Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1808-02-15
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If a sheriff Or sergeant snail hire ou pp'l0se
away, it shall be done for three mona, alrN-
7, for the space Of twelve months, "a
the owner shall sooner ciaim: il TO- u'es
claim not IN twelve months, the Office 'Ss's
advertise in some newspaper for one :, saA
the time and place of sale. ITO con' .l'AA
from the passing ''''eae
Appointing trustees Of the town Of \
IN the county OF Berkeley, and for e4s. 1l'
poses. Nv
To organize and establish supe,
OF law in each county Of this sNH'
wealth. ~''Al0a- +
The details Of this act are too lenc,,
insertion. 1t IS, however, the less Me- as"y 10
because i does not take efeat till he ss
January, 1909; and in the mean t;raa ~"
contents will be generally known. T bs' Ii
jccts, however, designed by this law =. %
principally to be, |. The re..action 81 s's ~
presentaimmense expcaces in criminal w.. VIC
crtiops, oecasioned by the distance r ~
witnesses and yerlire laslf have in moe. ."ta
to travel. 2. A more speedy and therss s,N
more cheap administration of Justice, s,S, a
10 carry justice to the doors of tie n,o m"
Its general provisions are, that two add.;ar',
Judges ofthe general court are TO be arna;a
ed, who's, with the other ten iutlves NV ns s
court. are to attend each Ole circuit ,wi.s
year. The state is divided into twcIye =
cults, and one judge is to exercise at W.
court house Of each county. twice . ra' Wv
the jurisdiction now exercised by two ir ,t4'
at the district courts. 'NS'S
Concerning the sale of property under,
ecutions and membranes.
/. So much Of the act of the 10Th Of
cember, 1898, as directs that when nvon.,,
taken in execution will not sell Iar tbr..
fourths of its value, it may be sold On twol,.
months credit, or The debtor may repevv e.
twelve months, and whatever relates IA g.
ecutions in that act, either in the gDnor
ment of commissioners, or for the dller,im
of the sheriff, clerk, SC. is declared to be n
force.
No property shall be sold by commi
sion appointed by any court of CHANGER. i,
by trustee undera deed hereafter execute
unless it shall sell fof three fourths of the V.
hue estimated by the commissioners to be an.
pointed by this act; who, or any three #
them, shall make the valuation, and dcEyr
it in writing, to tie commissioners Appointed
by the court OF chancery or to the trustees
The commissioners who may act, shall Be
entitled 10 dollar per day, 10 be pi.id BY the
creditor and taxed in the bill Of costs. TE,
act is not to extend to executions against sh:-
Ifs, or other public officers for delinquc.
eies, Or failing to lay money received On eg
ecutions, or TO attori.ies for money recevd
for their clierts: nor to executions in behalf
of any bank. But it Shall extend 10 cxelui
ons issued by magistrate for al sums above
ten dollars /; and the constable CT othcroGcet
shall return the bond with;. thirty ;lars to
the clerks Office, TO be proceeded on as other
repievy bnnos. All executions which shall
be awarded on forthcoming bonds, execMsd
before the commencement cf ills act shall
be proceeded III as ether executions: but the
proceedings on ali forthcoming bonds exc.
cuted thereafter, shall be as Heretofore So
much of this act, rs relates to the appoint
ment Of commissioners, Shall commence from
the passing and the courts siall appoint
them at their Feb. term, OF as coon thereaf-
ter as possible; the residue of The act Shall
commence Oh the first of March next AID
continue in force till the expiration otthlFiF
days after the discontinuance of the emba'-
go. But SO much OF the act as authorizes
directs the manner of proceeding on rep-eI
bonds, is made perpetual.
Imposing taxes for the support OF goY,fl
mont.
The taxes remain az heretofore, eSfso'
au addition Of leo dollars on hawker. ADD
pedlars.
Cents
On lards for every 8 TOO value, accord
ing to the equslgzirg law, %
On slaves above f2 years except those
exempted By the courts, -