American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1865-12-12
THE STAY LAW.
An act entitled an act to modify th
Collection Laws of this State.

Section /. Be it enacted by the Leg
islature Of the State of Mississippi. Tha
ell laws for the collection of debts or
bonds, promissory notes bills Of exchange
open accounts. or any other contract OF
liability for the payment of money, are
hereby suspended until the first day o
January. in the year (l868) eighteen
hundred and sixty>eight, or until other.
wise ordered by law, except in cases OF
official liabilities, and provided, that no
creditor shall be deprived of his remedy
by attachment or distress, as now pro-
vided by law, Provided, that the Prov,
sos of this act shall not be so construed
as to prevent guardians from collecting
such parts of debts due their wards, as
the Probate Courts having jurisdiction of
the the same may determine to be neces.
sary to the support and education of such
wards
Sec. 2. Be it further enacted, That
this act shall not apply to parties who
have cases now pending in The courts.
and who agree in open court to proceed
to trial.
Sec. 8. Be it further enacted, That
no execution or venditioni exponas, found
ed upon any judgment or decree obtain.
ed previous to the passage Of this act, or
upon any judgment hereafter rendered in
pursuance of section tive of this act, shall
be issued for the sale of property, until
the time aforesaid, nor shall there be any
sales under executions or writs of vendi-
toni exponss now issued or levied.
Sec. 4. Be it further enacted, That
this law shall uot be construed to dis
charge the lien which has already been
acquired by due process of law. nor shall
the time during which this law is in force
be computed iu any case where the
statue of limitation comes in quest
lion.
Sec. s. Be it further enacted. That
this act shall not apply to contracts or
liabilities made and entered into after its
passage, Provided such contracts or lia-
biities are not founded on Indebtedness
existing prior to the passage Of this act
apply to the debts due to the school funds
of the several townships and counties in
this State.
SEC. 6. Be it further enacted, That
the provisions of this act shall apply to
judgments in detinue and trover or other
judgments for the recovery of money de
crees. in any courts of equity, general or
special. where the judgment or decree is
in the alternative for the property or its
value, or for the recovery of damages,
and no sheriff or other officer shall exc
cute the same, further than the seizing
and delivery of the specific property, and
any officer who shall violate any Of the
provisions Of this act, shall be deemed a
tresspasser, and shall be liable to'the par.
ty aggrieved thereby in double damages,
to be recovered before any courts having
jurisdiction thereof, and shall be liable to
indictment for malfeasance in office, and
on conviction thereof, shall be fined in
sum not exceeding five hundred dollars,
and be imprisoned in the county Jail at
the discretion Of the court.
Sec. 7. Be it further enacted, That
all acts and parts of acts coming in con.
flict with any of the provisions Of this act
be and the same are hereby repealed.
and that this act be in force from and af.
ter its passage.