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(1) Where the defendant is a public officer and, on receiving the summons, considers it proper to make a reference to [the Government] before answering the plaint, he may apply to the Court to grant such extension of the time fixed in the summons as may be necessary to enable him to make such reference and to receive orders thereon through the proper channel. (2) Upon such application the Court shall extend the time for so long as appears to it to be necessary.

Effective date: 1909-01-01

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