State of New York, ALBANY, August 14th, 1877. 80 Nassau st., New York City. GENTLEMEN :-I return to you herewith a copy of your edition of the New York CODE OF CIVIL PROCEDURE with my certificate of its correctness attached Respectfully yours, EDGAR K. APGAR. CERTIFICATE OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE. STATE OF NEW YORK, I OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE. ; ss. I, Edgar K. Apgar, Deputy and Acting Secretary of State, do hereby certify that the following book contains a correct transcript of the CODE OF CIVIL PROCEDURE, passed June 2, 1876, as amended and completed by the acts of the Legislature passed since its enactment. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereto set my signature, at the City of Albany, this 14th day of August, in the year one thousand EDGAR K. APGAR, CONTENTS. Powers, duties, and liabilities of a sheriff, or other ministerial officer, in the execution of the process or other mandate of a court or Civil jurisdiction of the principal courts of record ; organization, mem- bers and officers thereof; distribution and dispatch of business Limitation of the time of enforcing a civil remedy..............3624416 Commencement of, and parties to an action... ...........416–477 Special provisions regulating actions relating to property......1496—174) Special provisions, regulating other particular actions and rights of action, and actions by or against particular parties.......1742–1947 Actions in behalf of the people, and special proceedings instituted, in their behalf, by state writ..... Certain special proceedings instituted without writ...........2149——2471 Surrogates' courts and proceedings therein...................2472—2860 Courts of justices of the peace, and proceedings therein........2861—3158 Provisions relating to certain courts in cities, and the proceedings |