Chap. 35.—An ACT to amend and re-enact the 9th section of an act enti-
tled an act to Stay the Collection of Debts for a limited period, passed
. March 2, 1866.

Passed January 4, 1867.

_. 1. Beit enacted by the general assembly of Virginia, That

the ninth section of an act entitled an act to stay the collec-
tion of debts for a limited period, passed March the second,
eighteen hundred apd’ sixty-six, be amended and re-enacted
so as to read as follows:

Ҥ9. The act entitled an act staying the collection of cer-
tain debts, passed January the twenty-third, eighteen hundred
and sixty-five, and the amendment thereof, passed June the
twenty-third, eighteen hundred and sixty-five, are hereby
repealed, except as to the counties of Accomack and North-
ampton, to which this act shall not apply, and as to which
the said acts of January the twenty-shird, eighteen hundred
and sixty-five, and the amendment,thereof, shall remain in
force, except only that the sixth section of the said act of
January the twenty-third, eighteen hundred and sixty-five,
shall be amended and re-enacted so as to read as follows:
Ҥ6. Nothing herein contained shall be so construed as to
interfere with or abridge the law now in force in relation to
attachments and actions of detinue and trover; nor in rela-
tion to injuries or torts; nor in relation to actions of eject-
ment and unlawful entry and detainer; nor in relation to the
prosecution of criminal offences and the collection of’ fines,
taxes, licenses, county levies, and all debts due the common-
wealth, but the same may be proceeded in as now provided
for by law; nor shall this act apply to liabilities of sheriffs,
constables or pther public officers, either to the state, coun-
ties, corporations or individuals; nor to attorneys at law, for
moneys collected; nor to debts contracted after the twenty-
sixth day of July, eighteen hundred and sixty-one; nor to
debts or deeds of trust executed after the said twenty-sixth
day of July, eighteen hundred and sixty-one, but payment
of and sales under the same may be enforced and proceeded
in as if this act had not been passed; nor shall the time dur-
ing which this act is in force be computed in any case in
which the statute of limitations may come in qfestion.”

2. This act shall be in force from its passage.