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Copy of civil bill to be served on defendant.
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45. In every case where any goods distrained shall be replevied as aforesaid, a copy of the civil bill which shall have been lodged with the clerk of the peace as aforesaid shall be served, on the part of the plaintiff in such civil bill, upon every person named as defendant therein, in the same manner as civil bills for recovery of debts are hereby required to be served: Provided always, that in case the party on whose behalf such distress was made shall not reside within the jurisdiction of such assistant barrister, service of such civil bill on the person who made the distress for him, or on any bailiff who shall be in charge of the goods so distrained, shall be deemed good service on such party; and such party, although not residing within the county or riding, shall, for the purposes of this Act, be deemed and taken to be within the jurisdiction of the assistant barrister of the county or riding in which the distress was made.
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