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LAWS OF MARYLAND.— 1820.

under the hand of the register, and the seal of his office, shall
be prima facie evidence of the amount of debts due by the in-
testate or testator in any court where the executor or admi-
nistrator alleges c r contends that he, she or they have not
assets sufficient to discharge the claim in controversy, or any
part thereof.

List re-
turned not
to afford
evidence as
to the
justice of
any debt,
&c.

SEC. 8. And be it enacted, That the list of debts to be re-
turned as aforesaid shall not afford any evidence as to the
justice or correctness of any debt therein stated, whenever the
same shall be controverted by an executor or administrator, in
any suit instituted for the recovery of such debt, nor shall the
same be construed to take any debt out of the operation of the
acts of limitation.

CHAPTER 182.
A further SUPPLEMENT to the ACT, entitled, an Act relating to Insolvent
Debtors in the City and County of Baltimore.
See notes to the original act, 1805, ch. HO, ante page 530.

Commis-
sioners to
appoint
permanent
trustee, &c.

SEC. 1. Be it enacted, by the General Assembly of Maryland,
That from and after the passage of this act it shall and may be
lawful for the commissioners of insolvent debtors in the city and
county of Baltimore, at any time after an application made to
them for the benefit of the insolvent laws, to appoint the perma-
nent trustee required by the said laws, whenever a majority of
the creditors in value, their agents or attorneys, shall nominate
in writing, and recommend any person for that purpose, and
upon such appointment, it shall not be necessary for the said
commissionrs, in giving notice of the personal discharge, and the
time fixed for the final hearing according to the provisions of
the act to which this is a supplement, to require the creditors to
attend and nominate gome person or persons to be appointed
trustee or trustees for their benefit, but it shall be the duty of
the said commissioners to state in the said notice, that an
appointment has been made by them in pursuance of the re-
commendation as aforesaid.

Not less
than two of
them to act
upon any
petition,
&c.

Proviso.

SEC. 2. And be it enacted, That not less than two of the
said commissioners shall be authorized to act upon any petition
for the benefit of the insolvent laws of this state, to appoint
trustees, grant discharges, or generally to perform any of the
functions reposed in the said commissioners by law, any thing
in any former act to the contrary notwithstanding ; Provided
always, that this section shall not be construed to make void any
proceedings heretofore rightfully had by the said commissioners,
when less than two of the said commissioners may have acted
upon any petition submitted to them.