and 13-3-61. Repealed.
Miss. Code Ann. § 13-3-59
repealedRepealed by Laws of 1991, ch. 573, § 141, eff from and after July 1, 1991.
§ 13-3-59 . [Codes, 1942, § 1439; Laws, 1940, ch. 246] § 13-3-61 . [Codes, 1942, § 1440; Laws, 1940, ch. 246] Editor’s Notes — Former
§ 13-3-59 authorized the court to order such continuances as necessary to afford a nonresident reasonable opportunity to defend the action, provided that no action was triable until after thirty (30) days from date of service of process upon the secretary of state, provided that the fee required to be paid to the sheriff of Hinds County shall be taxed as other costs, and required the secretary of state to keep a record of all process served upon him. Former
§ 13-3-61 provided for service when the defendant was a nonresident doing business in state, and provided that certain corporations were exempt.
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