Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1866-03-09

but every liability for every such act is here
by fully and completely released, acquitted
and discharged And no person whatsoever
acting as aforesaid, shall be held liable, civ
lily or criminally, fer any damages or for any
pain, penalty, OF forfeiture, OF in any other
manner whatsoever, for any other act done
under any such direction OF authority as is
hereinbefore mentioned, provided such act
was not inconsistent with the Consultation Or
laws Of the United States, errwith the Con-
stitution Of this State, but every liability for
any such act is hereby fully and completely
released acquitted and discharged But
nothing herein shall be construed to bar any
action or prosecution, Or to release any liabil-
ity, Oh account Of any abuse OF illegal execu-
ton of any such authority; nor shall any
order Oh permission given. without authority
Of the laws established or recognized by said
Governments, Or either Of them, protect any
person from action Or, prosecution, or any
other liability, for any Illegal act done, or
alleged to be done. under the same. III rt
81 All judgments, DEGREES, orders, and
other proceedings rendered, made. or had BY
any court, judge, orjustice of the peace, ac-
ting under authority Of said State Govern
ment or of any law established OF, recog-
nized thereby; and all acts and ordinances
Of any municipal corporation and al acts Of
any incorporated company, enacted or done
under such authority =; and all acts done by
any sheriff, sergeant, clerk, constable, COM
missioner, or other officer, or by any other
person, in obedience to Or by authority of
any such Judgment, decree, order, proceed
ing, ordinance, or other act; and ali other
acts and proceedings Of any officer Of the
State, or Of any county or corporation, done
or had by authority Of said State Government,
Or Of any law established or recognized there
by. shall if the same be not inconsistent
with the Constitution or laws Of the United
States, or with the Constitution of this State,
be held to have and to have had at,all times
the same force, virtue, and effect, and no
other, as if no question had been made as
to the lawful authority Of the said State Gov
ernment, 4 whether the same were ren lered,
made, had or done while the said State Gov
eminent was IN existence and operation, or
in the interval which elapsed between q its
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authority under the present Government in
the county or corporation where the same
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4. All such judgments, DEGREES, orders,
and other Judicial proceedings as are men
toned in the last foregoing section, shall be
subject to revision and correction BY appeal,
writ Of error, bill ofreview, or otherwise, as
if they had been rendered or had under the
authority Of the present Government. All
acts and proceedings Of courts and judges in
term or III vacation Of justices Of the peace,
Of clerks of courts, and Of all other officers
c ar,1 cs I'll other persons exercising authority
under the said State Government, which
were not completed and ended under said
Government, and which are not inconsistent
with the Constitution and laws of the United
States, or Of this State, may be proceeded
with and completed as if they had been COM
menced under the present Government and
shall have the Ike force and effect =. And
anything heretofore done towards continuing
and completing any such acts. and proceed
ings, shall have the same force and effect as
if done after the passage Of this act.
5. This act shall be in force from its pas
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