JAMES THOMAS, ESQUIRE, GOVERNOR.

1834.

same, except, if any, the credits given, to the best of his,
her, or their knowledge and belief

CHAP. 192.

Sec 2 And be it enacted, That whenever any landlord
or landlords shall have rent due him or them, and shall give
notice to the sheriff or constable who may be about to sell
the goods and chattels of his, her, or their tenants, from whom
the rent may be due the landlord, by virtue of fieri facias,
there shall be appended to said notice of claim, an affidavit of
the amount of his, her, or their rent, claimed to be due

Notice and oath re-
quired under fie-

ri facias

Sec 3 And be it enacted, That to all and every warrant
or warrants, authorising any bailiff to levy a distress for
rent, claimed to be due to any landlord or landlords, autho-
rised by law to make a distress, there shall be prefixed or
annexed, the account of such landlord or landlords, stating,
in dollars and cents, the amount of rent claimed to be due
and in arrear, where the contract has been, or may be, for a
certain money rent, or a statement, specifying the quantity
or proportion of produce, agreed upon between the landlord
or landlords, and the tenant or tenants, as the rents of the
premises, where the distress is to be made under and by
virtue of the act of assembly aforesaid, together with an
affidavit or affirmation thereon, in substance as required
by the first section of this act

Account and oath
required under

Sec. 4 And be it enacted, That it shall not be lawful for
any sheriff, constable, or bailiff, in cases of distress for rent,
to summon more than two appraisers of property distrain-
ed, and the compensation to the officer for summoning and

Only two apprai-

sers

swearing each appraiser, shall be twenty cents, and the
compensation of each appraiser shall be thirty cents, to be

Fee for serving &c

recovered and paid as other costs in cases of distress for
rent, any law, custom, or usage, to the contrary notwith-
standing

For appraising

Sec 5 And be it enacted, That any and every distress
which shall be made, after the date when this act is to take
effect, contrary to the provisions of this act, and all and
every sale or sales, which shall take place under, and by
virtue of such distress, shall be held to be absolutely illegal
and void, any law, custom, or usage, to the contrary not-
withstanding

Distress &c other

use illegal