Chap. 77.—An ACT to Amend and Re-enact Section 20 of Chapter 146
of the Code of 1878, relative to the Limitation of Suits.

Approved February 28, 1874.

1. Be it enacted by the general assembly, That the twen- cose of 1
tieth section of the one hundred and forty-sixth chapter of lative to!
the Code of eighteen hundred and seventy-three, shall be amended.
amended and re-enacted, so as to read as follows: 0. 146, $ 2

§ 20. Where any such right as is mentioned in this chapter j imitatic
shall accrue against a person who had before resided in this when suit
state, if such person shall, by departing without the same, or defendan
by absconding or concealing himself, or by any other indirect
ways or means obstruct the prosecution of such right, the
time that such obstruction may have continued shall not be
computed as any part of the time within which the said right
might or ought to have been proseented. But this section rimitatio
shall not avail against any other person than him so .ob- ovals
structed, notwithstanding another might have been jointly him obstr
sued with him if there had been no such obstruction; and when act
upon a contract which was made, and was to be performed P2% Parre
in another state or country, by a person who then resided the laws <
therein; or upon any contract which was made in any of the fee on
counties now constituting the state of West Virginia, no ac- party ren
tion shall be maintained after the right of action thereon is
barred by the laws of such state or country.

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