Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1861-05-16
STAY LAW
is it passed the Legislature.
AN ACT
10 provide against the sacrifice of property and b&
m,

To provide against the sacrifice of property and D@
pend proceedings an certain cases.
Passed at the Extra Session, May 1851
SEC. l. Be 1t enacted by the General ASSEMBLY Of ET'
Carolina, and 1t IS hereby enacted by the authority NM
same, That no execution of ert faclds uendlom
pOnGs founded upon Judgment in any suit action M
debts and demands due bonds, promissory notes bills
exchange, covenants for the payment of money judgments
accounts, and all other contracts for money demands
contracts for specific articles other tnan those upon a
bonds or in favor of the State or against noneGGSr
shall be issued from the passage of this act by any %
OF record, or by any magistrate, for the sale OF prC
until otherwise provided by law. Nor shall there De
sales under deeds of trust decrees unless by the to
Of parties interested until otherwise provided by law
SEC 2 Where such executions have issued and are nov
in the hands of officers, whether levied not the ona
having such executions shall return the to the m'
rates or the Court from whence they issued wth0a u
execution thereof and executions upon the same judgments
sha not issue again until the operation of this aCt CEASE
ProUided that this act shall not be construed to scl
the lien which has already been acquired by the taxing |
such execution . H.
SEC. 8 There shall be trials of any requiring %
intervention of jury, upon warrants before 1 IN.
of the Peace in any suit action for debts or demands wv
on bonds promissory notes. bills of exchange cOVe1
for the payment of money, judgments, accounts % ,rs
other contracts for money demands or contracts vi r
citic articles. Il.
SEC. 4. This act shall not apply to liabilities 1pon ~1
part OF public officers, either to the State counes %
ratiOns individuals State, county or cor o
taxes to debts hereafter contracted nor to deD %
the State, nor to debts due from non residents lo M
annual collection of interest Pr6Utded tnat ~
OF acceptance, other obligation, the consuG sbs
which is any debt or obligation at present existing
be held or considered debt hereafter M fst g
SEC B. The interest which has accrued Sluce accrue
of January, A. D. 1860 or which may hereafter ~ be-
upon any bond promssory note which was scon
fore the passage of this act may be collected Dye The
debt, assumpst before any Justice OF the and
of interest sued for be within his pr%o~5i
if not, then in the County Superior CGu ncb except
however, that no warrant or suit shall o making an
number) by computing the time from the an accrue
interest upon such bond romissor note Osgun his pro
perty out of the State without the consent OF DIS
shall not be entitled to the benefit of this st for e
SEC T. That all mortgages and Deeds IL Thor regrei
benefit of creditors, hereafter executed connuaDe
or not, and all judgments confessed during l4e
of this act shall be utterly void and OF no farce shall
Sec. g. The time during which this law Is ~ If limitation
comes in question ,i after is
Sec. 9. That this act shall be in force from aDu
ratification,