Majority
p. 572Anon. ALBANY, Sept. 1833.
Headnote
A declaration delivered to a sheriff to be served, must be served and returned within a reasonable time ; if the sheriff neglects his duty, he may be ruled as in the case of a capias.»pHE qUestion submitted was, within what time must a sheriff serve and return a declaration delivered to him to be served, in a suit commenced by declaration.
By the Court,
The statute is silent as to the time within which the service is to be made ; of course the sheriff must have a reasonable time. The return may be enforced by rule and attachment, in the same manner as the return of a capias. Laws of 1833, p. 394. If the sheriff be ruled to return a declaration before he has had sufficient time to serve it, the party ruling him will of course be subjected to costs.