THOMAS W. VEAZEY, ESQUIRE, GOVERNOR.

1836.

Court of this State, and sent to any county court
thereof for trial, the judges of the said county court,
upon suggestion, in writing, by either of the parties
thereto, supported by affidavit, or other proper evi-
dence, that a fair and impartial trial cannot be had in

CHAP. 270.

sues are depending, shall and may order and direct
the said issue or issues, with the proceedings accompa-
nying the same, to be transmitted to the judges of any
county court most convenient for trying the same justly
and impartially, and the judges of such county court,
to whom said issue or issues and proceedings thereon
shall be transmitted, shall hear, receive and certify
the verdict or proceedings thereon before them had, as
if the said issue or issues, with the proceedings accom-
panying t!ic same, had been originally sent to them,
by the said court of chancery, county court as a court
of equity, or orphans' court, for trial: provided never-
theless, that such suggestion shall be made as afore-
said, before or during the first three days of the term
at which such issues shall be for trial, unless the said

mitted to a jury in the same county, in which case the
suggestion maj be made at any time before the jury is
empannelled, upon paying the costs of the term.

Proceedings di-
rected

CHAPTER 270.

An act relating to the effect of the revocation of powers
of attorney, by death or otherwise.

Passed Mar. 20
1837.

WHEREAS, it may be doubtful whether payments of
money, transfers of property, or other dealings with
persons acting under duly executed powers of attorney
or other agencies, are valid and binding upon the re-
presentatives or assignees of the party or parties giv-
ing such power, or creating such agencies where such
payments, transfers, or other dealings are made or
take place after the death of such party or parties, or
the assignment of his, her or their interest in such pay-
ments, property, or matter to which such dealings re-
late, although such death or assignment is not known
to the person or persons making such payments, trans-

Preamble