Payment, etc., by garnishee before return of summons

Any person, summoned under § 8.01-511 , before the return day of the summons, may pay what he is liable for to the clerk of the court issuing the summons and such clerk shall give a receipt, upon request, for what is so paid. Code 1950, § 8-448; 1977, c. 617; 1983, c. 399.