Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1819-03-09
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l55 An act, establishing new judi-
ciai circuit and for other purposes" The
new circuit consists of the counties of
Lewis, HARRISON, Wood, Mason, Cabell
and Kcnbawa Tie superior courts Tor
Lewis TO he on the Is; Mondays in April
and September for Harrison oil Ike III
Fridays after lie Isl Mondays of April
and September for Wood on the Sd
Mondays i'm April and September for
Mason ON The 4ih Mondays III April and
September: fer Cabell on Ike Is, Mon.
lays after The 4i!i Mondays IN April aud
September; and for Kenllawa on the 81
Mondays after The 4ih Monday in April
nd September III each year. I he copn
ties Oi Giles AMI Montgomery are attach
al Ia The tweijM cir, uit 'i'Iie superior
tourls al law tor Bctciourt are hereafter
IA be EOit,en on the Isl Monday for
Montgomery on The 2i Monday FOR
Gii les oil The 81 Monday for Monroe on
lie 4ih Monday for Grccnbrier on The
Isl Monday after the 4th Monday and
for Nicholas on the 2d Monday after the
4ih hiouGav IN April and September in
zach year: for the county Of Preston on
'he Isl Monday (: OF Moncpgalia on the
I'd Monday OF Brooke on the Sd Mon
day OF Ohio on he 9Th Monday; of
Tyler Oh The LIST Monday after the 4ih
Monday aud of Randolph ON the I'd
Monday after the 4ib Monday ia April
and September in each year Takes eff
feet from the Gath Of February, 1919,
when il passed.
1876. An aci, I" 20 reduce into one the
several acis concerning the auditor aud
treasurer" introduces no important
change into The laws concerning these
oiii crs.
l57. an aci, "to reduce into one act
the several acts concerning executions,
and for the relief OF insolvent debtors"
In The 9Th section of This act, i; is declar-
cd, thai every sale, conve. ance and trans
fer OF any lands or tenements made by
any person charged in execution Tor any
Gebi or damages, shall be absolutely null
and VOID as 10 the creditor or creditors
al whose suit he is so charged iii execu-
l,on, unless such sale, transfer ur con
veyance be absolute and bona ride and
be made for the payment of The debt and
damages due to Snch creditor or credit
ors, aud The proceeds of such sale, con
veyauce or transfer be paid, or be secured
a. be pali within "a reasonable time 10
such creditor or creditors and that all
| executions OF capias al saiis.aCiendum
| ievi'd aiier the commencement of this
dNNs SUult Ottlu t..c real estate OI the de
feBdani from the tim when they shall
| be levied. BY the 18th section, the
CLERKS Of courts are authorized TO issue
executions on forthcoming bonds, upon
molten of the persons 10 vhom ilIe same
are payable, their executors or admins
traioIs, Without amy motion 10 the court,
or notice TO the obligors. By the 10Th
section, The sheriff is liable TO penalty
n he dO not return the Forthcoming bond
to the clerks office, or deli, er il TO The
creditor on the return day of the execu.
ton, instead OfWiihin sixty DAYS, as here
fotore. a clause is added 10 the ;39iii
section, HAT an5 person III custody IN
any clvilaction. on any original or meSHc
process, and dcsirouS to avail himself OF
HE privileges hereby given 10 insolyent
debtors, may confess judgment in the
clerk Office, al any time during vacation,
Tor the whole amount Of ihs PLAINTIFF
demand, in his writ or declaration SET
forth, and costs, or such part thereof as
the plaintiff may be willing 10 accept
Judgment for: such judgment. so con
fssed, shall be entered 0i record bv the
clerk, shall be final, shall have the same
validity as if entered in open court: and
The defendant may thereupon dischafge
himself from confinement in tie same
manner as if tie Judgment had bprnren-
dered III court.
1853. An act, altering tie DAYS of
holding certain courts, provides. HAT iie
superior conris of law for SOUTHAMPTON
shall be holden on the list ,,ays, iOr
Greensyiile on The 9TH days, for Snrry on
tie l5t! days, for Sussex on the 2Oi,
days, aud Tor Prince George on the 25ih
days Of April and September Tor Isle OF
Wight on the 9;h days of NAV and DC
tober Tor Halifax on the Sd MONDAYS,
aud Tor Piiisylvaila on The 4lll Mondays
IN April and September in each year..
The county court Of Green's lie shall be
holden on the Wednesday after the 81
Monday III every month. This act CON,
meDces IN force on tile 3lsl Of March
next.
l59. An act, for limitation Of actions.
Tor preventing frivolous and ,cxalious
suiE, concerning jeofails, and certain
proceedings IN civil cases. BY this act,
sundry very important amendments are
made in the las. lis details are loo nu-
merous to be inserted IN this sketch hui
tie following provisions merit particular
notice. In all actions upon the caSe, ac-
lions Of 0oye,ant, and actions Of debt. tor
penalty Intended tosccure The perform
| aHce of n covenant or condition. where
the court before whom lite trial shall be,
shall not be satisfied, and enter upon the
record, that the action was neither lrivo-
IOus nor yexaiious-ifibe jury find under
six dollars and sixty six cents, the plain
| tiff shall not recover more costs than the
sum so found. Every new trial granted
/ at law shall be upon the condition of paw.
ing tile costs of the former trial, unless
snch near fTid be granted for He misconduct
| IT tho opposite party ad in such tase, tie
| persou guHyof the HHscOudVcf ShaH be al
judged 20 Payhe cost I lie former trial.
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