LAWS OF MARYLAND.— 1825.

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SEC. 8. And be it enacted, That no title to mortgaged premises,
derived from any sale made in virtue of a special power for that
purpose, in the mortgage contained, shall be questioned, im-
peached or defeated, either at law or in equity, by reason that
the mortgaged premises were purchased in by the mortgagee, or
his or her assignee, or by his, her, or their legal representatives,

Mortgagee
may
purchase.

or for his, her or their benefit or account: Provided always,
that the sale was in every respect regular, fair and with good
faith.

Proviso.

SEC. 9. And be it enacted, That whenever lands are sold
and conveyed, and a mortgage is given by the purchaser at the
same time, to secure the payment of the purchase money, such
mortgage shall be preferred to any previous judgment which
may have been obtained against such purchaser.

Mortgage
given at
time of pur-
chase; pre-
ference.

SEC. 10. And be it enacted. That all mortgage sales after
the first day of May next, shall be made in the county, where
the mortgaged premises are situated : And provided, that where
the lands described in any mortgage, are or shall be situated in
more than one county ; in such case the sale thereof may be
made in either of the counties within which such lands are
situated.

Where sale
shall take
place.

SEC. 11. And be it enacted, That this act shall take effect
from and after the last day of April next.

CHAPTER 205.

AN ACT relating to Insolvent Debtors.
See 1805, ch. 110, ante page 530.

To take
effect.

SEC. 1. Be it enacted, by the General Assembly of Maryland,
That from and after the passage of this act, any judge of any
county court, justice of the orphans court, or the commission-
ers of insolvent debtors, for the city and county of Baltimore,
as the case may be, be, and they or any of them are hereby
authorized and empowered to receive and entertain the applica-
tion of any insolvent debtor, for the benefit of the insolvent
laws of Maryland, without requiring from the said insolvent

Security for
appearance
conditional-
ly dispensed
with.

debtor the usual security for his or her appearance: Provided
always, that the said insolvent debtor shall not be discharged
from custody, until his or her application shall have been finally
heard and decided : And provided also, that the said insolvent
debtor shall in all other respects conform to the requisitions of
the insolvent laws of this state, except as is herein after pro-
vided.
SEC. 2. Repealed by 1826, ch. 253.

Proviso,

SEC. 3. And be it enacted, That in all applications for the
benefit of the insolvent laws of this state, which may be here-
after made to the commissioners of insolvent debtors for the

Oath re-
quired of
insolvent.