American watchman and Delaware advertiser. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1822-1828, 1823-11-21
FIN act to preUent the Sale Of Land by process Of
lar, in certain cases.

tuu3 III ceftaW CHStS.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Repre-
sentatives Of the State Of Delaware in General AS
semhly met, That no lands, tenements, hered:ta-
meGts whatsoever. within this State, shall be bound
by, be liable to be seized and sold upon any iudg
ment which shall be recovered, 10 any action cf
detinue royer, and replevin fer taking away goods
and chaltels; or in any action upon account and
upon case; in any action upon the case for words
written or spoken or in any action of debt rroun-
ded upon any lending or contract without specially
or IN any action for argearage or arrearages Orient;
or IN any action oil respass assault, battery, menace,
woundng or Imprisonment or in any action groun-
ded upon any bond, bill, obligation, covenant, pro-
missory note, agreement or contract in writing, or
settlement under the hands of the parties concerned
or IN any action grounded upon any assumpst, pro.
mise or undertaking; or in any quitam action, or
IN any action grounded upon any cause OF action
Whatever, although not herein particularly mention
led Except as hereinafter is provided) which shall
be entered into, made or contracted after the first
day OF May next, OF in which the cause of action
shall accrue after the said first day of NJ y, upon
any contract made or entered into before the said
first day OF May.
SEC 2. Provided always, and be it enacted by the
authority aforesaid, that this act shall not extend
to, nor Include any Judgment recovered any
rccognizance, bond or obligation entered into, Or
made by any Sheriff, Coroner, Constable, Register
for the Probate of Wills and granting Letters Of
Administration Clerk Of the Supreme Court, Pro.
thonatory of the Court OF Common Pleas, Clerk Of
the Peace, Recorder, Register of the court Of
Chancery, Clerk of the Orphans Court Secretary
oil State, Collector of State, County, Poor and
Road Taxes, or Collector OF any or either of them,
State Treasurer and County Treasurer, and by
he sureties OF all such officers respectively, in
their official capacity for the faithful performance
OF their duties respectively nor TO any Judgment
recovered on any mortgage or bond made for
ring one and the same debt TO any recog-
Inizance taken III the Orphans Court for paying to
|chdren, or other heirs OF an ntesatc. to their
their parts shares ofthe appraised
value fanny lands tenements, or Entertainments; nor
toany judgment recovered upon any bond entered
INTO or made by any executor, administrator guar
ldan, and their suretles respectively for the faith
ul execution OF their respective trusts but that all
such Judgments mentiond in theis second sect
may be proceeded and executed according TO the
provisions OF the act entitled An act for taking
landsin execution for the payment of debts, and the
supplement and supplements made thereto, in the
same manner before the passing this act, sa,ing
dover as now by law established
SEC. 3. And in order to prevent all controversy
as 10 the sale oil lands, tenements and hcredaments
The 1t enacted by the authority aforesaid, that III rem
derng Judgment in all which fall within the
intent and meaning of the second section oil this act
the court shall adjudge that the debt or damages
recovered in such Judgment shall be levied and
made according to the act entitled An act Tor tax
ling lands in execution for payment OF debts !" and
The plaintiff or plaintiffs may proceed according to
that act And if either party shall be aggrieyed
by such judgment, he or she may have writ Of
error on which such judgment may be affirmed, or
revc sed, and the proper judgment rendered thereon
by the High Court Of Errors and Appeals.
| DO CERTIFY That the foregoing BILL entitled a" An
to prevent the sale Of land by process Of law in
leases introduced and read in the House of Repre-
senatyes of the State Of Delaware, third day OF
February 1925; read second time the fourth day Of
February 1925 and the further consideration thereof post
poned until the next session of the General Assembly and
that it printed by order Of the house Of Represe
taves for the information Of the people Of the State
/ Delaware. WILLIAM p BROBSON,
/ Clerk of the House Of Representatives.
| Wilmington, April A. 1928.