Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1877-04-11

sonal property shall be taken in execu-
tion BY virtue ofany writ Of fiera facias
issued out Of any Court OF Common
Pleas of this Commonwealth, or BY
virtue of any execution issued by u
yssiire of the Peace, IL shall DO the
duty of the officer to whom such SUIT
shall be directed respectively, when il
shall bercquestcd by the debtor, tosum-
mon three respectable irccholders, citi
zcns Of the vicinagc, who, being first
duly sworn or affirmed by the said oiii-
Ger, shall value and nppruise the per-
sonal property aforesaid, which valun-
tion or appruisement, signed by the
appraisers, together with u schedule OF
the property taken in execution, shall
be annexed 10 the return on said writ,
and in case said personal property, or
any part thereof, cannot be sold for
two-thirls OF the amount of said valna-
tion or appraisement ut u public vendne
oi the same, of which notice shall be
given to the plaintiff or plaintiffs, his,
her, or their agent or attorney, agreea
bly, to the directions of the first section
of this aci, that then the sale Of such
property shall be stayed tor the term
Of twelve months from that date: Pro
vided, That the said defendant or de-
PENDANTS shall execute aud deliver TO
the Shciifi, Coroner, or Constable, us
the cuse may be, bohd, with one or
more sufficient securities, to be entered
Of record, and shall be lien for said
period ii time in u penalty OF double
the amount of said valuation or ap
pralscment, conditioned for the faithful
forthcoming and delivery Of all and
every part of the said personal proper
ty, upon the expiration Of the said stay
of execution, to the proper Sheriff,
Coroner, or Constable, bis successor in
office, IN like good order and condition
as when the same was so, as aforesaid,
offered for sale, or other personal prop.
erty equal in value aud in like good
order, To be asccrtained IN the manner
aforesaid, or in default thereof for
the pas ment Of the amount OF
the apl'raisemeht or valuation, with
interest and costs, or the amount OF the
debt, interest and costs, for which the
levy was made, and, upon the cxecu
tiun aud delivery of such bond, the
said personal property shall be return
ed and re-deIivered into the possession
OF the said defendant or defendants /:
Provided, also, That nothing in this
act contained shall bc construed to
prevent any judgment creditor or cred
ltors from having the property Of any
debtor or debtors exp0scd TO sale ut
amy time, and us often as he, she, or
they may think proper, after il may
have once been exDosed 10 sale as aiOre-
said, by paying all costs which may
accrue in consequence thereof, except
the time ut which sale may bc effected
according to the provisions Of this act,
which costs shall be paid out OF the
proceeds of the sale, us IN other cases.
SEc. 5. That before any person shall
be entitled to stay Of execution on
real estate levied upon, he shall pay
tho interest due on the debt and the
interest due upon prior liens thereon,
and discharge all ground rent and
municipal charges due on the property,
subject TO the judgment, aud shall pay
senii-annually during the continuance
Of the stay OF execution all the accru-
ing interest on the Judgment, mort
cages, liens, or charges ON real estate,
and the accrung ground rents Pro
vided, That the provisions OF this act
shall not apply to suits for the collec-
ton Of interest semi-annunlly on mon.
eys due the estates OF decedents, wid-
ows, or minors, which suits are hereby
authorized to bc instituted, nor 10
claims for labor Provided, further,
That this act shall not remain in force
for u longer period than eighteen
months. E. REED MYkR,
Speaker Of House Of Representatives.
JNo. G. NEwMYER,
President pro. ten. OF the Senate
Approvcd-'l'he 23i day of March,
A. ID. 1877. j. +. HARrRANfT.