The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1877-04-12
The New Stay LAW.

have been or hereafter shall be levied
on, by virtue ofany writ of feri focios
or any other writ of execution, and an
Inquest of six men summoned by
the Sheriff or Coroner of any of the
cities or counties, agreeably to the ex
listing laws of this wealth
shall find that the rents, issues, and
profits of such property are not suffi-
cient beyond all reprises within the
space of seven years, to satisfy the
damages and costs, or the debt, inter-
est and costs, in such writ as men
toned, it shall be the duty of the
| sheriff to summon six men of his
bailiwick to go upon the premises
and value and appraise the said prop
erty, and in all cases where the de-
fendant or defendants shall consent to
a condemnation agreeably to an act en-
titled "An Act relating 10 executions"
passed the 10th day of June, 1885, and
in any case where an inquisition and
condemnation of such estate as afore-
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law, it shall be the duty of the sheriff
or coroner of the proper county to
summons an inquest ofsiX good, and
lawful freeholdcrs of his bailiwick,
who shall be under oath or affirmation,
and shall receive the same pay as jurors
are entitled to in similar cases to go
upon the premises and value and
appraise the same, and the Sheriff or
| Coroner shall make return of such
valuation or appraisement with the
writ aforesaid, to the court from which
the same issued, and which valuation
or appraisement shall be conclusive as
to all wrlts and executions when ap-
proved by said court in any future exc
cution which may be levied on the
same property; AMI in case any writ
of Uendttioni eIpOnds or other writ,
shall issue for the sale of such lands,
tenements, or hereditaments, and the
same cannot be sold at public vendue
or outcry for two-thirds or more of
such valuation or appraisenent, that
then and in such case the sheriff or
coroner shall not make sale of the
premises, but shall make return of the
same accordingly to the court from
which the execution issued and that
thereupon all further proceedings for
! the sale of such lands, tencments, or
hereditaments shall be stayed for one
year from and after the return day of
the rendjtioni crponds or other writ
for sale of the premises ProUided,
that the sheriff or coroner shall not be
entitled to poundage unless in those
cases where sale of the property
shall take place.
SECTION THAT in all cases where
lands, tenenents, or hereditaments
have been hereto fore levied upon and
condemned or extended, or that here
after may be extended in virtue of any
writ of teri .fucias, and in all cases
where any lands, tenamcnts, or hcredi-
tanents have been or hereafter shall
be seized or levied on by virtue of any
writ of teCdria facids, 1t shall be the
duty of the Sheriff or Coroner before
exposing the said property to sale,
pursuant to any writ for that purpose
issued, or in pursuance of such writ of
terdrid tuctds, to summon six good
and lawful men of his bailiwick, who.
being first sworn or affirmed, shall go
upon the premises and make Il true
valuation or appraisement of such
property, as directed by the first
section of this net.
SECTION 3. That in all cases where
estates for life, or for a term of years,
in any lands, tencments, or heredita-
ments, have been or shall be seized and
levied on by virtue of any writ or exc.
cution, it shall be the duty of the
Sheriff or Coroner, before he shall
proceed to advertise and sell the
premises aforesaid, to summon an in
quest of six good and lawful men
of his baiiiwick, who, being first duly
sworn or affirmed, shall go upon the
premises make true valuation and
appraisement of the same, and if such
estates for life, or for a term of years
as aforesaid, after being advertised
and offered for sale by public vendue
or outcry, according to law, cannot be
sold for two-thirds or more of the
amount of the valuation and appraise.
ment, to be made as aforesaid, the
sheriff or coroner shall make return ac.
cordingly, and thcreupon all further
proceedings for the sale of the said
premises shall he stayed for one veal
from the return day of the said writ OF
OF execution: Provided, That the
said defenant or defendants shall exc.
cute and deliver to the sheriff or coro-
ner as the case may be, II Judgment
bond with one or more sufficient Sc
curities, who shall be freeholders aud
approved by the court, to be entered OF
record, and shall be q lien OH all real
estate until paid or satisfied, in a
penalty of double the amount of said
valuation or appraisement, con-
ditioned for the payment of all liens
debt, interest and cost.
SECTION 4.-That in all cases where
personal property shall he taken in
execution by virtue of any writ OF
.feri .tdciaS issued out of any Court OF
Common Pleas of this Common wealth
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