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distance before relief could he afforded her
bu, this came too late. Her suffering, were
a"f4' and her fate h-, excited much sympathy
The t"llbNing ~ eUIy OF u.e Late Act &C
tie virginia Legislature called - tic Poor Debt
orr Law. u Siii lac seen that II, OF, ration.
are ro"a"ed 10 debts eon,ra,t,d Alter the Ia of
Aususl last.
In 'iCI srsmI'i"g certain portion ,rile pro.
Ieri9 u poor doctors from creation and o,s,y
E4b.!isisg
/. BE ~ Enacted 5y he General ~
SemdIy Tha, ii shall be Law full for each
~hte person IN this commonwealth.
being a husband or parent, against
whom an execution may hereafter is
sue upon judgments for " hich the cause
oi action shall arise after the first
day OF August, eighteen hundred and
thilty-seNcn, TO select or set apart one
cow, one bedstead, bed and necessary
bedding sar the same, half dozen knives
and forks, SIX plates, two dishes. two
oasins' one pot, one oven, six pieces o.
wood or earihen ware, one loom and
us appur.enances, one spinning wheel.
one PAIR OF cards, one axe. also five
barrels OF corn, or one barrel of flour
two hundred pounds Of bacon or pork
I'VE dollars IN value Of hay or other
forage, II 50 much they have. and If
not, so much as may be Of a less value
and so many OF the articles above nam
ed OF less amount than as aforesaid
which they may have; which articles
shall not be liable to be ia.en or seized
by virtue Of any execution what.
ever That may be issued. growing out
oi any contract or debt entered into
after the said first day OF August,
eighteen hundred and thirty -
PTor'ded, That no person shall have
The benefit Of this provision unless he
shall deliver up 10 the sheriff or other
officer, all the personal estate i'm his
possession on or before The day of sale,
aud shall MAKE affidavit before A jus.
iice OF the peace that lac hath no other
! personal property except what is here
by exempted, aud what shall be so sur.
rendered, and the making of such
affidavit falsely shall be rcTjury.
:. he HJaTitey en7stsl, That in all
cases IN which executions shall be is.
sued upon any judgment or decree TO
be rendered after the said first day OF
| August, eighteen hundred and thirty.
seven, II the contract. or cause or
suit, upon which such iudgmcn, or de.
cree may be founded, shall appear TO
have existed before the said frs, day
oil August, eighteen hundred and ibir.
'y-seven, II shall be the duty OF the
clerk, justice, or other ministerial Off
Ger ISSUING such execution, to endorse
thereon, as guide 10 the sheriff or 9th.
er officer, as follows, via, This an
u'as contracted J,forc he fr,f dam or
''"su'f' oSlfee" AuHdred and Mi,ig.
SereH.
3. Bet fUifer eaqcisd That " hen.
ever any debtor shall be an cu,iodv NJ
any sheriff or other officer. by virtue
OF a clP'aS al 'afiJaciendlnl. growing
out Of any contract made. or cause of
action arising, subsequent to the said
hrst day Of August, eighteen hundred
ana th'siy-sesen, he or she shall be At
liberty to set apart the property hereto
lore mentioned. or so much thereof as !
ne or she may have, and shall be At
.ibeTiy 10 discharge himself or herself
from such custody. accordin > 10 the pro.
visions oi the several acts for the relief
.oi insolVent debtors. without bein, re-.
guifed 10 surrender the same or any
part thereof
!. Be II fqriley enacted That a hen. |
ever a-y person shall die iniedate.
leaving widow, or infant child or /
Children, and possessed Of The above /
named property or any part thereof 4
such widow, Of the aiminis,rat9r ar
other legal representative Of ouch de. [
cedcnt. where there Is no viloo,
shall be at lIbcry 10 retain the proper.
~ a. aiorcsaid. for the benefit Of such
widnw OF children, and the same shall
not DC liable 90 execution or seizure
under any process Whatsoever exeept
Tor liabilities contracted previous 20 The
SAID iirst DAY u August. one thousand
eight hundred and thir,v.teven hut.
The same shall bc vested in said widow
or NbeTe tbefe h no widow, In the L..
gal representative oG SAID dccedsnt
Tor The benefit Of his or her infant child
or children, and the same shall in no
event be regarded as assets. sxcspt
where there o. no widow, or infant
ehild or children.
.. BE Il further snaeied. That All
mortgages, trust deeds and liens upon
TIE property aiorenamed. EXEMPT from
Xetu''on. intended 10 secure any debt
or debts contracted after the said
trst day q August. eighteen hun.
dred and hiriy seven, 20 Tar az thew
relate 10 said property are hereby de-. |
clared TO be null and void and the
county and corporation courts. a. well
~ TOE circuit superior Courts of law ana
rhaneery, shall aud may have iunsdie.
hon to grant and Try injunctions 10 ~
rest and Pefpetually enloin the sale Of
he property aforesaid. shen unlawful. !
y taken 10 violation Of the pro,isiops }
n this act.
8. This act shall be in force rom
nd after The hFsi day % August. eirh.
g asness4 AZ ihil,E even. W