Alexandria gazette & advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1822-1824, 1823-02-25

dollars; thea e: Congress pass s'aort iaw,
autnoiising C, ealto, acre TIC oepe Is ABOVE
twenty and under fftY dolars, ~ issue a sum.
mons OF capia, if the later IS preferred. returna.
able to the first day Of tie Court and a trial at
the first term, in a summary way, reseryin to
either party light oi trla by jury, If he wishes
i, To enable the Consres. to amend the bill
inttis respect, with as little trouble as possible;
I add to these reIna. Ks the section OF the Viz
gina law
.Any debt or penaty amounting to more
than twenty 'doi.ars anC not exceeding fifty
dollars, may be demanded b. petition to the
Court of the County. whrre tic ebtor NAV be
found The clerk ssal draw ne eutiop, stat
ing therein how the dcbt became due cy the
brea ch of what statute the penalty was INCUR.
ed and shall issue summons, directed to the
Marshal or other proper officer, commanding
him to summon the defendant 10 appear and
answer the petltion-and the defendant being
summoned. ten DAYS at least before the return
day and being at the same time served with
copy of the petition together with copy OF the
account. or note OF hand, which snail be flied;
the Court shall and may hear and determine
the matter IN dispute, in summary way and
give such iud gment as shall appear TO be Just
Provided that either 9th parties may demand
a trial bv jnrv, or leave the cause to he deter
mined by the Court at their election
I cannot close nv remarks without noticing
another verv serious objection to the proposed
law.-By the 18th section, the justices are au-
thorised to issue capias ad satisfaciendum or
feri facias n a / cases where they are authorised
10 render judgment by virtue OF that act or the
laws already in existence in the District OF Co.
lnmbia By the Sd section, they are to keep
docket of their proceedings and issue the exc
cutions on their judgments. BY the Sth Sec
ton, the judgments Of the justices are no longer
to be returned to the Gle; ks office OF the coun-
ty-And by the 10th section, the executions
are to be returned byt the officer serving them,
to the Justice who renders the judgment, in.
stead as heretofore, returning them to the
clerks Office of the county. BY the 4th sec
ton of the act Of Congress, passed June, 1919,
real estate in the county of Alexandra, is made
subject to the payment of debts in the same
manner, to the same extent, and by the same
process as real estate in the county of Wash
ington, is subject to the payment OF debts by
the law now in force in the country OF Wash
ineton, the opera ion Of which law IS extend.
ed to real estate in the county of Alexand ia.
The British statute, passed 9Th year of Geo
Cd, chap 1th, sect. 4th, to he found in the I'd
volume of Cows abridgement, is the law Of the
county of Washington.
1t, therefore follows, that the title to lands
and tenements is to be bound by the judgment
and the execution fieri facias of justice Of the
peace If this be the effect of the judgment
Of justice of the peace. does not the interest
Of creditors and subsequent purchasers require
that the judgments of the nstices and the exc.
cutions on those Judgments should be return
ed to the clerks Office, place Of safety and
easy access tor information to those who may
wish it, rather than that persons should be OBJ
iged to travel all over the county. and perhaps
to call on every justice to ascertain whether
there is anv Judgment againstthe person whose
real estate he was about to purchase, or tax a
lien upon to secure debt.
A CITIZEN.