Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1866-01-26

4. Upon all debts Contracted prior to the
said End day of April, 1865, and payable,
or on which interest is payable, before the
1st day of January, 1866, there shall be
paid, on the LIST day of January, 1867, and
on the LIST day Of January Of each succeed
ing year while this act shall remain in force,
sum equal to the interest for one year on
the principal debt and also on the amount
of interest due and in arrear on the LIST day
of January, 1866; or on so much of each
as shall remain unpaid. Where the debt or
interest thereon does not become payable
until after the 1st day of January, 1866,
interest from the time of payment, Or from
the time from which interest is payable, shall
be paid on the said debton the next succeed
ing LIST day Of January, and one years in
terest shall be paid thereon on each sue
ceeding LIST day Of January while this act
remains in force.
5. If any party shall fail to pay any in
stalments of interest, as provided by the
fouth section, it shall be lawful for the party
to whom the same is payable to recover it
by motion, on ten days notice, before any
court or justice having jurisdiction, which
notice may be given during the term Of a
court, and to any day Of the term.
g. If any execution shall have been paid
before the passage of this act, the property
levied on shall be restored to the defendant,
but shall remain subject to the lien of the
execution, unless the defendant shall dis
charge the said lien by giving to the officer
holding the execution, or to the clerk of the
court from which it is issued, bond with
good security, payable to the Commonwealth
in penalty double the amount due on the
execution with condition to pay, after the
expiration of this act, to the parties entitled
the amount which will be due on the execu-
ton, which bond shall be filed in the clerk s
office.
7. The period during which this act shall
remain in force shall be excluded from the
computation of the time within which, by
the operation Of any statute or rule of law,
it may be necessary to commence any pro-
ceeding to preserve or prevent the loss Of any
right or remedy.
g. Any bond provided for by this act may
be executed by the party interested or by
any other person.
g. The act entitled an net staying the col
lection Of certain debts. passed January %
1864, and the amendment thereof, passed
June %, 1865, be, and they are hereby
repealed, except as to the counties Of -, to
which this act shall not apply, and as te
which the said act Of January %, 1864
and the amendment thereof, shall remain in
force, except only that the 9th section Of the
said act of January %, 1864, shall be a
mended and re-enacted, SO as to read as
follows:
10. The act Of January 90, 1864, and
the act amendatory thereof, passed June 20,
1865, referred to in the 9Th section, are
hereby repealed, except as provided In shat
section, bat nothing herein shall be costrued
to impair any lien acquired az.der the said
acts, or either of them.
IL. The act passed December =, 1865,
entitled an act staying the collection of debts
for limited period, is hereby repealed.
II This act shall be in force from it's
passage.
The examination of Mr. Pollard, consumed
the time Of the House to the hour, for adj
journment. Mr.. Pollard was discharged az
ter q very mild reprinand from the chair.
SENATE. Monday, January 22d. The bill
providing for the punishment of negroes and
the admission of their evidence, was consid-
cred and finally laid on the table
HousE.-The bill providing for the sale
Of lands or scrip donated by Congress for ed
ucation was passed. Also the bill providing
for the assessment of persons property, in
come and salaries