Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1820-02-29

possession Of when be left the city, and all
he had borrowed; he is now anxious to know
how much money he bad when he LEFT Rich-
mOnd.
Yesterday, the Senate returned the House
OF Delegates the proposition TO re-assess the
lands of this county, (Henrico) with an a.
mendment; viz. to make the provision &C.
neral, instead of local one to authorize the
courts OF such counties asdeem il expedient
to have their lands re-valued, at the expence
Of the county, by impartial persons drawn
from other counties; and to lay the reult OF
this valuation before the next Legislature
This amendment was adopted by the House.
The university bill has passed-60 900 dol
lars authorized to be borrowed to finish the
buildings. lRich. Eng.
We continue our sketches OF the acts, ana
will conclude them in our next. Meanwhile
we hasten TO lay before our readers the foi-
lowing interesting bill, which was passed on
Thursday,
To amend the act, entitled an act TO reduce
into one act the several acts concerning Ex-
ecutions. and for the relief Of lnsolyent
Debtors
(Passed February Gath, 1901
Be II enacted by the General Assembly,
That executions issuing from superior courts
of law may, at the election OF The party su-
ing out the same, be made returnable to the
frst day Of the next term of the court from
which such execution may issue, or TO any
rule day previous to such term Provided
there be at least Is days between the date
and retarn-day.
Q. Asa be enacted, That all sales OF slaves,
mules and work oxen, and horses taken un-
der execution or other legal process, shall
hereafter be made at the court house OF the
county or corporation where the same may De
levied, on The first day of the usual term OF
the court Of such county or corporation, next
succeeding that on which the same may De
advertised; unless the debtor on or before the
court day tor advertising the same, shall IN
writing REQUIRE the officers levying such exc
cution or process. to make the sale a! some
other place within such county or corpora
ton; whereupon the same proceedings shall
be had, as if this act had never been passed:
provided, however, that, if there shall not
be time on the said first day Of the court to
make or to complete any such sale, it shall
be lawful to adjourn the SAID sale froui day
to day until the same shall be completed.
8. And be 1t further enacted, That it shall
not be lawful for the clerk Of any court OF
this Commonwealth, to issue an execution,
upon any bond given for the forthcoming OF
property, unless il shall have been awarded
by the court, where such bond shall be lodg
ed. upon motion OF the person to whom the
same is payable, bis executors or admins
traitors Provided, the obligors, their exc
cutors or administrators, orsuch OF them a.
paipst whom execution is awarded, have ten
DAYS previous notice OF such motion and
tlereupon i, shall be lawful for such court,
TO award execution, for The money or tobac-
CO, in such bond mentioned, with interest
thereon, from The date of the bond till pay
ment and costs and upon such execution,
the sheriff or other officer, shall proceed IN
the same manner, and the clerk shall make
the same endorsement, as is now directed by
law, in relation to forfeited forthcoming
bonds.
4. find Be 1t further enacted, That the ope-
ration so lDuch ofthe act passed the 25th
day of February, 1919. entitled, " an act
for limitation OF actions for preventing fri
yoIous and vexatious suits concerning Jeo-
fails, and certain proceedings in civil cases, !"
as authorizes capias I'D repondendum to be
returned to some rule day in the clerks OF
fee, shall be, and the same is hereby sus-
pended until the lst day of March, 1921 /;
Provided, however, That nothing herein
contained, shall be construed TO change or
affect the mode of commencing and prosecut-
ing suits in the superior courts of law.
5. This act shall commence aud be in
force, from and aftsrthe FIRST day of April
next; but the whole thereof, except the hrst
section, shall expire on the 1st day of
March, 1921. and thereafter, the provisions
of the existing law, repealed or suspended
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