It shall be the duty of the justice of the peace [magistrate], at the time he issues the warrant to issue a summons to the defendant requiring him to answer before such justice [magistrate], if he has jurisdiction to finally try the cause, and, upon it being returned served, to proceed to judgment as in ordinary cases. If such justice of the peace [magistrate] has not jurisdiction to finally try the case, by reason of any provisions herein contained, he shall forthwith transfer all papers to the justice of the peace [magistrate] having jurisdiction to finally try said cause, who shall without delay issue summons to defendant, giving him notice of the suit and the time of the setting as provided by law; provided, that if the defendant has removed from the county without service, notice of suit shall be given him, as now provided by law, in attachment suit in justice of the peace [magistrate] court in this state, when the defendant is absent from the county or cannot be found in the county.
History: Laws 1921, ch. 182, § 12; C.S. 1929, § 82-112; 1941 Comp., § 48-1512; 1953 Comp., § 61-6-12.
ANNOTATIONSBracketed material. — The bracketed material was inserted by the compiler and is not part of the law. For justice of the peace construed to refer to magistrate court, see 35-1-38 NMSA 1978. Pursuant to Laws 1968, ch. 62, § 40, "magistrate" was inserted in brackets throughout this section.
Cross references. — For attachment in magistrate court, see 35-9-2 NMSA 1978.