The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1815-01-05

whercupon the Court, or the Judge in vaca-
cation shall order the Clerk OF such Court TO
issue to the Register of the I.and Office a
Writ commanding him to certify to such
Court whether such letter patent, or Grant
had ever issued, and If 50, to certify to SUCH
Court, on or before the Srst day of it's next
term, copy thereof. Upon The Registers
return, Containing copy ct the letter p;tent
or grant, the Court shall direct the same to
be recorded; and thcreupon the Writ of
sire fac1s may be prosecuted as judicial
Writ. All such Writs shall be ISSUED, against,
and served upon the original grantee, or his
heirs ut law. if any he hath, and the tenant
III possession or. ifthe granite: ,.,.,i not re-
size within the jurisdiction of SAID Court, or
II he be deas, Without heir within the iurisdic
ton or sad Court, then agai,st and upon the
tenant nj possession only; AM be made re-
surnahe as other process If such Court
crowded, That Il 5hc tenant in possession be
Il mere intruder claiming no t'cle, or r he hold
ms possession under a title adverse &C. the pa
tent scu-at to De repealed. and the person
or persons claiming under such patent do re-
side w'tnin the jurisdiction of su Il Court, the
Scire FGtlnG shall be directed TO him or them,
as well rs to the original pateutee : and that,
II such claimant or claimants do not reside
within such jurisdiction, still the process STALL
be directories last aforesaid. And the Court,
Before whom such scire focn& shall be Deepen
ding, shall, upon q proper affidavit stating
those facts, cause q copy Of thc said process
to De published, for thirty days, in such pub
lie newspaper as it shall deem most likely TO
give information to the parties interested the
expense OF such publication 40 re borne, in
inc iiist instance, by tie plaintiff, and to a
wait the thal decision of tiie cause And if
the defendant, or dctend=ilts, sir.l FIJI! to en-
ter his or their appearance, within three
months after the last publication, the Court
shall proceed to hear and determine the
ca"se, IN the same manner as if such defen-
dipt or defendants had appeared. But If
the defendant, or defendants, were out
o. Virginia at the time of such ,scre ia
cias slel out, and of such publication.
such Judgment shall not he a conclusive
Aiti ag 'si him or them: but he or they NAV.
at any tlme within seven years thereafter,
petition to have the case opened and re-
nearing, which shall be granted to him or
them, ON such terms as the Court NAV deem
reasonable. Whenever, in the prosecution of
any such Writ, an issue in fact shal be join-
ed between the Commonwealth and defen-
dant, such issue shall be tried by a iurv, as
IN cthei' cases. When judgment shall be
rendered revOking any letter Datent OK Grant.
upon iiiuS copy OF such judgment with the
Register of the Land Office ne shall note the
same, or the substance thereof, in the mar
GIN OF the original record of such letter M
tent or grant and, from and after the rem
dit'on "f Suah Juigmen's, such letter patent
or grant shall cease to have effect in law
he tee OF The Register, for making the re-
tdrn TO the Writ Ut Gertiorari, shall be tho.
same as Tor making out cory of letter
patent or grant; and for noting tire Judgment
as aforesaid, twenty five cents, The Clerk Is
10 receive for filing the petition a fee of
G.. -.
eighteen cents /; for recording the Registers
return, the same fee As Cor recording Deed
OF conveyance Of Land and, for other servi-
ces' the 'ame''ees ~ ior similar services in
other cases Passed November Esd, 1914 &
takes eject from rs passage.
3+ IN act, i3im'.g Il new county out of
part ot the c'arteS II Lee, Russell & WISH
hgt"t, and t0f oi'ieY PURPOSES Passed Nov.
I4th 1914. Tic name OF ti!e new county is
SCOTT, in hoaor Of Maj. Gen. WINGFIELD
SCoTr.
s.. An act divoroing Richard Jones from
his wife Peggy
sc. IN act concerning Executors and
ior othcrpurpOses' Gpassed Nov. 25th, 1914,
taxing effect at the expiration OF fifteen DAYS
hom the passage, and to continue in force
uHsh tie h:St day of March, 1850 provides
mat the defendant. or defendants, shall have
power 10 stay any execution Upon any JUDY
'ncnt or decree fOr money, winch hath been
on shall be rendered, either bv Court
~ Justice Of ne Peace, by rendering to the
Court or justice OF the Peace, by whom the
Judgment or decree shall Rave been rendered
bond and sufficient security, PAYABLE to the
plaintiff or plantiffs, his, her, or their e~.ecu-
toia' ADMINISTRATORS or gas, in double the
amount q tie demand, Conditioned 70 raw the
aIuVnat Of principai anti interest, ~ tie re-
1tai or eXp'ratl@n Of this act Provided, tiat
~ sad pond and SECURITY, 20 stay execution
- the Judgments or DEGREES Of Courts, NAV
be gwen either in Court, or in the CLERKS
O'laa. w hen any distress for rent due in
n9ncy shall be nude. the tenant may STAY
proceedings 90 gIch iissr SIS. b, giving r..
bond aud sufficient security 10 the Steii1T or
other oI'icti 57i'uB thU SAINT, payable 80 the.
iih,llcrG, his exc; Gtors, administrators or as
Signs. Every ms tis6cd Execution, fcr mo-
ney, thdt may be in the hands of the Sheriff
or otncr officer 1t The commencement of this
act, or which NAY hereafter be ss., Z, in couse-
qurnce Of the defendant or def ANTS not ei
Nhg the security required by dis act may
be st"ysd IN the same manner asa jutrmeut
provided the bond and security be given for
such purpose before the officer proceeds to
sell. The bonds taken in pursuance of this
ACT slab have the force of Judgments and be
assyhaji,. Aud If. at the expiration or re-
peal OF this act, the money shall not be paid
according to tie condition Uf said bond or