The tri-weekly standard., 1866-06-14
,....;s .4a = NAV nroceed according to the regu-


lar course of the Court
SEC. 10. Be it further ordained, lnat NO
writs of Fl ia or venditioni exponas Juus-
ments in actions of debt, covenant, asshmp-
s;t or account. or DEGREES for money de-
mands in Equity shall issue from eprlnS
Term, 1867, without permission OF CourI,
and should the defendant wlthn the iifs'
three days pay one-tenth OF the luughlenS u
decree and costs then the writ shall be creo-
tied one-tenth, issued and Immediately re-
turned.s Indulged:' - Provided, No plalntln
shall he allowed to take the said one-tentn
without first entering his assent to sald re-
turn: And Provided tiarther, That such as
sent and return shall not prejudice any men
the plaintiff may then have by virtue OF salo
fl ia or Aenditioni exponas I1o1toe" "I-
ther. That at Spring Term, 1868, the deten-
dant upon paving one-fifth of the residue OF
tbe indnment or decree and costs shall have
indulgence in like manner.
SEC. IL. Be ii further ordained, 1hat upon
all warrants before Justices Of the Peace LOT
a demand (principal and interest) OF 30 OF
less. should the defendant pay one-htth TO
the plaintiff or to the Justice for MS use' ne
shall be allowed six months to plead, ana at
the expiration of said six months, should ne
nav as aforesaid one-half of the residue he
shall be allowed six months more to plead
and at the expiration of said SIX months
plaintiff shall have judgment and execution
for the residue Upon demands (prlnclpai
and interest) of less than 500 and more tnan
S25, the defendant shall be allowed tweiVe
months instead of six, on each payment
Pyooided, That the plaintiff shall hie MS
claim in writing, and if the defendant OH
oath, shall deny the same, or present a coun-
ter claim, the Justice shall proceed to try
the same. Upon Judgment the defendant
shall be allowed stay of execution tor SIX
or twelve months, as the case may be, upon
payino one-fifth, and afterwards one-half, as
before Judgment.
SEC. 12. Bel further ordained, That this
ordinance shall not apply to proceedings by
attachment, unless the defendant repleVy
and give bail, and then and in that case the
proceedings shall be subject to the provls-
ions of this ordinance as if commenced by
writ or warrant.
SEC. 13. Belt further ordained, That where
the action is by Guardian in behalf OF his
wards, still minors at the return term, and
the interest exceeds one-tenth, the first pay
ment shall be increased to the amount OF IN
terest due, not to exceed one-htth OF the
whole debt.
SEC. IA Be it further ordained, That this
ordinance shall not effect the remedies for
rent of houses or lands since December 81,
1865, or remedies upon bonds ornotes G given
executors or administrators for property OF
their testators or intestates sold since July l,
1865 or that may hereafter be given, orreme-
dies for the collection of State or County
Revenue.
SEC. Is. Be it further ordained, That la
borers in agriculture shall hs e a lien on the
crops which they are hired to cultivate, fol-
their wages.
SEC. 16. Be 1T further ordained, That any
creditor, attempted to be defrauded as set
forth in Section Chapter so Revised Code
may without obtaining judgement at law
file his bill in Equity, and said Court is here
by authorized and empowered to direct pro
per issues to be made up and tried, and to
make such orders and DEGREES as tC
right and justice may appertain and said
proceedings shall not affect the credi-
tors right to proceed at the same time
at law and any surety, before paying the
debt of his principal thus attempting to de
fraud his creditors, may institute proceed
ings in equity, in like manner, to the END
that he may obtain relief.
SEC. II. Be it further orddind, That exec
utors and administrators shall have five
years in which to settle the estates of their
testators or intestes and the Court may il
its discretion, extend the time of such as
have heretofore qualified, not exceeding five
years from the ratification of this ordinance
and also the time for pleading.
SEC. 18. Be 1T further ordained, That al
acts and parts of acts, suspending the oper
alton of the Statutes of limitation as the
same appear in the Revised Code, are here
! by repealed, except as herein provided and
it is hereby declared that the said acts were
not intended, and shall not be construed tc
have any effect in preventing judgments
, from becoming dormant.
SEC 10. Belt further ordained, That any
sheriff. clerk, or other officer, failing to exc
| cute any of the provisions of this ordinance
1rbap ba aypcutiOD thereof flavO1vpS on hin,
or issuing, or executing any process what
ever contrary to the provisions of this ordi-
nance. shall be subject to a penalty or five
! hundred dollars, to be recovered by rule Of
Court, as penalties and fines were recovered
in 1860.
! SEC 90 Be it further ordained, That in al
actions brought by any bank of the State ol
by any assignee or endorsee of said bank, OIL
any officer of said bank, that it shall anG
may be lawful for the defendant to set of
: by plea or on trial any note issued by sai6
bank or its branches, whether the same has
been presented for payment or not, any law
or usage to the contrary Notwithstanding
but said plea of set off on trial, shall moi
avail to carry costs againit the plaintiff, un
less there has been a tender of such payment
before suit brought Procided That should
the defendant require the debt to be scaled
according to the scale of depreciation o
Confederate currency, then and in that CASE
the said notes shall not be set off in any
manner
SEC. 21. Be it further ordained, That the
General Assembly shall have no power to re-
peal, alter or modify this ordinance until the
third Monday of November, 1868, and this
ordinance shall take effect and be in force
from and after its ratification.
AN ENORMOUS Foss1L.-A recent issue
of the Montana Radiator has an account
of an important discovery made in that
section. It says: The evidence adduced
two weeks ago as to the existence, al