against embracery," "An act to regulate the inspection of hemp," "An act to
difable certain officers under the continental government, from holding offices
under the authority of this commonwealth," "An act concerning the territory
ceded by this commonwealth to the United States," "An act for fafe keeping
prifoners committed under the authority of the United States, into any of the
jails of this commonwealth," "An act authorifing the Governor of this com
monwealth, to convey certain lands to the United States for the purpose of
building a light houfe," "An act concerning homicide by misfortune," "An ac
allowing a bill of exception to be fealed," "An act concerning election of mem
Þers of General Affembly," "An act concerning the election of members of
the General Affembly," "An act concerning the erection of the district of
Kentuckey into an independent ftate," "An act against those who counterfeit let-
ters, or privy tokens to receive money or goods in other men's names," "An
act against the embezzling of records," "Anact concerning the benefit of cler-
gy," "An act to provide against the appropriation of money by refolution of
the two houses of affembly," "An act for the ceffion of ten miles fquare, or any
leffer quantity, of territory within this ftate to the United States, in Congrels
affembled, for the permanent feat of the general government," "An act for the
relief of creditors against fraudulent devifes," "An act concerning awards,"
"An act concerning the fouthern boundaries of this ftate," and "An act for
regulating the navigation of James river, above the falls of the faid river."
II. THE faid laws fhall be published in order, as they were enacted, and
the day upon which they refpectively paffed, shall be prefixed to each act.
III. WHERE any of the laws of this commonwealth express any fum or
fums of money, in pounds, fhillings and pence, the clerks of the feveral courts
within this commonwealth, in all procefs, entries, and orders refpecting the
fame, fhall reduce fuch fum or fums of money into dollars and cents; and where
any quantity or quantities of tobacco fhall be expreffed in the faid laws, the
clerk fhall in like manner reduce the fame into dollars and cents, at the rate.
of two dollars per hundred weight.

IV. AND be it further enacted, That the Executive fhall caufe a fufficient Executive to caufe the number of copies of the laws of this commonwealth, as revifed and enated by code to be printed, with the prefent feilion of affembly, to be printed with a complete index and mar- an index and marginal ginal notes, ten copies of which shall be delivered to the executive department, notes four copies to the clerk of each houfe of affembly, and one copy to each mem- Copies, how to be disber of the prefent general affembly, to each of the judges of the fuperior courts, pofed of. to every justice of the peace, and the clerk of every court within this commonwealth; the coft of which fhall be paid out of the contingent fund. Thofe copies which fhall be delivered to the executive, to the clerks of the two houfes of affembly, to the clerks of courts, and to the judges of the fuperior courts, hall be well bound in calf skin, and the other copies thall be bound in boards. V. THIS act fhall commence and be in force, from and after the paffing Commencement of thie thereof.

How to be bound.

act.

CHAP. CL.

An Act declaring what Acts of the prefent Seffion shall be immediately in Force, and to fufpend the Operation of all other Acts of the prefent Seffion, which gre of a public and permanent Natur

I.

B

[Paffed the 28th of December, 1792.]

E it enacted by the General Affembly, That the operation of all the acts pafled during the prefent feflion of Affembly, which are of a public and permanent nature, fhall be and the fame are hereby fufpended until the first day of October, one thousand seven hundred and ninety-three.

II. PROVIDED nevertheless, That nothing herein contained shall be conftrued fo as to fufpend the operation of the following acts, viz. "An act for appointing electors to choose a Prefident and Vice-President of the United States," An act giving further time to the owners of entries on the western waters to furvey the fame," "An act for reducing into one act, the feveral acts concerning the court of appeals and fpecial court of appeals," "An act for regulating the militia of this commonwealth," "An act for arranging the counties of this commonwealth into diftricts, to choose representatives to congrefs," "An act for appropriating the public revenue," "An act remitting certain militia fines,” "An act giving further time to the owners of furveys to return the fame into the land office," "An act for afcertaining the falaries to the officers of civi!

Operation of all public and permanent acts of this feffion, fufpended

until 1st October, 1793.

Certain acts excepted,

Commencement of this
AR:

government," "An act for establishing a bank in the town of Alexandria,”
An act empowering the executive to advance to the public printer a fum of
money for the purposes therein mentioned," "An act to amend the act, intitu-
led, an act authorifing the executive to direct the sheriffs to fell lands the pro-
perty of this commonwealth," "An act for reducing into one, the feveral acts
of affembly for the inspection of tobacco," "An act to reduce into one, the se-
veral acts concerning the recovery of debts due to the public, and the fale of
lands for judgments on behalf of the commonwealth against public officers,"
"An act to reduce into one, the feveral acts concerning the county and other
inferior courts of this commonwealth," "An act repealing the act, intituled,
an act providing a finking fund for the gradual redemption of the public debt,"
"An act reducing into one, the feveral acts concerning the establishment, juris
diction, and powers of district courts,'
""An act to authorife the executive to
remit damages in certain cafes," "An act reducing into one, the feveral acts
concerning the high court of chancery," "An act for impofing a public tax for
the year one thousand seven hundred and ninety-two," "An act reducing into
one, the feveral acts concerning the general court, and prescribing the manner
of proceeding therein in certain cafes," "An act for reducing into one, the fe-
veral acts concerning executions, and for the relief of infolvent debtors," "An
act authorifing the general court to appoint a clerk pro tempore," "An act con-
cerning coin," "An act reducing into one, the feveral acts concerning the fees
of certain officers, and declaring the mode of difcharging the faid fees and
county levies," "An act reducing into one, the feveral acts for regulating the
infpection of flour and bread," "An act for establishing a bank in the city of
Richmond," "An act to provide more effectually for the collection of the pub-
lic taxes in certain cafes," and, " An aet declaring, what remedy the com.
monwealth shall have in certain cases.”

III. THIS act shall commence and be in force, from and after the paffing thereof.

General Affembly, begun and held at the Capitol, in the City of Richmond, on Monday, the 21ft Day of October, in the Year of our Lord, 1793.

CHAP. CLI.

An Act for further continuing and amending the Act, intituled, An Act for reducing into one, the feveral Acts concerning Executions, and for the relief of Infol vent Debtors.

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B

[Paffed the 10th of December, 1793.t]

E it enacted by the General Affembly, That all perfons who have, or fhall hereafter recover any debt, damages or cofts, by the judgment of any court of record within this commonwealth, may, at their election, profecute writs of fieri facias, elegit, and capias ad fatisfaciendum, within the year, for taking the goods, lands, or body of the perfon or perfons against whom fuch judgment is obtained, in manner following: All fuch writs shall run in the name of the commonwealth, and bear tefte by the clerks of the faid courts refpectively, fhall be returnable to the first day of the next fucceeding court, fo that there be always at least fifteen days between the telte and return of each of the faid writs: Provided, That executions may be iffued from the general court, returnable to the fecond term of the faid court, following the day of iffuing the fame; and that executions fhall iffue to any sheriff or coroner from the clerks of the diftri& courts, and be returnable to the first day thereof. And provided alfo, That if the plaintiff in any county or other inferior court, fhall defire an execution to iffue, returnable at a further day, the clerk fhall iffue the fame accordingly, so as the day of fuch return be upon a court day, within ninety days next after the tefte thereof, and that the forms of the faid feveral writs fhall be as follows, mutatis, mutandis, to wit; a

+ Amended, ch 176, and 1795, ch. 2.

Alle by arts of 1798, pa. 10, whereby

executions ifved from Difrict Courts may be returnable monthly. Amended further

by act of Dec. Seff. 1801, ch. 12.

(a) From 1748, except as to Dist. Courres.

may. the ancier Fr. Fa

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years,

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