LAWS OF MARYLAND.— 1831.

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three years shall not have elapsed as aforesaid, shall be deemed
necessary for the purpose aforesaid.

SEC. 8. And be it enacted, That no attachment, which shall
have issued against any property so acquired or accrued as
aforesaid, by any non-resident debtor or debtors, shall be dis-
solved unless the defendant or defendants therein, or some per-

Attachment
of property
of non-

residents.

son for such defendant or defendants, shall enter into bond with
good security to be approved by the court, to satisfy any judg-
ment, that shall be rendered in such case against said defendant
or defendants.

Hold unless
bond is
given, &c.

SEC. 9. And be it enacted, That after the passage of this act,
where any debtor entitled to apply for, and obtain the benefit of
the insolvent laws of this state, shall upon any process of exe-
cution hereafter to be issued on any judgment, be imprisoned
in Baltimore county, and shall continue actually imprisoned
as aforesaid for the period of sixty days, it shall and may be
lawful, on application of any creditor of such debtor, for the
commissioners of any insolvent debtors, for the city and county
of Baltimore, to cause said person to appear before them to
show cause why the said commissioners should not appoint a
trustee, as herein after mentioned, for the benefit of the creditors
of such debtor, of all said debtor's property, rights, and estate,
real, personal, and mixed ; and upon appearance of such debtor,
or refusing after notice to appear, and the commissioners being
satisfied of the fact of the imprisonment aforesaid, and of said
debtor still continuing in prison at the time of the action of said

Debtor en-
titled to ap-

benefit if
imprisoned
for 60 days.

commissioners, they shall appoint a trustee, in whom shall vest
as aforesaid, by virtue of such appointment, all the property,
rights and estate of debtor, as fully and effectually, as if such
trustee were at that time, in the course of an application afore-
said, appointed permanent trustee of such debtor, under the act

Creditor
may require
a trustee to
be ap-
pointed.

to which this is a supplement or any supplement thereto; and
such trustee shall have all the rights, power and privileges of
any such permanent trustee : and shall give bond with security,
as required of said permanent trustee for the performance of his
duty as trustee.
SEC. 10. And be it enacted, That the provisions of this act
shall have no force or effect on any transfers, assignments, or
securities made before the passage of this act.

Who shall
take charge,

&c.

CHAPTER 296.
AN ACT to limit and define the Jurisdiction of Justices of the Peace.

SEC. 1. Be it enacted, by the General Assembly of Maryland,
That from henceforth the justices of the peace shall have juris-
diction over, and may take cognizance of all cases whatever,
where the debt or damages laid or claimed shall not exceed the

Jurisdiction
on all sums
under$50,

sum of fifty dollars, except in eases or actions of slander, assault

Except.