Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1861-05-17
The North Carolina Stay Law.

Sec. l. Be 1t enacted &c., That no exc.
cution of ,tieri tacias or venire enponas
founded upon judgment in any suit or ac-
tion for debts and demands due on bonds
promissory notes, bills of exchange, cove
nants for the payment of money, judgments,
accounts, and all other contracts for money,
demands or contracts for specific articles,
others than those upon official bonds, or
in favor of the State, or against nonresi-
dents, shall be issued from the passage Of
this act by any court of record or magistrate
for the sale Of property until otherwise pro-
vided by law, nor shall there be any sales
under deeds of trust or DEGREES, unless by
the consent of parties interested until other
wise provided by law.
Sec. 2. Where such executions have is.
sued, and are now in the hands of officers,
whether levied 6r not, the officer having
such executions shall return the same to
the magistrate or court from whence they
issued, without further execution thereof,
and executions upon the same judgments
shall not issue again until the operation of
this act ceases: Provided, That this act
shall not be construed to discharge the lien
which has already been acquired by the
taking out of such execution.
Sec. 8. There shall be no trials of any
cases requiring the Intervention Of jury,
nor upon warrants before a. justice of the
peace in any suit or action for debts or de-
mands due on bonds, promissory notes,
bills of exchange, covenants for the pay.
ment of money, judgments, accounts and
all other contracts, for money demands or
contracts for specific articles.
Sec. 4. This act shall notapply to liabil.
tiles upon the part of public officers, either
to the State, counties, corporations or in
dividuals; nor to State, county or corpora
tion taxes, nor to debts hereafter contrac-
ted, nor to debts due the State, nor to debts
due from nonresidents, nor to the annual
collection of interest: Pooided, That no
note, bill of acceptance, or other obligation
the consideration of which is any debt or
obligation at present existing, shall be held
or considered as debt hereafter contrac.
ted.
Sec S. The interest which has accrued
since the lst day of January, A. D. 1860
or which may hereafter accrue upon any
bond, or promissory note which was pay.
able before the passage Of this act may be
collected by action of debt or assumpsit,
before any justice of the peace, if the a
mount of interest sued for be within his ju-
risdiction, and if not, then in the County
orSuperior Court Provided hoa0ever, That
no warrant or suit shall be brought except
for the interest for one year or more, (al-
ways making an even number, } computing
the time from the day when the interest
upon such bond or promissory note began
to accrue.
SEC. 6. That any person who is about to
remove h.s property out of the State, with
out the consent of his creditors, shall not
be entitled to the benefit of this act.
SEC. 7. That mortgages and deeds in
trust for the benefit of creditors, hereafter
executed, whether registered or not, and
all judgment confessed during the continu-
ance of this act, shall be utterly void and
of no effect.
Sec 8. The time during which this law
is in force shall not be computed in any
case where the statute of limitations comes
in question.
Sec. 9. That this act shall be in force
from and after its ratification.