LAWS OF MARYLAND.— 1830.

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CHAPTER 135.

AN ACT to provide for the relief of Insolvent Debtors from Imprison-
ment for Costs in certain cases.
See 1831, ch. 316, sec. 7.

Be it enacted, by the General Assembly of Maryland, That
any insolvent debtor who may apply for a personal or final dis-
charge, under the laws of this state providing for the relief of
insolvent debtors, shall be entitled to include in the schedule
of his debts, all costs adjudged, or which shall accrue after
judgment rendered in any penal action against him, and to be
relieved from the payment thereof, in the same manner, and
upon the same conditions, that he may be discharged from the

Costs on
any penal
action.

debts by him contracted ; Provided always, that the penalty im-
posed by the judgment in such action, shall 'have been first
remitted by the governor and council of this state.

CHAPTER 130.

A further SUPPLEMENT to the ACT, entitled, an Act for the relief of
sundry Insolvent Debtors.

Proviso.

SEC. 1. Be it enacted, by the General Assembly of Maryland,
That from and after the passage of this act, it shall not be neces-
sary for any person who may apply for the benefit of the insol-
vent laws of this, state, to produce before the county court, or
any judge thereof, or any judge of the orphans court, or com-
missioners of insolvent debtors, where such applicant resides,
any evidence of his confinement in jail ; but the said court,
judge, or commissioners, as the case may be, shall proceed in
all respects, as if such evidence had been produced.

Not neces-
sary to pro-
duce evi-
dence of
imprison-
ment.

SEC. 2. And be it enacted, That it shall be the duty of the
county court, or any judge thereof, or any judge of the orphans
court, or commissioners of insolvent debtors, to whom applica-
tion may hereafter be made by any person, for the benefit of the
insolvent laws of this state, such applicant having complied
with the provisions of the insolvent laws of this state, in every
particular, except producing evidence of his confinement in jail,
to grant to such applicant in writing, a personal discharge from
arrest on any civil process until the return day of such appli-
cant's insolvent papers.

Personal
discharge
may be
granted.

SEC. 3. And be it enacted, That it shall be the duty of every
sheriff, constable, or other officer of this state, upon the arrest
of any defendant on a capias ad respondendum, capias ad satis-
fadendum, or any other civil process, and the said defendant
being unable or refusing to satisfy the claim on which said pro-
cess was issued, to produce the body of said defendant before
the county court, or some judge thereof, or some judge of the
orphans court, or commissioners of insolvent debtors, of the

In certain
cases officer
to proceed
as if this act
had not
passed.