Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1807-01-23


of witnesses at such courts, and to grant
orders OF attendance, in the same manner
as CLERKS or district courts may now do, IS
TO witnesses attending those courts.-Lro
commence the lst of March neXt.)
2. An act 20 amend the several acts en-
powering securities to recover damages
In summary way
When court shall hereafter render
judgment, on motion, in favor OF a security
or his representatives, against any princi-
pal and his representatives,, for any sum Of
money or quantity Of tobacco; such court
shall allow interest from the time such mo-
ney or tobacco shall have been paid by the
security, till the judgment :, discharged.
8. An act further " extend tn Jurisdiction
of justices of the peace.
When any debt Or penalty exclusive Of
interest, or the subject in controversy in
troVer and conversion or Gcsinue, shall not
exceed 3 20, any one Justice may determine.
1t and give Judgment, according to the prin-
ciples ut law and equity, for the principal
and Interest, OF the value of the subject in
controversy with damages and costs, and d.
ward execution to be directed TO any con-
stable or other officer within the cor1mon-
! wealth, against the goods and chatteIs of the
party, to he executed and returned as other
! writs OF herT farms ; but no execution a.
! gainst the body shall be granted by ;us-
| tee: Provided, that no Justice shall take
! cognizance of an attachment where the sum
demanded shall exceed s 10.
The cause of action shall be stated in e.
g very warrant for debt, detinue or trover
! which warrant shall De Teturnable before
: the same, or some other Justice, at GER
tain day not exceeding thirty from the
date
| On ;,,,le,y,,s,,t, oD,,,,,,,I;,,o. -, I1t
: elusive of costs and interest, execution shall
be stayed forty days, on the parties giving
such security as the justice rendering the
Judgment shall approve, for the payment
thereof with interest till it is satisfied -
And # It isnot paid within that period, ex-
ecution shalt be granted by such justice a.
gainst the party and his security Jointly, on
which 10 security shall ne taken.
/ Either party, where the debt, or subject
lof trovsr. or de-inue or damages exclusive
/ of interest, SHAH exceed ten dollars, or the
{ sun demanded on any penal statute shall
exceed i've dollars, may, within five DAYS
I from the rendition Of the Judgment, enter
an appeal to the next monthly term of the
county or corporation court, giving such Sc
curity as the ia,ticc rendering the udg-
| meas shall deem sufficient for the payment
thereof, and ~ costs and damages in ease
IT she'll be Iffrocd
The verbal acknowledgment of any secu-
! rity required to be taken by this act shah
| be sufficient, and the endorsement Of the
! justice Of the mage Of such security upon
/ thc warrant, on which the iulgnieu, is rem
dered, shall be conclusive evidence of such
| acknowledgment
Appeals shall be tricdin summary way
| without p.cadings III writin- on the day to
which tIey arc returnH0.e, uDlsss good
cause for a continuance &c shewn and the
courts shall decide thrrenn according to the
principle, Of law aad equity.
! Upon III aFirmance, the Judgment shall
be cntercd against The principal and his Sc
curly Jointly, for the ,mount OF the origin i
Judgement md costs o. appeal, with damages
after tne rate of ten per cenJum per annum
upon tAe whole amount Of the ORIGINAL iudg-
ment ard costs from the date thereof till
! payment. and execution thereon shall issue
against both principal and security, to be
endorsed, ''no security to be taken" And
| ii the judgment be reversed the appellant
shall recover full costs.
Every Justice from whose decision an ap-
peal IS prayed, Snail on or before the day
TO which i IS re urnable, transmit 70 the
clerk the original warrant, with the udg-
ment and the name ofthe security endors-
ell thereon. And the clerk shall docket it !;
am " ChtlliCQ 10 inc same ices upon such
appeals IS are allowed 70 clerks Of district
courts for similar services.
Any person who shall be compelled to
pay money rs security under this act, or his
legal representatives, shall have the same
remedy against the principal and his re-
personalities, by motion, for the amount
: paid wish interest and costs, as other secu-
rites are entitled 60.
When the constable or other officer to
whom an execution shall hereafter be di-
rected by justice shall rot be able to find
goods and chattels to satisfy If, he shall
make return thereoftothe clerk ofhis com-
tyor corporation who shall docket the same
: And the party shall be entitled to such writ
or writs OF execution for the amount due, as
If the judgment upen which such execute
OH issued had been rendered in court And
J the same proceedings shall be hId upon
executions 70 be issued by the clerks under
this act, and they SHALL have the same fees
for their services, as in the case, Of exc
cutions founded upon judgments rendered
by a court of law.
Every Justice shall have power To Issue
executions and subpccnas for Witnesses. to
be directed to the constable or other
officer Of any county within tho common
| wealth, where the party or Witnesses re-
sides. If any constable or other officer
shall fail TO make return of any execution