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devise or require, at the Cost and Charges of such Persons as shall
claim the Benefit thereof; so as the said Alexander Simms, and
Archibald Johnson, be not burthened with any Warranties thereby,
other then from themselves, or those that claim by, from, or under
them. And that the said Alexander Simms, and Archibald Johnson,
and either of them, at the Time of such their Surrender and Trans-
fering their Estate as aforesaid, shall take his or their solemn Oath
or Oaths, (or Affirmation if a Quaker) before the said Two Justices
of the County aforesaid, to be summoned as aforesaid, to the Effect
following, viz.
I A. B. do affirm, or solemnly affirm, That the Goods, Debts, and
Effects, which I have delivered, assigned, and made over, to the
Sheriff of Saint Mary's County, and in Trust for the use of my Cred-
itors, is the whole Estate both Real and Personal of my own, in Pos-
session, or have any Title to in the World; and that I have not any
Estate, Goods, or Effects of any kind whatsoever left, either in Pos-
session, Reversion, or Remainder (the necessary wearing Apparel
for my self, Wife, and Children excepted:) And that I have not
directly or indirectly sold, leased, or otherwise conveyed, disposed
of, or intrusted all or any Part of my Estate, thereby to defraud my
Creditors, or to secure the same, to receive or expect any Profit or
Advantage thereof. So help me God.
It shall and may be lawful for the Sheriff of the County aforesaid,
after the End of the said Twenty Days, and the said Sheriff, is hereby
required, to discharge the said Alexander Simms, and Archibald
Johnson, out of his Custody, and to suffer them to go at Large.
And be it further Enacted, by the Authority aforesaid, That the
said Alexander Simms, and Archibald Johnson, nor any of them,
shall hereafter be imprisoned, by Reason of any Judgment or Decree
obtained for the Payment of any Debt, Damage, or Cost, or for or
by Reason of any Debt, Damage, or Cost contracted, occurred,
occasioned, owing, or growing due before the End of this Session of
Assembly; but that upon every Arrest on any such Judgment or
Decree, or for any such Debt, Damage, or Cost, it shall and may be
lawful for the Judge or Justices of the Court, where any Process shall
issue, upon Shewing a Duplicate of the Discharge of the said Alex-
andred Simms, and Archibald Johnson, or any of them, that shall
be so arrested, to release and discharge out of Custody, the said
Alexander Simms, and Archibald Johnson, or any of them, that
shall be so arrested.
Provided, the said Alexander Simms, and Archibald Johnson, or
any of them, that shall be so arrested, shall and do enter his or their
Appearance, or procure some Attorney to appear to every such
Action, and plead thereto.
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