Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1810-02-10

ptescribsd- by law, take following -
9 Edo soiemnly swear q xifirm (ss n,
case may BIZ tina: ] have 65ebeen engaged
in dusb by sendins Or accepting chaL
leage TO hight aiduei, or by g. hiring du-l
or ID auy msnner, yin vi"fuion of IL. ac,
.nti,ied ;. An acr to suppress dueinr;"
since the passage OF that act, nor will be
50 concerned directly Or indirectly in sush
duel daring my continuance in Office. So
help ms Cod" ......
The judges of'he cireuit and re county
courts az their quarterly sessions a,s ,E.
Joined 70 give expressly in charge 10 ,he
Jury all the laws il force - suppress duel.
ling, and to charge thrm to present all per.
sons conee rned in carrying, sendins or &C.
sep.ius a challenge /; and, ON prese",men;,
il III. court has jurisdiction OF the off nee,
il shall proceed to tfiai in the ordinary way,
il not, the prese ntment shall either be Ger.
u6ed BY order OF court 70 such court as
has Jurisdiction, or shall be eonsideredia
law a sufticicu. authority for 4 magistrate
to issue his warrant against the accused
where an examining court 10 necessary.
q. d AZ,
When ,ny Judge or magistrate Aas good
cause 10 suspect that any person Or persons
are abou. to be engaged in adusl, Ne may
issue his warrant 70 bring the parties be-
fore him-aud If he shall think proper 10
take of rhem rrcognizaace to keep tho
peace, he shall insert in the condition. ,has
The party or parties, shall not during the
time for which they wers bound, direct
" or indirectly be concerned ia q duel Ell
Their with the Eerson suspected Or any
other person within the tims limited BY the
recognizance. ,.,, -.
If any person or persons, id order to e.
lude the operation of .hi, law, shall leave
the state, they shall be deemed ~ guilty,
and subject to the like penalties as if the
offence had been committed within the
commonwealth. ~ e.. ,.-,-,
If any person shall leave tht state with
. an intention of giving or receiving chal-
lenge to fight duel, or Of aiding or ab:.'
ting in giving or receiving such challenge.
and duel shall actually be fought. where
by the death Of any person shall happen,
and the person so leaying the state shall
remain ,hereeat 80 ~ to prevent his APP
prehension for the purpose of trial, or If =.
ny person shall fight duel in this state ar
aid or abct therein, whereby any person
shall be killed, and then Ace inc another
state 70 avoid his trial, in either case d
oh. b. the duty Of the executive, md they
arc sIirsetsd TO adopt and pu~us all legal
steps ,o cause any such offender to be ap.
pretended and brought to trial in the coun.
" where the offence was committed, wheA
the duel shalt have been Tough, in this
s,se. and when fought without, then ia
that county, where, in the opinion OF tbs
executive, The evidence agains. the offendyr
can b bsst obtained and produced upon his
trial. 49,.
1, shall be the daty IF the atsorai-es Tor
the commonwealth, for the coua,y courts
TO give information to the tx,cutiSs, when.
ever case shall arise in their cuunties
which will render the interpretation Of The
executive necessary: and the said snu-
nics, either at the FIRST quarterly term, AZ.
ter the commandments Of thh act, or At the
time Of accepting their Offices. where they
shall hereafter be appointed, shall take tho
following oath. II do solemnly swear VI
Atm Cas- the csse may beg that will to
the hes, Of my Judgment execute the du.
"y imposed on me. by the act TO suppress
"du.lIing. So help me- God"
All words which from their usual con-
ssrucsion AID common aeeepta,ioa n. con.
s:lersd as. insults, and lead 60 vinIenes and
breach OF the peace. shalt hereafter be ac-
tionahls, and no plea, sxeepta,ion or de-
murer shall be sustained in any court with.
in this commonwealth, to preclude = Jury
i,om passing thereon, who are thereby dee
Glazed 20 be the sole judges Of the damages
SUSTAINED, Provided tina, the cejstA may
grant new trials as heretoforr. - a =
ITO eomosne. from The ar.s Of Apsit
next ,;,.[' .ssss
=. An act au.horisins the superior csurss
Of law and courts Of chaneery "a issos
wri,s Of essiorari IN certain. and for ether