The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1862-03-15
The MARYLAND, I.erislaturc adjourned

The Maryand Legislature adjourned
on Monday night at II o'clock Among
the most important measures of the session,
which were finally passed., were the Treason
Bill, the increase of Direct Taxation to, 70
cents on the 500, the extension of the
Stay Law, redstrictng the State into Con-
gressional Districts, providing for State
Loan of 81, 100000, and others of less
Importance.
The bill for dividing the State into Con-
gressional Districts passed as originally
presented by Mr.. Creswell, of Cecil, which
places the eight Eastern Shore counties in
one District.
The following is the abominable secession
Stay Law, as extended by the Legislature
Our Cecil Delegates fought it to the last
but Col. Heckart, of the Senate, true to his
old instincts of last Summer, closed his
political career by voting for the extension,
in known opposition to the wishes and inter
ests of Cecil. Why did not our members
make an effort to have the Eastern Shore,
or this county, at least, exempt from this
secession nightmare to its business?
SEC. l. And be it enacted by the General Assembly of
MARYLAND That the seventeenth chapter of of the Pub
lie General Stay Laws passed special session of the
General Assembly of Maryland held the twcnty-sx tn
day OF April, eighteen hundred and sixty-one, be
amended and extended beyond its present duration So
rs to operate further stay Of execution on the cund
tions in the following sections prescribed:
SEC :" And he it enacted That ms to all judgments or
DEGREES or orders for the payment Of money rendered
to be rendered by any Court Justice Of the Peace Of
this State AMI upon all powers to SELL contained in any
mortgage, and on all DEGREES for sale Of mortgagcd pro-
perry there shall be further stay of execution after
the period limited in said act until the first day of
November next and on condition, the debtor then pay
all the interest then accrued and COSTS and m
of one-ffth of the whole debt there shall BIO stay of
execution for four months thereafter, when upon nay
ment ef the interest then due and second
Ct onefth Of the original debt there shall be stay for
four months thereafter and upon the PAYMENT OF the
interest then due, and third instamcnt Of onchaf of
the balance Of the original debt at the expiration Of that
time there shall be further stay Of four months there
ate ut the expiration Of which time the entire balance
Of said debt with interest," and costs accrued after the
hrs payment shall be paid provided however, that IL
the debtor should fail pay the first or any
instalment at the time, in the Iuauper and to the
amount above set forth, he shall forfeit all hencht Of
ms act and execution may Issue to the whole or any
balance Of the debit with interest and costs then due
Sec 8. And BIO it eln,tcll, That during the continu-
ancc OF this act Judgments rendered by Justices of the
Peace within any Of the counties Of this State shall he
liens uIOn the real estate Of the defendent, i'm said
judgments from the time Of their being rendered MS
hereinafter provided for upon their being filed with the
Clerk of the Circuit Courts of the several counties of
the State, in which the defendants shall reside and
recorded in record kept for that purpose for which tho
Clerk shall receive twenty-five in each case hut
the lion Of said Judgments shall be considered rs
prior to judgments rendered in the Courts of this
State at the term of said Court next succcediny the
filing Of the judgments rendered before Justice Of the
Peace, as aforesaid, but shall be considered only equal
as liens to them.
SEC And be It enacted That the securities provided
for as to mortgage of personal property and also the
immunity Of the lien Of Judgments IN the second sec
Of the original act referred to- shall apply to all cases
covered by this act AN! that this act shall apply to
debts contracted after the tenth day Of May next
SEC g. And be 1t acted That the period alI,wed v
this act and said act Of 1861, chapter IT, shall not be
computed portion Of the three years within which
execution provided for by this act or the said act of
1861, chapter II is applicable.
SIC q. And be II enacted, That where any execution
had been levied upon personal property at the time
when said act Of 1851 ehpter II into effect and
sale sta ed under such execution by said net tho
officer serving said execution shall not be held respon-
sible for said property unless lac ss have take and
held said property in his actns,l possession
SEC. 7. And be IT enacted That nothing in this act
judgments DEGREES rendered In favor Of the State or
In amy way effect limit restrain attachments on war
rant or Judgment against the lands, goods chattes
rights and credits Of nonresdents abscondng debtors
practised under existing laws.
SEC T. And be enacted. That nothing contained in
this act. the said act Of which this II amendntory
shall be construed to prevent the sale of any real or
personal estate under any decree order heret fore
passed. or that may be hereafter passed upon "credi-
tors hll where all the parties to the wherein
such decree order has been be passed. shall
agree 30 such SADIE by snt in writing to be signed BY
said PARTIES, their Attorney Attorneys, and in case
any q said parties may be iisfuts by the guardian or
guardians Of such infants and to he filed in such
SECS Aud he il enacted, That this act shall take
eject Lon the 10Th day Of May next.