Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1813-02-25
SKETCH OF THE LAWS.
Pa''e4 BY ihe Genera Assem5t efls,s-is

for further continuing and AMENDING the act
titled an act for reducing into one The sevc.
raj cts concerning executions, and for the re
li-' OF insolvent debtors, provides. that So
| much OF the S3th section OF The first reci ed
act as authuiists the King OF tbe cath OF in
| solvency before The court, Il sittieg, shalt be
re enacted and reviveG. When such oath shall
be administered in any other court than that
rom which the execution issued. the clerk of
such court shall deliver 20 the sheriff, or other
officer, certified copy of the schedule that
may be subscribed and delivered in by such
debtor, 10 he rciufned with the execution to
the office whence it issued; and such ccrti-
he'd copy shall have the same force Ape, effect
as the original schedule would have IL r. turned
with such execution; and where such oath
sliaii be taken before two justices, it shall he
the duty OF the sheriff Or other officer who
made the arrest TO return the schedule to the
ONCE from which the execution iss,icd; and,
IN default thereof, he shall be liable TO the
same recovery as for not returning the execu-
ton: Provided, always, that, it there he more
than one execution, the schedule shall be re-
turned with that which came frs; to the off
GERS hands; and it shall, moreover, be the duty
OF such sheriff or other officer TO m Ike returns
on every other such execution, under which
such lnsolvent dcb'or may have been COMMIT.
ted, stating the truth OF the case, and specify.
ms the office 10 which such sche +ule may have
been returned. When anv schedule shall here
aiter be subscribed and delivered in by any
person taking the oath of an insolvent debtor,
'nS cierh oi the court may, 1t the instance of
'ne creultor, Issue simmons Ill the name of
the Sheriff or other officer as directed hy law,
against any or all of the Garn,shccs named in
such schedule, specifying the sum of money,
win SUCH .ntereSt may appear to be duS.
thereon, and any goods o. chattes stated in
t,.e SAC schedule 70 be due from, or IN the
IL 'ius o. the SAID Sarnisliee; and shall, more.
o'ei, endorse on such summons, and tie sub
sequSht process, st whose Instance the same
Was issuedi ana ali officers tees in such pro.
secution snail be charged to such creditor If
any @ariishee shall, ~ the zine OF the execu-
ti1h oi such summons, tender, to the officer eX-
ecusihg ne same, the mon , goods oi chatteis
mentioned therein, Or any part thereof, shall
DC III duty OF such officer 10 receive the same
ana give receipt therefor, and any goods or
cnatleis taus received shall be sold Dy sucn
once IN the same MANNER as goods taken in
execution: Provided, that where all the money.
Soods or chatteis mSnlioned in such summons
shall not be paid or delivered to such officer
as aforesaid, like proceedings nav he had for
'he residue, as IN cases where part is paid
or delivered. IA any sheriff, or other officer
shali receive any money, goods or chaitels in
pursuance OF this act, and shall fail to return
the summons, or make false return thereon. or
shall iaii to pay the money b. him received, he
shaii DC haDte to the same recovery for like
delinquency in case of an execution and the
court, before whom such motion may be made,
snail estimate The value of any goods or chat
teis named IN such summons, and assess the
me accordingly 1T the G;lrnishee shall paw
the money, or SO much thereof as may be due
OF shall deliver the goods or chatteis in his or
her hands, to the sheriff or other officer at the
time OF exccuting the summons, such Garnishee
shaii not De liable to COSTS but the legal COS s.
Ia a ~ = .
to the officer collecting the same, shall be paid
out OF such insovent debior's estate. Any of
tne creditors may proceed against the Gar
nlshee or Garnishees, either of them: and
IL shaIi De the duty OF the sherik or other off.
Ger IN whose name such claim or claims may
be prosecuted, 10 pay TO the creditor or Gre
ditors prosecuting, the cost recovered in cases
prosecuted by them respectively; and such
cost shall not be applied IN discharge of the
executions or judgments against such insol-
vent debtor And II no creditor will prosecute
within SIX months at er such oath shall nave
been taken, such insolvent debtor NAV prose-
cute Ia the same manner as if such oath had
rot been taken Any court from which an ex-
ecution has issued, under which the debtor
may nave taken the oath OF insolvency, may, ON
motIoD, WITH u n DAYS notice award execution
against the goods and chattels acquired by,
him or her sdtcr taking such oath That part
oil the I'd section The act which makes IT the
duty OF the sheriff, or other officer, to whose
custody any person was committed to recon-
Eiit Inn TO close Jail after Inc has had the. bene
ut OF the prison oounds one year, snail be con-
strued to- mean the sheriff, coroner or sergeant
as the case may be, IN Office, at the expiration
OF The SAID one year; and it snail be. the
duy OF such officer to recommit sucn per
con 20 close jail agreeably to the directi-
ons OIL that act. And, where there be any
person or persons now IN the bounds of any
prison, who have been therein one year, and
VINO shall have taken the benefit thereon since
the Isl OF May, 1907, il shall be the duty OF
tue shefdi, coroner or sergeant, as the case
may be, M Office, in the county or corporation
10 which tile SAID bounds belong, to recommit
toe SAID person or persons to close Jail, with
out delay, there to remain until discharged BY
Que Course OF law. IT To take effect on the
LIST OF June next.
1lo IN act, appointing an agent to recover
| and receive certain monies due to this com.
mOn"eaith in the state ofKenmcky.
llS. An act, concerning the sale ofthe Church
| Plate IN the county OF Richnond.
49, An act, proyldiRg for the defence of the
state against invasion or insurrcction, provides.
1 that there shall be raised, for the service of
| the state OF Virginia, Jnc reg ment of infant v,
\ ono troop OF cavalry, one Company Of rifemcn.
| and two companies OF artillery, 10 serve dur;ng
| the pres, mt war between the United States and
Great Britain, unless sooner discharged. The
| regimen shall consist of eight companies; and
nc heid and stan officers STALL be one colonel,
| one lieutenant colonel, one major, one adiutaut.
one qusrter-msster, one pay master. one ser
| geon, one surgeons maze, one serieant. Ins;or.
and one quartz master SERGEANT. Each of The
companies OF infantry shalt consist of one cap.
tain, one first and one second lieutenant ,ne
ensign. four seJeants, four corporals. two mu
slcian', and sixty-iour prlvates. The company