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An Act directing the time and place of sale of lands and slaves under execution. 1821 20 (1821)

handle is hein.slavery/ssactsnc0050 and id is 1 raw text is: .LAWS OF NORTI .CAROLINA. AD. 18 forhaly iidge'the Superior Courts of L sand Equity, on - sufficient cause heing shewn on affidavit, made in open Court, -to remove any cause depending in any of the Superior C',urts of Law and Equity to an adjoinitig county for trial, although such cause may have been ren.ved before 3 any law to the con- trary notwithstanding. CHAP. XVII. A'nact to proinote ti administra ion of justice in this state, by rcquiring : the production of papers in certain cases. , - . ; 7 B8 it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Norlh. Uarolina, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That the several 8uperior Courts bf Law in North-Cardlina shall have full power, in the trial of actions before them, on motioki anid due notice thereof being given, to require thsi pare ties to produce. books or writings in their possession 'or power *which cuIntain evidence pertinent to the issue. in cases and un. der circumstances, when they might be co.mpelled wo produce f11plaintifrfail the same by the ordinary rules of proceeding in chancery.; to produce if a plaintiff shall fail to comply with such order to produc. bo-iki, Cc. books or writinigs, or shall not satisfactorily account for such bgit to failure, ictshall be lawful for the said Courts, respectively, on defendant motion, to give the like judgnient forthe defendarit as in cases of - nonsuit. And if a defendant shall fail to comply with iuch or- Liko penalty der to produce books or. writit gs, o shall not satisfactorily ac- for defo: ontNrschfalre dant's n count for such failure, it shall be lawful for the said Courts, res- to produce pectively, on motion as aforesaul, to give judgment against him bpoks, Ucb or her by defatilt. .CHAP. XIX. An act directing the time and place of able of lands and slaves under exe. cution. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of North. Siesorslaves Carolina. and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, and inna to That hereafter all sales of.slaves or land inade by any sheriff, take place at c'ironer, constable,'or by any clerk and master in equity, under the 0t houses. any execution or decree, shali be made at the court-house of. their respective cou nties; and such sales may commence and Wei b, be made on any .Monday in any week, and if. the property levi- continu - ed on under any'execution, for want of tirthe, shall not.,be all from day to. sold on the Monday, or if property levied on under. other executions cannot.be offered by reason that the sale first, co.- menced is not completed for w nt of time, all such sales may, be adjourned to the next day.-an4 the property remaining an- sold oa the Tuesday, may, under the same.circuistances, be sold on the next day, and a sales ziot then completed, ravbe adjourned to the Monday of the ensuing week; and, all such sales shall commence between'the hours of ten and four o'clock on each sale 'day 1 Provtided nevertheless, That -nothing- herein Tri ontainedf shall be 6onstrued to Adlter;in any -panner the rules, ari l.restrictios unlder which siles are by law directed to beeonb, uctedind eiecutinieqhired to be.returned.

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