Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1866-03-03
THE VIRGINIA STAY Law.

islature of Virginia:
While this act remains IN force, no execution,
wndahoni erponas, attachment upon decree
Of. order for the payment OF money or other
nrocess to compel the payment OF money or
Tie sale Of. property for that purpose, shall be
;ss1ed If heretofore issued shall be proceed
ed with; nor shall there be any sale under
deed of trust, mortgage, pledge or other Sc
curity, nor under any judgment, decree or or
der for the payment Of money, except in the
cases hereafter provided for, until the lst day
Of January 1868. asd
2, The foregoing section shall not apply to
any case in which the debt or liability sought
to be enforced was contracted or incurred since
the I'd day Of April, 1865, Or IN which the
Commonwealth is the creditor or party benef
ciallv entitled; or to taxes, levles or assess
ments due to county or corporation; or in
which an officer Of county or corporation IS
liable for taxes, levies or other monies collected,
or which should have been collected, by him
for such county or corporation; or on which
nav be liable, or in which the parties interest
ed Shall consent to a sale; or in which, if the
narties, or any of them, be incompetent to con-
sent, circuit court or a judge in vacation,
having jurisdiction of the subject, shall deter
mine that the interest OF such parties would be
promoted by sale; or to any case OF allmony,
or of dover, or of interest In lieu OF dover; or
to any allowance or provision tor the
maintenance or education of females or in
fants; or to any payment OF rent, or OF an an
nuity falling due after April I'd, 1855; or to
any proceeding to compel an officer OF the
State, or OF county or corporation, or COM
missioner or receiver, Or other officer OF
court, or any fducIary, to account tor, pay, or
disburse money received by him since April 2,
1865; or to and proceeding against purchaser
Or donee, or against property in his hands, for
a debt or liability OF the vendor or donor; or
to- any proceeding against debtor or party
bound, who has removed, is removing, or in-
tends 10 remove his effects out OF this State,
with intent to delay, hinder Or detraud his
creditors, or those to whom he Is liable; or to
any proceeding under chapter one hundred and
ffty-one Of the Code Of 1850; nor to any case
hereafter provided for IN this act nor shall
anything herein contained be. so construed
as to affect existing laws now In force as to the
collection Of sherltfs' and clerks tees OF against
foreign debtors But nothing In this section
shall deprive the suretles ct any officer OF the
State, or Of county or corporation, OF the
benefit Of the first section of this act in respect
toany liability accrued prior to April ?, 1865,
whenever it shall appear to any circuit county
or corporation court, upon petition filed
therein, that any lniuor, widow; unmarried
woman OR insane person, is dependent Ior
support upon the interest on or principal
Of any debt, the collection OF which Is
stayed by this act such court may ascer-
tain through cue Of its commissioners IN
chancery what amount is necessary tor the sup
port of the petitioner, or petitioners, What
amount each debtor, if there be more than one,
shall pay. assessing the whole upon them rata
bly, and whether TIE sum SO assessed upon each
shall be Of the principal or interest, and there
port of the commissioner when approved by
the court shall he entereo OF record by tue
clerk thereof, andany debtor who, after being
served with notice OF the amount thus assessed
upon him, Shall fail to pay the sane within
thirty days thereafter, the same sha!l oe recoV-
erabe IN the nanner prescribed for the recoE-
cry Of interest by the itTs1 secto OF shis act
The commissioner Vi whoa Il report shall DC
required under the preceding paragraph, shal
post notice thereof as required by law IN the
settlement OF fiducIaries. The cost OF such pro
ceedings to be subject to the order oI the cour1.
g. No security or undertaking OF any sort,
the consideration of which is debt contracted
Or llabiltyincurred prior to the 2nd day OF April
1868, Shall though executed Or assumed alter
that day be considered as debt contracted or
liability incurred after that day, within the
meaning Of this act And when part Of the
consideration of any security or undertaking or
any sortis debt contracted Or liability incur
led prior to the % day OF April, 1868, such Sc
eurity or undertaking, though executed or as
ssumed on or after that day, shall, as to SO much
Of the money due thereon, BE- considered as a
debt contracted or liability Incurred before that
gay, within the meaning Of this act.