Liberty advocate. [volume] (Liberty, Miss.) 1835-1866, 1840-03-05
GEO. WASHINGTON.


courts,
SIC. /. BE il enacted Jythe Legislature ofI
tie State Of Mississippi, That hereafter ALL
suits or actions brought to any oEthc courts OF
law Of this State, shall stand for pleas and IS
sues only al the return term OF the writ and no
trial shall be had Of said cause, or Judgment
rendered thereon at the relurn term, unless the
defendant shall refuse or neglect to plead TO
said action, or to do what is required in relation
Ito the pIeadngs, or shall confess or allow ludg
Iment thereon, or unless upon the state Of the
ploadings the Court may render Judgment upon
matter Of law
SEC 9. Be il fartG enacted, That at the
return term of every such action, all dcmur-
rers, pleas in abatement, pleas tothe lurlsdc-
ton Of the Court, statute Of limitations, or 9TH
er dilatory pIeadtngs or delences, not reGul-
ring the action OF Jury TO decide thereon,
shall be disposed Of by said Coustat the return
term, and the issues on which the case is final
Ily to be put to Jury (as far as can be ascor-
tained) shall al said return term be made up
and stand for trial at the succeeding term
SEC. g. BE il further enacted, That at the
succeeding term OF said Court the said issues
i shall be tried and disposed Of or continued =
land if it Shall be discovered at the trial Term
that the peadings are defective, or issues ten
Idered and accepted are immaIerial, il shall be
\ the duty of said Court, and the Judge holding
the same is hereby requiredto cause the same
\ to be amended and perfected insanter, SO that
the merits of the controversy shall be fairly
put TO the jury at sald second term, if reached
ION the docket
Il SIC. a. BE il further enacted, That in all
! judgments rendered in Courts oflaw, or DEGREES
in Chancery, ii shalb be the duty of&he clerk Of
said Court, (uness ordered by the plaintiff to
Z the contrary TO issue executions thereon with
! lin thirty days from the adjournment Of Court,
! and place the same,in the hands Of the Sheriff
ol his county, il either ofthe defendants reside
: therein; and if said defendant or defendants all
4 reside in county different from that in which
! the Judgment is rendered, then said execution is
to DO placed in the hands Of the plaintiff OF
/. plaintiffs attorney.
0 SIC. g. BE itfurther enacted, That nothing
in this act shall be construed to extend TO suits
j Instituted by attachment or issues rendered fol
: the trial olthe right Of property but all sucl
issues for the trial of the right Of property, ant
= suits by attachments shall have precedence
over all other civil causes, and shall be finally
, disposed Of at the return term thereof, if prac
tcable.
SEC g. AID be IL further enacted, Thatthi
act shall take effect and be in force from anl
anor the first day Of March, 1910; and all act.
or parts Of acts conflicting with the provisions
ofthis act be, and the same are hereby repeal
cd n
), approved, February 22, 1870.
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! IN Act 70 Propde for the Valuation Of Paper
!, ~ and in relation 10 Mortgages and 1rus
/, Deeds
I SBcTfoN /. Bet enacted by The Legislature
I Eef Tie STATE of Mississippi, That hereafter
J whenever any Sheriff other officer, by virtue
of any writ Of execution issuing out Of any
court of this State, shullIevy on any property
: real or personal, or whenever any property
, real or personal, shall be surrendered 10 any
. sheriff Or other officer in discharge Of the per
! son, tits hereby made competent, and full au
. thority is hereby given to any such person
+ whose property, real or personal, shall be 81
= levied on or surrendered, 10 notify III writing
!, such sheriTor other officer, that he claims L
Il have the salAc oPraiscdUccording TO the pro