VPRS 17037 Supreme Court Register of Summons Issued Under the Imprisonment of Debtors (Amendment) Act 1865, Bendigo

A register of summons issued under the Imprisonment for Debt (Amendment) Act 1865 (Act 29 Vict. No 284). Under this Act, a summons could be issued against individuals who had not yet made a payment having received civil judgements that required them to make payment. The summons required them to appear before the court and be examined in relation to their ability to pay. Individuals could be imprisoned by order of the court for a number of reasons that included: failure to have a reasonable excuse for not attending the examination; refusal to be sworn in for examination; or refusal to answer questions during the examination. These actions could be undertaken by the Supreme Court (as in this case) or by lower courts.There are very few entries in this volume. The information has been recorded in following columns: action number; against whom issued; at whose suit; date of summons; amount; name of attorney issuing summons.The entries do not record what happened subsequent to the issue of the summons.本登记册收录的是依据1865年《债务监禁（修订）法案》（Act 29 Vict. No 284）签发的传票。依据该法案，对于已收到民事付款判决但仍未履行付款义务的个人，可对其签发传票。该传票要求相关人员出庭接受关于其付款能力的问询。法院可基于多种情形对个人作出监禁裁决，包括：无正当理由拒不出庭接受问询、拒绝在问询前宣誓，或在问询过程中拒绝回答问题。此类司法程序可由最高法院（本卷宗即为此类案例）或下级法院启动。本卷宗收录的条目极少。登记信息按以下栏目记录：诉讼编号、被传唤人、起诉方、传票签发日期、涉案金额、签发传票的律师姓名。本登记册未记录传票签发后的后续进展。