1822 - Edocs

Except.
Dates in accounts
to be specinc.
Wilfully post dat-
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Computation of li
nutation.
(t after judgment
tor plt'ft'—reversal.
Persons under le-
qral disabilities.
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next after the cause of such action or suit, or the delive-
ry oi such goods, wares and merchandize, and not after
except, that, in the case of the death of the creditors or
debtors, before the expiration of the said term of one
year, the further time of one year from the death of such
creditor or debtor, shall be allowed for the commencement
of any such action or suit.
6. Be it further enacted, That, to prevent imposition or
deception herein, the respective time or date of the delivery
of the several articles, charged in any such account,
or any receipt taken for the delivery of them, shall be par-
ticularly specified. And if any merchant or trader shall
willfully postdate any aiticle or articles in such account,
or the receipt taken for the delivery of them, he shall for-
feit and pay tenfold the amount of the article or articles,
so post dated, to be recovered, with costs, by warrant,
w r here the penalty does not exceed twenty dollars, and by
action of debt in any court of record where the penalty
shall exceed that sum.
7. Be itfurther enacted, That, to prevent any doubt in
the construction hereof, it is heieby declared, that the beforementioned
limitation of one year, shall take place and
be computed from the respective dates or times of delivery
of the several articles entered or charged in any such
account ; and that all such articles as shall have been of
more than one years standing-, when the action or suit was
commenced, shall be disallowed and rejected, and verdict
shall be given, or judgment rendered, for no more than
the amount of such articles, as appear to have been actually
charged or delivered within one year next before the
commencement of the suit as aforesaid.
8. Be it further enacted, Provided, nevertheless, That,
if, in any of the said actions or suits, judgment be given
for the plaintiff, and the same be afterwards reversed by
error, or a verdict pass for the plaintiff, and, upon matter
alledged in arrest of judgment, the judgment* be given against
the plaintiff, that he take nothing by his plaint,
writ or bill, in all such cases, the party plaintiff, his heirs,
executors or administrators, (as the case shall require)
may commence a new action or suit, from time to time,
within one year next after such judgment reversed, or
such judgment given against the plaintiff, and not after.
9. Be it further enacted, That, if any person or persons
that is or shall be entitled to any such actions of trespass,
detinue, action sur trover, replevin, actions of account,
actions of deot, actions of trespass for assault, menace,
battery, wounding or imprisonment, be, or shall be at the
time of any such cause of action given or accrued, fallen,
or come, within the age of twenty one years, feme covert.