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LAWS OF MARYLAND.— 1805-06.

any debt, damages or costs, contracted, owing or growing due,
before the passage of this act, or before the time of their applica-
tion to the county court for the benefit of this act, the court
before whom such process shall be returned shall and may dis-
charge such debtor or debtors out of custody on his common

Proviso.

appearance being entered, without any special bail ; Provided,
that the discharge of such debtor or debtors shall not acquit or
discharge any other person from such debt, damages or costs, or
any part thereof, but that all such persons shall be answerable
for the same in such manner as they were before the passing of
this act, or before the time of their application to the county
court for the benefit of this act.
See 1812, ch. 77, sec. 3. ,

Proceed-
ings to be
recorded by
the clerk.

SEC. 14. And be it enacted, That all proceedings under this
act shall be recorded by the clerk of the county court in which
such debtor shall reside, who shall be entitled to the same fees
as are fixed by law for services in other cases, which shall be
paid at the time of obtaining the discharge.

Court to
consult the
creditors on
appointing
a new
trustee.

SEC. 15, And be it enacted. That in all appointments of
trustees under this act by the county court, in the room of any
person before appointed, the county court shall consult the
creditors, and govern themselves by the choice of a majority of
them in value, unless upon notice being given by public adver-
tisement, or in such manner as they shall think reasonable, the
said creditors shall neglect to make such choice.
SEC. 16. Merged in 1827, ch. 70. .
The residue of this law applied to cases of individuals who had petition-
ed to the general assembly, except the 21st section, which is merged in
1807, ch. 150.
By November, 1809, ch. 179, (which passed on the 7th January, 1810,)
all the benefits and privileges intended to be given to the persons included in
this act, are to he extended by the county court, or any judge thereof, dur-
ing the recess of the court, to all such persons as may apply for the same ;
and by 1817, ch. 183, a judge of the orphans court is vested with the like
powers.

CHAPTER 119.

*1786, ch.
45.

A further additional SUPPLEMENT to the ACT, * entitled, an act to direct
descents.
Consolidated in 1820, ch, 191.

* 1801, ch.
63.

NOVEMBER, 1806.— CHAPTER 12.
A further additional SUPPLEMENT to an ACT, * entitled, an act to regulate
the inspection of Tobacco.
See notes to the original law, ante page, 437.

Preamble.

WHEREAS by the original act, to which this is a further addi-
tional supplement, and the several supplementary acts thereto,
no provision is made authorizing the governor and council to