Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1807-04-03

~ pEONlSFon III ttllS ACT, VIII
be also conducive TO the same good end ;
viz. "that Whenever commissioner en-
gagged in taking an account, in vacation,
"shall doubt as to the principles on which
''it shall be taken, or shall doubt of the
"propriety of admitting any item of debit
'sor credit, he may state IN writing, the
''points on which he shall doubt, and sub
&C rio the same to the Judge in vacation, who
"may thereupon decide the questions so
submitted; and the commissioner shall
"govern himself accordingly. "-This will
prevent the necessity of many exceptions
TO the reports of commissioners and will,
of course, greatly accelerate the final de-
cislons or many tedious controversies.
The act in question. also directs that no APP
shall hereafter be granted in any cause in
chancery, Until final decree is pronoun-
ced, unless in cases where the court may
| think 1T necessary to prevent change of
property, under an interlocutory decree,
and before the final decree can be pro-
| nounced that, where an appeal is taken
TO superior court of chancery, if the re-
cord is not fled before OF during the Sc
cond term, after the appeal granted, it is
to be dismissed with costs, unless good cause
be shewn to the contrary and that if the
| defendant in any suit in chancery district
months after the plaintiff shall have filed
his bill. Craving also been served with the
subpoena at least three months before the
said time for filing his answer,) the plain
tiff may proceed to take his bill for con-
tesscd, and proceed in the same manner as
In the case OF an attachment executed
| The last regulation supplies an omission in
the Revised Code (ch. 81, s. 2a,) the same
provision not being inserted in the law con-
corning the high court of cbancery, with
that contained in the law, relative to the
county and corporation courts.-See Revd.
Code, oh. 81, s. ~. The arrangement by
this act, of the times of session of the supe-
rior Court of chancery, for the Richmond
district, will prevent any interference be-
tween it, and the new terms appointed for
the court fappeals.-The court of appeals
will hold its first session in each wear, on
the hrst dav of January, and continue for
ty-hve juridical days; the court of chance
Try, on the first of March, and continue
}twenty-four.-The second and third terms
of the latter, will begin on the first Of Nav,
and nfth of September; and those of the
former, on the first of June and fifth of Oc-
tober so that those courts will never both
be in session at the same time an incon-
venience which has often happened hereto
fore.
An Act on the subject of exccutions (see
CHI q, p. 16,) contains a provision to pre-
vent the unequal and injurious operation of
the law '' allowing the same compensation
''to sheriffs or other officers, for support
cling slaves and live stock taken in execu-
"tion or by attachment, at all seasons of
"the year, and in every part of the COM
monwealth, when the means OF their sus-
"tenance fuctuate with the seasons, and
care of different value in different places"
For that purpose the county and corpora
tion courts are authorised in the months of
MAY and October annually to settle such
compensation provided the daily allow
ance shall not exceed 30 cents for each
slave, II cents for each horse or mule, 9
cents for each head of horned cattle or hog,
and cents for every sheep or goat.-The
second section is peculiar importance.--
1t permits persons taken or charged i'm ex-
ecution for debt, to have the benefit of the
prison bounds for one year only; after the
expiration Of which time, if not discharged
in Gte course Of lar, that is, either by pay
ing the debt, or BY taking the oath Of insol-
vency, they are to- be committed to close
commemorative is certainly an excel
lent regulation, since the honest, but un-
fortunate debtor cannot be injured by it,
and it may compel the payment of many
, just debts, that otherwise might be lost
{ This act will commence in force on the
first day of May next
An Act relating 20 the appointment and
duties of Sheriifs {see en-. 10, p. H. amends
. the several laws on that subject in some ne
cessary points by empowering the execu-
tive, for COOL cause shewn, to commission
. a sheriff recommended by county court,
: although he may not have applied for his
commission within one month, or given
bond within two months after his recon-
. mendation by directing, in case of va
caucy in the office of sheriff, the coroner to
perform all the duties annexed to that Of
fee, except the collection of taxes, levies
= fines, forfeitures, amercements, and officers
= fees; and the deputy sheriff to collect al
. arrearages uncollccted by his principal
and by authorising the county courts, where
, the sheriff and his deputy shall both have
= died, to appoint a collector for the sam,
purpose. The fourth section gives the same
remedy in favor of creditors, for money re-
4 ccived on executions, against the securi
g ties & representatives of sherifS, sergeant
/ and coroners, as is given against the she
{ riff, officer, or under sheriff, by the Eft,
: first ection of the act on the subject Of ex
4. ecutons, in the Revised Code, D. sos anC
: SOC. The same thing was intended to hav
= been done, BY the I'd section Of the 49,
: chapter Of the acts of 1908 but, upon com
y parison, it will be found that the words @
J. that act were not perfectly adequate to tn