tion, declare that the document affirmed to is true to the best of his knowledge, information and belief, and state the reason why verification is not made by a party.

RULE 2. AMENDMENTS

Amendments, or supplementary matters, must be connected with the libel or other pleading by appropriate references, without a recapitulation or restatement of the pleading amended or added to.

RULE 3. CO-LIBELLANTS AND JOINDER OF SUITS

Persons entitled to participate in the recovery and in suits for wages, any other seaman claiming wages for the same voyage, not made parties in the original libel, may upon petition be admitted to prosecute as co-libellants upon such terms as the Court may deem reasonable.

RULE 4. SIMULTANEOUS TRIALS, WHEN ORDERED

When various actions are pending, all resting upon the same matter of right or defense, although there be no common interest between the parties, the Court, by order, at its discretion, may compel said actions to be tried together, and will enter a decree in each case conformably to the evidence applicable thereto.

RULE 5. NEW PARTIES

Whenever, from the death of any of the parties, or changes of interest in the suit, or defect in the pleadings or proceedings, or otherwise, new parties to the suit are necessary, the persons required to be made parties may be made such either by a petition on their part or by the adverse party. In either mode it shall be sufficient to allege briefly the prayer of the original libel, the interest which the party sought to be added or substituted has in the action, the serveral proceedings in the cause, and to pray that such persons required to be made parties in the suit may be made such parties. On the service of a copy of such petition and of notice of the presenting thereof, such order will be made for the future proceedings in the cause as shall be proper for its speedy and convenient prosecution as to such new parties; and the same stipulations and security shall, in all such cases, be required and given, as in cases of persons becoming original parties to a suit.

RULE 6. SECURITY FOR COSTS

No libel shall be filed, except on the part of the United States, or on the special order of this Court, or when otherwise provided by law, unless the libelant shall first pay the filing fee of fifteen ($15.00) dollars as required by § 1914, Title 28, U.S. Code. Nor shall any libel, intervening libel, petition, appearance or answer be filed, except on the part of the United States, or on the special order of this Court, or when otherwise provided by law, until the party offering the same shall also file a stipulation for costs with one sufficient surety who shall reside in the Territory of Guam, conditioned that the principal shall pay all costs awarded against him by this Court, and, in case of appeal, by the Appellate Courts. In suits in personam, such stipulation shall be in the sum of one hundred dollars; in suits in rem, or where process of foreign attachment is to be issued, the stipulation shall be in the sum of two hundred and fifty dollars.

Provided, however, that the court may, whenever it deems necessary, require stipulations to be given in an amount in excess of the amounts stated in this rule. And provided, further, that where intervention is sought as is comprehended within the provisions of Admiralty Rule 34 of the Supreme Court of the United States, the stipulation given by the intervenor shall be in form as is prescribed by said Rule 34.

But seamen suing for wages in their own right and for their own benefit, for services on board American vessels, salvors coming into port in possession of the property libelled, and petitioners for money in the Registry of the Court shall not be required to give such security in the first instance. The Court, however, may, on motion, order the usual stipulation to be given.

RULE 7. PROCESS RETURNABLE-POSSESSORY

ACTIONS

Mesne process in admiralty shall be made returnable on the first Monday after seventeen (17) days after date of issuance thereof unless otherwise ordered by a judge. Notice by publication will not be required in possessory actions, unless specially ordered. The answer shall be filed upon return of the process duly served, and a day of hearing then fixed, unless otherwise ordered.

In all suits brought under the Act of March 9, 1920, known as "The Suits in Admiralty Act" (46 U.S.C. Pars. 741-752), and in all suits brought under the Act of March 3, 1925, known as "The Public Vessels Act" (46 U.S.C. Pars. 781-790), process

shall consist of a service of the libel as herein provided. The libelant shall cause a copy of the libel to be served on the United States Attorney for this District, or his Deputy designated as authorized to receive service for him, and shall cause a copy of said libel to be mailed by registered mail to the Attorney General of the United States at Washington, D.C., and shall cause sworn return of such service and mailing to be filed with the Clerk. The United States shall file an answer or exceptions within sixty days after the date of service, except where a different period is specifically fixed by statute.

RULE 8. SUITS IN FORMA PAUPERIS

Suits may be prosecuted or defended in forma pauperis by express allowance of the court, pursuant to statute, and in such cases no stipulation for costs shall be required; but process in rem in such causes, unless specially allowed by the court, shall not issue except upon proof of twenty-four hours notice to owner of the res or his agent of the filing of the libel.

RULE 9. MESNE PROCESS

Mesne process may be either in personam or in rem, or both, and shall be issued by the clerk.

Process in personam may be: (1) a simple citation in the nature of a summons to appear and answer to the suit; (2) such a citation, with a clause therein, that if the respondent cannot be found, his goods and chattels to the amount sued for be attached: (3) such a citation and attachment, together with a clause of foreign attachment of the respondent's property and credit to the amount sued for in the hands of garnishees named therein. The names of the garnishees and the specific property in their hands shall be stated in the libel or petition and in the process, and the garnishees shall be cited to appear and answer on oath; (4) a warrant of arrest of the person upon the special order of the court either alone or with an attachment.

Process in rem shall be by a warrant to arrest the ship, goods, or other thing to be arrested, with a monition to all persons interested therein.

But no process of attachment or foreign attachment shall issue unless allowed by special order of the court, or, in the absence of the court, by the clerk upon due proof of the demand and of the propriety of the attachment being first made.

RULE 10. FOREIGN ATTACHMENTS

In cases of foreign attachment, the garnishee shall file an affidavit on the return day, containing a full and true state

ment of the property and credits of the defendant in his hands at the time the attachment was served and at the time the affidavit was made, and shall declare what, if any, claim he has to such property and credits, or any part thereof; and on motion of the libellant or petitioner, the garnishee shall deliver to the marshal, or pay into court, the portion of the property of the defendant attached which he does not claim, or which may be ordered so delivered or paid by the court, or shall give a stipulation with sufficient surety to hold the same to answer the exigency of the suit and to abide the further order or decree of the court in relation thereto. Such stipulation shall bear interest from its date. In case of default by the garnishee in appearing or answering interrogatories, an order may be entered that an attachment issue against him unless he shall show cause within such time as the court may order.

RULE 11. SERVICE OF FOREIGN ATTACHMENTS: AND OF PROCESS AGAINST FREIGHT AND

PROCEEDS

When the property, effects, or credits named in any process of foreign attachment, are not delivered up to the marshal by the garnishee, or are denied by him to be the property of the party defendant, it shall be a sufficient service of such foreign attachment to leave a copy thereof with such garnishee, or at his usual residence or place of business, with notice of the property attached; and on due return thereof by the marshal, the libellant, on proof satisfactory to the court that the property belongs to the defendant, may proceed to a hearing and final decree in the cause. If the defendant appears, further proceedings may be had, as is usual in suits in personam.

In proceedings in rem, process against freight or proceeds of property in possession of any person, and all orders granted by the court under Admiralty Rule 38 of the Supreme Court, may be served in like manner.

RULE 12. RETURN OF PROCESS

All process shall be returned by the marshal on the return day thereof; if not so returned by him, nor within four days after written notice so to do, an order may be entered as of course that he show cause why an attachment should not issue against him.

Upon process in rem the return shall state the day of seizure or of sale, as the case may be.

In case the court is not in session at the return of process required to be acted on in open court, proceedings shall be deemed continued to the next sitting of the court, either stated or special, at which time the like proceedings may be had thereupon as if then returnable.

RULE 13. TIME TO PLEAD

When process is issued, the answer or exceptions to the libel or petition shall be filed within ten days or such further time after the return of process as may be allowed by the court, or by consent.

In cases where process has not been issued, but a claim or notice of appearance has been filed, the answer or exceptions shall be filed within ten days thereafter, or within such further time as may be allowed by the court, or by consent.

If, on the expiration of the time to answer, no pleading shall have been filed, the libellant or petitioner may enter an interlocutory or final decree, as may be appropriate, without notice, and such decree shall not be set aside except on application to the court showing good cause, and on such terms as the court may impose.

RULE 14. THIRD PARTY PRACTICE

If defendant shall, by petition on oath, filed before answer, or within such further time as the court may allow, allege fault in any other party in respect of the matters complained of in the libel, or shall allege that he is entitled to contribution or indemnity from any other party in respect of such matters, and shall pray that such other party be brought into the suit as a party defendant in analogy with the provisions of Admiralty Rule 56 of the Supreme Court, process on such petition may be issued and the cause shall proceed otherwise as in cases under the 56th Rule.

RULE 15. RELEASE OF SEIZURES

Property seized by the marshal may be released as follows: FIRST: By giving bond as provided in § 2464, Title 28, U.S. Code.

SECOND: In suits for sums certain, by paying into the court the amount alleged as due in the libel, with interest as claimed therein up to one year after return day, or by filing an approved stipulation for such alleged amount, with interest as aforesaid therein up to one year after return day, and by payment into court of the costs of officers of the court already accrued, and by