HERBERT R. O'CONOR, GOVERNOR. 1761

shall hereafter be unlawful for any person, either as a party
or attorney, or an agent or other person in behalf of either,
to file or serve, cause to be filed or served or threaten to file
or serve, or to threaten to cause to be filed or served, any
process or pleading, in1 any. court of the State, setting forth
or seeking to recover a sum of money upon any cause of action
abolished or barred by this Article, whether such cause of
action arose within or without the State

6. (Certain Contracts Void as Against Public Policy. ) All
contracts and instruments of every kind, name, nature or de-
scription, which may hereafter be executed within this State
in payment, satisfaction; settlement or compromise of any
claim or cause of action abolished or barred by this Article,
whether such claim or cause of action arose within or without
this State, are hereby declared to be contrary to the public
policy of this State and absolutely void. It shall be unlawful
to cause, induce or procure any person to execute such a con-
tract or instrument; or cause, induce or procure any person to
give, pay, transfer or deliver any money or thing of value in
payment, satisfaction, settlement or compromise of any such
claim or cause of action; or to receive, take or accept any such
money or thing of value as such payment, satisfaction, settle-
ment or compromise. It shall be unlawful to commence or
cause to be commenced, either as party or attorney, or as
agent or otherwise in behalf of either, in any court of this
State, any proceeding or action seeking to enforce or recover
upon any such contract or instrument, knowing it to be such,
whether the same shall have been executed within or without
this State; provided, however, that this action shall not apply
to the payment, satisfaction, settlement or compromise of any
causes of action which are not abolished or barred by this
Article, or any contracts or instruments heretofore executed
or to the bona fide holder in due course of any negotiable
instrument which may be hereafter executed.

7. (Penalties. ) Any person who shall violate any of the
provisions of this Article shall be guilty of a misdemeanor
which shall be punishable by a fine of not less than One
Thousand Dollars ($1, 000) nor more than Five Thousand Dol-
lars ($5, 000), or by imprisonment for a term of not less than
one (1) year nor more than five (5) years, or by both such fine
and imprisonment, in the discretion of the Court.

8. (Construction of Article. ) This Article shall be liber-
ally construed to effectuate the objects and purposes thereof
and the public policy of the State as hereby declared. If any
clause, sentence, paragraph or part of this Article shall for any

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