The Upper House. 291

Present as in the Morning

Read the second Time in this House the Bill entitled "An Act
for the Relief of Insolvent Debtors," and will Pass with the follow-
ing Amendments Viz^t after the words "Court House Door." in the
third line of the fourth sheet "add "and other Publick places." In
the tenth line of the fourth Page strike out from the word "Judg-
ments." to the beginning of the fourteenth line of the same Page
and insert the following words Viz^t "if any or any claiming or
who shall or may claim under them who have or shall have any
Lien by assignment of such Judgment or otherwise shall Pay in
or towards satisfaction of the said Creditors according to the
order and Priority of their Judgments or other Lien thereon."
After the word aforesaid in the eighteenth line of the same Page
insert the following Proviso Viz^t "Provided that no Judgment
hereafter to be rendered against any Person applying to be dis-
charged as aforesaid nor any Process thereon shall create any Lien
on the Lands Goods or Chattels of such Persons whereby the Creditor
obtaining such Judgment shall or may have any Priority in the
Distribution of the Money arising from the Sale of such Lands

U. H. J.
Liber 37
Apr. 14

Goods or Chattels to be distributed as aforesaid" — In the sixteenth
line of the same Sheet after the word "Demands." add, "early
Notice of such Design being previously given by Advertisements
set up at the most Public Places of the County where such Debtor
resides and likewise in the Maryland Gazette" — After the word
"Affirmation." in the second line of the seventh Page add. "and
Transmission." In the thirteenth line of the same Page after the
word "Discent" add. "Gift Devise Bequest." after the word "dis-
charge" in the twenty fourth line of the eighth Sheet, add the words
"and the same Allegation being determined and adjudged against
the said Obligor." Strike out the whole of the ninth Sheet after
the word "farthest." in the first Line and insert the words "And the
Justices of the County Court aforesaid shall and may hear and
determine in a Summary way such Allegation of the Creditor or
Creditors aforesaid And if the same shall be determined by the
said Court against such Prisoner then the same Prisoner shall
have no aid or benefit of this Act and Judgment shall Pass against
him or her for Costs, But if the determination of the Justices of
the County Court on such Allegation shall be against such Creditor
or Creditors then the Prisoner or Prisoners aforesaid shall by the
said Court be immediately discharged on his or her making sub-
scribing and delivering in open Court such Schedule and Duplicate
as aforesaid and there taking such Oath or Affirmation as aforesaid,
and all his or her Estate shall thereupon be invested in the Sheriff
sold and disposed of and applied as if he or she had been dis-
charged by the said three Justices or any two of them. And it
shall and may be Lawful for the said Justices of the County Court

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