The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1866-04-11
THE STAY Law.

an 6eS 10 change Sursdscnen Sf she Cewsu
r and rie Rlies sf Pleading fAsrein.
Sessisn l. De il enacted BY the Gessrsl
AsssnAly sf the Ststs sf Nsrth Carslins.
ssd il Il hereby enacted BY the authority
sf the same. That from and after the Gre,
sf July. \. ID. 1855. the several Ssperisr
Cssrts of iaw shalt ha, exclusive original
jurisdsctinn % hear. try and determine sll
causes sf civil nature no, cngniEabie before
. justice of the peace. and arising cut ol
contracts entered iata before the 6rst DAY
Of Mag. in the year 1858. except when the
proceedings shall bs by attachment: Pre-.
vided that asshine herein contained shall
prevent Cssrt q Pleas and ossrter Ses.
sisas froa empanselliag jury ,s try con.
treversies respecting wills upss issses d
sicopi vd non. Provided further. That
ell ~rts sf debts. assumpsit. csnvenaat and
account issued 70 Spring Term. 1856. shal
be returned to Fall Term, ty66: Prssidsd
fursher. That in oil suits. ex esnfrGcfu. the
defendant o. defesdaats shall be allowed
sir msn,hs from the return tern to plead
or demur.
Sec. .. Be 10 further enacted. That 10
sA eases esmmitted 10 the exclusive jsris
dieiian Of the Superior Csurts sf law, by
section krst of THE act. where suits have
already been brought and are now pending
in any q the ssid csurts. it shall be the
daiy q the court 70 give the defendant
further time Ger trih, until the Spring
Tern Of 1857. ~kss the sane shall stsnd
tor trial ~ ether salts in all other cases
sais may be brsught and prosecuted q
judgment seesrding 70 the regular csurss
Of the court.
Sec. >. Be il further easeted. That Il
sii cases - Aforesaid, pending 10 the So
perisr Csurts. in which jsdgmsnis has,
bven heretofore taken, Or may be heresfis
taken in the Superior Courts. aud spsr
which eIeeutisas have isssed Or nav 10
sue. !; shalt be the duty Of the sheriff .
ether sfkcsr On whose hands Zach sfecu
tions have been OF nay be placed Ter col
lection, Ia endorse q levy upon the proper
ty u The defendant sr defsndssts suficien
TO satisfy the same. aud return such esecu
usn without making . sale and upon sal,
return. IL shall be the duty sf the clert
so days brf.re the NEXT term Of the esur
70 issue vndifioni erponas or feri faeios
q, the elecsisn sf The plsint,A. rstsrnabl,
70 the neIt term sf the eosrt Tor the costs
and o1e-s sfth Of the SUN recovered; an,
ell alias executions upua Judgments here
tofsre takea. shalt be returnabIe in lik,
manner. and shalt issue fsr the lits proper
,ien u the Judgments. Provided. Noth
ing contained 10 this section shall be hels
10 revive dormant Judgments
Sec. 4. BE it farther esacted. That upeI
the return of rIecutien IS aforesaid.
shall be the duty sf the clerk. siIty day
before that term uf the c.urt which % hel,
twelve meaihs fran the term 20 which sucl
execution vas returned, 10 issue anothe
vraditioni sxpspas o. fei Jaeias. ssst th
slectlsn Of the plainuG. returnable TO sal,
term isr one fourth VI the remainder of lh
sum recovered. asd interest thereon !; A.,
spen said rvtarn. IL shall be the duty Of ih
CLERK sirty days before that term of IL,
eaurt which - held twelve msnths aIte
said return. 90 issue ereculisn as af.resai,
fer sse hall of the remainder III the sun 6,
covered, and interest thereon aud npol
said returs. u shall be the duty III ,h
eirfh, htlf uays pe'o'e thst TERN oi ihl
sourt which Is held twelve msnihs sl 4
said return. to issue execution NJ aiurrsanl
Tor the f.msinder of the sum rrc,yrr,,
and interest thereon: Provided. Thai ,
the defendant shall pay in,s office, or fl,
brIore the tlrtA. ! receipt fr"m the plain
M thcrefnr. an, one oi SAID instalmsnt,
before lhr time iiArd for issuing execution
a. Aforesaid, IN such case execution shall
be s,ayei i.c sa,d in.tslment; Aud. p,o
s,ded further, Tat the judgment shall
constitute = lien III Inc land Of the delen
dant until sad Judgment IL satisfied. ol
;he lien dsrhtrs'd ~ the act or laches o
the plaintiff
Sec. 5. ~ Y further enacted, That :,