Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1817-01-22
AN ACT,
Giving Relief to the People OF this Com

Be itenacted by the General Assembly
that in all cases Of deb. or money due
lon execution, deed Of trust. judgement
distress or decree no sale shall take place
or be made ua.ass the party or parties,
ibis her or their agent. attorney o. ~
,lpresenta'ive. fer whose benefit such saie
Il. shout to take place. or t" be made,
l.ha!l al least ten days previous. endorse
upon saul execution. deed ri frost. judge
imsnt. distres., or decree, that nc. .',e OF
they are wiling TO receive in payment,
and diseh rye thereof. the notes or bills
Iuf the chartered banks Of this state and
Isuch notes or bills os the chartered 5auks
lin the District Of Cciup,l,in, of the cha.
tered bsnss il the cities Of Baltimore and
Annapolis cf The bark Of Marietta, in
he sac of ONO, the UHioa Bank OF
}! Pcnnsy!s anlG. tue Knoxville bank in the
is,lrs Of Tennessee and nt me Safe Bank
'ot North srulina; a shall have been
,'deciarei curreAt. ~ susnt 80 the pru'i-
SONS ot his act Provided. however
itNst no debtor ,1a!l har, The benefit "
tni- act, whn hall rot. aefo such sale
taxi. pace. tsude- ~ the She TT ar othr
p"r.on conducting such safe, bond witt
grpd secu.l's for The nuunt due. paya-
Me wifi irgtl interest thereoG. az ur b.
fore the iirst day If -eytembc next ::
a d presided .:sI ;Sat n" debtor shai.
Iayaii himself or herself Of me p provision
.of this act nni--s he " he shall have
paid ~ 'erterea 10 thc plaintiff the car
idecrpt6 u adjudged against him OF the
ID. ths cour' reudei = such drcrce g
J Judgement y The paarr Of the ceaHsrst
ibarl, afnre sad aud sha,! moreover nave
paid, in the n",e- III laid Danks O. ID
she, III or other per.cn cGhtgctug .ie
sale the cos mission allowed hiG, by tbs
ac.
In orrier 70 ascei tain yha notes Of the
char cred bark. aFo esaii, other than the
hank Of Virginia AND fa,a,e , Babs ~
VI sinia, are current wIt1,n the severa
Counties AID corporation, Of this Com
men" ealth;
B. II further enacted. that il shall b.
tie duty Of each inie ior eourtof a c0un.
~ AID cnrpoi alton as scon d coayeni.
emily nay be. By an order entered o.
record to declare what no,es Of the char
tered banks aforesaid other thaa TIE
bank OF Virginia and FaymrIs bank Of
Virginia ae'urrent within such colaty
lor corporation.
| BE it further enacted that when the
safe Of asy property shall be arrested
by giving bond and security and psyin:
costs under the provisions OF this &c
sach property il ia the custody OF an Of
nccr. or other person authorised to sell
shall he sestored to the person from who's
possession it shall have been taken sand
the officer or other person who was pro.
ceedire 10 sell shall be entitled TO one
half the commission re could legally have
demanded i. the sale had been made ans
TIC whole a,isu at Of the debt received BY
| him.
he it further enacted, that all bonds
taken under this act, shall be executed In
the following name, that is TO say, IN
all cases Oh execution, the boad shall b.
made payable 10 the plaintiff: in case
CT distress if shall be made parable to the
person in whose name the distress SHAH
have been made: in cases OF deeds ai
trust, il shall be made payable TO the
trustee, for the benefit of the ces.ui gusI
trust and, in cases Of proceeding under
a Judgment or decree, directing sale.
TIE bond shall b. made payable to the
commissioned. o. oihsr person auti0riZeu
by such Judgment or decree to conduc
the sale, aud shall be for the benefit OF
the persons emitted, BY such judgment
or decree. to the pi oceeds Of the sale. |
10 ascertain the sum due in every case,
Ill interes, si,ich shall have accrued urt
to The date Of the bond, together with
an, costs, for the payment whereof Nc
provision hath oeen made in this act
hail be added to the principal debt
aud the band shall be conditioned 10
the payment OF the sun 80 ascertalnea
OH IN before the first day OF srltemorr
next, with legal interest thereuppn iron
the date until paid, he condition o
every such bond shall recite uuiy IL,
cause foI which 1t is. given. ;" that
ma appear to have been executed
pursuance Of the provisions OF TINS set.
Be IT luther enacted, that every osn
executed under ;hr authority OF this &C
70 arrest q sale under any execution
judgment or decree Of court OF recoIo
saaII be forthwita returned, by the pc
son to whom It shall have been deliver
|to lie clerk. office of the court o.