed that this bracketed clause is entirely unnecessary as part of the affidavit under the decision in Murphy v. Shea, 143 N. Y. 78; there the court held that the affidavit of

the process server was not essential, but that proof of service can be made by any person who swears to the facts constituting service.

5 See paragraph 5, p. 381 (above).

FORM No. 227.

Notice indorsed on paper returned.0

The within [notice of appeal] is hereby returned to you for the reason that [state reason, for instance,] the time to appeal has heretofore expired [or, that A. B., Esq., is the attorney of record for the defendant, and no order of substitution of attor neys has been served on me.]

Date.]

[Address] To

Attorney for

[Signature and office address of],
Attorney for

FORM No. 228.

Notice with paper re-served when returned.8

I'lease take notice that I hereby re-serve the within returned by you, and shall insist on the original service. [Signature and office address of],

[Date.]

[Address] To Attorney for

Attorney for

6 For another form, see Chapter on PLEADINGS. See paragraphs 50 and 51, p. 404 (above), as to returning a paper promptly and specifying objections.

7 See paragraph 15, supra.

8 See paragraph 52, p. 495 (above).

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