The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1853-01-06

any court OF law equity and in any suit brought
such contract shall be competent for the defendant IN
der the ISSUE any appropriate special plea, to
offer evidence OF the nature OF the consde ration OF the
contract sued and The defendants making oath that
he has evidence cient the nature
considera Of such conac IL shall be the duty OF the
before which such suit be brought require the
plaintiff plaintiffs, either of hem 10 be sworn
testify the truth ia regard TO the Transaction aud u the
plaintiff or plaintiffs shall not be present - ,hs .ria 70
witness or Witnesses, and TO postpone OF me cause
.lil such attendance can DO procured ana ~ av ,ns
the consideration either wholly or in part Of the contract
tied by Ibis act Judgment shall be rendered the defend
ant or defendants, and Tor costs against me pisnh OF
Sac I. And BE- 10 f1tLsr enacted That II any merchant
holekeeper, shop keeper grocer, commission merchant,
or insurance agent any driver OF hackney
risge, omnibus cart wagon. or dray, any huckster
butcher auaoneer llyesy-stable Keeper any owner or
any manager Or agent Of theatrical other ssnens
any hawker or peder ansactns business under license
granted by the corporation Of the city OF Washington or OF
the District OF Columbia, any other per
son or persons nsnsacng business under such license
naiion OF fvs dollars any other paper payable
specie demand prohibited aforesaid shall be the
Columbia process in the OF facias.
institute other suitable proceedings in The circuit court
of the District of Columbia against offender Offend
ef reiurnabe the said Immediately, if said
be then sitting, or TO the next term OF said court II there be
then vacation of the terms of said court requiring such
offenders show why his, her, their license aioe
said shall be forfeited; and proof exhibited TO said
paper as aforesaid forfeit annuI, and
such license and other license for any purpose
shall be granted such offender offenders until year
thereafter shall have passed and expired
sEc 8 And be i further enacted, That !, shall be the
duty Of the marshal Of The District of Columbia, and OF
every constable of sad district togve information TO some
justice Of the peace in said District and al the commence-
mont Of OF the criminal court OF said District to
the grand jury of every violation OF this law which
his knowledge and it shall be the duty OF the
judge OF the criminal give this act in charge and
be read the grand jury at the beginning OF
every Of said and that IL shall be the duty OF
the clerk of said apply al the Department OF State
Tor and of Secretary of State furnish said clerk with
sufficient number Of copies of this for the of the
grand ay justices OF the peace and constabcs in tho Dis
uict OF Columbia, from time to time OF which copies
said clerk shall deliver the foreman OF the grand
jury the beginning Of each term OF said criminal court
existing justice OF the peace in the District OF
Columbia, one TO every such justice who may hereafter be
commissioned existing constable In said Dis
tct, and every such constable who may hereafter
be appointed.
SEc. g. And be ii further enacted That the trial OF any
cause, other than criminal prosecution under the
ions oil this ACT shall be lawful for the court before whom
such pending to be brought before said
court, and examined witness, any defendant 10 any
such suit, his agent employer touching the matters and
the object aforesaid as is usual in o'her cases.
SEC TO- dnd be rf enacted, That this act shall be
in foco from and alter The passage thereof and thai SO
much and such parts OF all former acts may be repug
this be, and the hereby, repealed