The Norfolk post. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 1865-1866, 1865-06-24
0FfIJIAL.

sence before any clerk any court OF the United Stass
having original Jurisdiction Of the cause OF action Sust
a~ncstiap shall be made upon an affidavit Of the appI
cant some other credible person, stating the existence
Of either of the grounds OF attachment ~ sns
section this act and upon production OF lega e
dence of the debt Upon such application ana upon uue
order of judge of the court or in the absence 2, any
Judge without such ORDER the clerk shall issue warrant
for the attachment of all the property OF any nd peong
ing to the party or parties specified in the affidavit %en
the marshal who shall take the property attached per
sona into his custody and hold the subject to all In
| cerlocutOry or final orders of the court.
SEC 3. And be further enacted That the party or par
ties whose property attached may, at any time within
twenty days before the return day Of the warrant Civ
ing to the district attorney notice of his intention, file
plea in Abatement yersng the allegations of the afda
Wit denying the ownership of the property attached in
the defendants either of the which the
may upon application of either party, order immediate
trial by jury Of the issue raised by the affidavit and plea
But the parties may By consent wave trial by jury, in
affidavit and plea Any party claiming ownership of the
property attached and specific return of the shall
be confined the remedy afforded by this act but his
right action of espas other action for damages
| shall not be impaired hereby.
SEC T. And be it further enacted That when the proper
attached shall be sold any nerlocuory order OF the
court when it shall be producing any revenue the mo-
ney arising such sale shall be invested In
securities of the United States under the order of the
court and all accreons shall be held subject to the order
| of the court.
SEC. s. And be ii further enacted That Immediately up
the execution of the of attachment the mar
shall shall due publication of such attachment to be
made in the of ascondng debtors or adherens Of
the rebellion for two months and in case Of nonesidents
for four months. Such publication shall be made In some
newspaper newspapers within the district where the
property attached Is Situated and the details of such pub
LEGATION shall he regulated in each by the order under
| which the warrant is issued.
SEC g. And be further enacted That after the first
publication Of such notice ofattachment in all the news
papers required by this any subsequent act every per
indebted to the defendants either of then and hav
ing knowledge of such notice. whose property Is liable to
property belonging to sdch DESCENDANTS or either of them,
and having knowledge as aforesaid shall account ana an
for the amount of such debt and for the value Of such
property and any disposal or attempt to dispose OF any
such property to the injury of the United States shall Le
illegal and void When the person persons 50 indebted
to having possession of the property of such defendants
or either Of them shall be known the district attorney
the MARSHAL il shall be the duty of such officer to
that personal notice of such attachment Is served upon
such persons in of garuhees but the want of
such notice shall not invalilate the attachment.
See, I And be il further enacted That upon appca-
ton OF the party whose property has been attached the
court or any Judge thereof may discharge the of
as to the property of the applicants Provided
That such applicant shall enter into and execute to the
United States good and sufficient penal bond in double
the amount of the value of the property attached cond
TONED Tor the return OF said property or to answer any
premises which bond shall be approved by the court or
| any judge thereof
SEC, S. and be IL further enacted That the fees COSTS
and expenses of issuing and serving the warrants of
tchment authorized by this act shall be regulated far
possible by the existing laws of the United States and
the rules OF court made in pursuance thereof In the
preliminary trials to the validity OF the attachment
the right Of property clerks and marshals fees shall be
|
| district attorney shall be ten dollars
SEC. And be FURTHER enacted, That this act shall
not be construed so to limit or abrge in any manner
such rights of the United States have accrued been
allowed in any district under the former practice Of the
United States courts the adoption of State laws by said
| courts.
Approved February o. 1863
AN Acr to amend an Act entitled AN Act to amend an
Act to incorporate the Inhabitants Of the City of Wash
ington, passed May fifteen, eighteen hundred and
ty,' approved May fifth, eighteen hundred and sixty
| four.
BE enacted by Tie Saate and House of Representatives
lhe United States Of America IN Cbngrsss assembled
| That the act, approved May fifth, eighteen hundred
and sxy-four, entitled 'An act to amend AN act to
incorporate the inhabitants Of the city of Washington
passed May fifteen, eighteen hundred and twenty" be
construed amended to read follows That the said
corporation shall have full power and authority ay
taxes on particular wards parts or sections of the city,
for their particular local improvements and to
the cursones to be set the foot and carriage ways
20 much thereof they deem best to be graded and
paved to introduce the necessary sewerage and drainage
facilities under and upon the whole any portion Of any
avenue street. alley cause the be suitably
paved and repaired and at all times propey cleaned and
watere to cause lamps to be erected therein, and to
light thn same and to pay the cost thereof the copora
non OF washington is hereby authorized to lay and col
ect tax upon all property bordering upon each street
alley that may be payod severed, lighted, cleaned
wated by said corporation in accordance with the pro-
visions of this act And also to lay, to be laid,
| simultaneously with the grading paving Of any
avenue, street. or alley in which main waer-pipe or
nam gs-ppe or main sewer may have been laid water
or gas service pipes or lateral house drains from such
water or gas main main to foot within the
curb line in front of every lot sub-divsoial part of
lot which may bound such avenue street or alley and
which gas or water service pipe or house drain may
nothave been already laid pay thecos thereof shall
havefu power and authority to lay and collect special
tax on every such lot or sub livisiona part of lot
Approved, February q, 1866. s.
AN ACT to incorporate the Sisters of Mercy in the Dis
trict Of Columbia.
BE u enacted by the Senate and House Of Represeuta
tires Of The United States Of America in Congress- Assem-
pea, That Isabel Atkinson Elizabeth Medcalf Teresa
Byrne, Ellen Matthews, Mary Duffy Teresa Moran. and
Ellen Wynnc, and their successors hereafter m hacca
Sisters Of Mercy, and to be appointed according ~ ts
rules and regulations that have been Or NAV hereafter hs
established by their association be- aud they are hereby
Hiae, declared, and constituted corporation or body
pot IN law and In fact to have continuance forever ~
ne nme STYLE and title of the Sisters of Mercy in The
SEC And be il further enacted That all and sinouar
he lands houses tenements, rents, egaccs annnlties
gn,s properly PRIVILEGES goods and chaels herctofre
gwen gtiea devised or bequeahed to the said Sisters
of Mercy in the District Columbia or To any ndvl
i or tue SAID corporation, any person or persons
Tor the use Of said corporation or that have bedn
chased for or on of the same be- and tbsy a
vested IN and confirmed to- the said corponton
en.o 'n %od e sa corporation may purchase take re-
ceNe, ou ana apply to the and purposes al the
same according to the rules regulations and bv NV
that they may establish from time to time far the mon'
sene o, lhe concerns of the said society or Corners
ton, any lands tenoments rents Iegaciss annn
rights property and privileges or any goods cbattel o.
or nav have h %n nnd or nature soevc which shall
,d Ng n"ee peeh or may hereafter be given granted
sold eeqneathed or devised unto the said assocatIa
4 rpo'.l'n oy any person persons bodies noiic or
corpopte capable of making such grants sap e u
qea Nho Tue SAID r'Sociaon corporation of the S,s.
VI McIcy III inc District OF Columbia NAV disnosa ~ -
t 'ile same as they deem proper: ProriIe5 Tho.
'' .ne S'ia association corporation shall NOT -, ia.
g , nou USE possess and enjoy within the Dis,rict
Oh SouiDit, either by legal seizure or trn, Uis'rict
and benefit more than three hundred and ,o. or us use
land nor shall the said association or sc,es OF
oSn rlgn or by any other person in trnst q. u "a
9esls rea estate the annual net income Of which go,
I all us expenses debts and liabije sh. @
ecu tne sum OF NIFTY thousand dollars '""" OK
oho, D. ana Oe farther enacted That tbo so,, -
~ ~ .e name OF the Sisters of Mercy in tho 1p,,.
Vi Ioumpa, be, and shall be hereafter m '1 Dstrict
a ~ equity to sue and be sued within Ky in law
oouhphi ana elsewhere in elecuo r,o pisT,c! at
persons or corporations sue or bo sri ~ o'nor
SUI colporat9n or majority of the peran u .aat ,ne
sne Suie, s'all adopt and use common @ composing
fine ,aoi , a,,ot OF Grange at pleasure md s Az, y.
stitntio Of ~ not inconsistent with tho g.
thcv nov doa oni.e1 States any law Of Cona,ass a.
feet tle ohect cien and proper for carrv;n in, ~
| clndno tIe car .no SAD association or cororaton a.
care nrotocGa control and education of chJra. ~, ~
| tute females Instruction, and employment ~ d.stS
suferinps of scs .ne, nursing and alienation of tha
jccts of litertnr Wounded PERSONS and such other oh
~ ~, ~ laws as aforesaid and which th M upon ~
Ssn n,y enable them to effect and s,, .."'s al"
o.ac, <a.u o a. Jh'ther enacted That n w
os thar 10y VI 'e persons horeiEbefore named ~ 'se
Columba sba - US sisters of Mercy, in the Dstric,
oouma sha cease to belong 10 the said s stict OF
LII a. according to the said by-laws snnh or
s s' rv.e'e, nave no part control in H. PERSONS
liz ' 20 S. ". association corporation m, loceed-
S s'e , y, 'he provisions of this act "''' % IN
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