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CHAP. 110. |
LAWS OF MARYLAND.
of the said Gill, who shall have due to them the amount of two
thirds of the debts owing by such debtor at the time of the passage
of this act, express, in writing, to the county court, their dissent
to the said debtor obtaining such relief. |
J. H. Barney to
have relief, &c. |
18. Whereas John H. Barney, one of the said
petitioners, hath
executed a deed of trust for the benefit of his creditors, prior to
his application to this general assembly, BE IT ENACTED, That
the said John H. Barney shall be entitled to all the benefits of this
act, upon his complying with the directions therein contained, notwithstanding
the conveyance of property by the said John H. Barney,
in trust, for any of his creditors, within two years last past. |
* Ch. 110.
Persons named
in the act of 1804,
to have the benefit
of this act. |
19. AND, whereas from the construction given
by several of the
county courts to the act passed at November session, eighteen hundred
and four, * entitled, An act for the relief of sundry insolvent
debtors, a number of the persons whose names are included in the
said act were prevented from obtaining any benefit thereof, and
are now in actual confinement for debts contracted before the
passage of the said act, although no fraud or collusion has been
proved against them, BE IT ENACTED, That each of the persons
whose names are contained in the said act of eighteen hundred
and four, and are now in actual confinement, shall be entitled to
every benefit of this act, as fully as if their names were contained
herein, on complying with the terms herein prescribed. |
L. De Niroth to
have relief, &c. |
20. AND BE IT ENACTED, That Louis De Niroth,
now confined
in the gaol of Baltimore county, shall be entitled to receive the full
relief and benefit by this act granted to the petitioners herein before
mentioned, on his complying with all the rules and conditions
of such petitioners required, except that the said Louis De Niroth
shall not be required to produce to the county court any evidence
of his being a citizen of Maryland, and of his having resided
therein two years preceding the passage of this act. |
Courts may extend
the benefits
if this act to all
persons who apply
before 1st Jan.
1810. |
21. AND, whereas much of the time of the general
assembly,
annually, and of trouble and expense to those unfortunate persons
who are compelled to apply for acts of insolvency, may be saved,
without impairing the rights of creditors, by vesting certain additional
powers in the county courts; therefore, BE IT ENACTED,
That it shall and may be lawful for the county courts (o) if the
respective counties of this state, to extend to all such persons (o)
as may apply to such court for the same before the first day of
January, eighteen hundred and ten (p), all benefits and privileges
intended to be given to the persons included in this act, on their
complying with the provisions thereof; Provided, that previous to
the application to the court of any such debtor, he shall give at
least two months notice of his application in one newspaper printed
in the city of Baltimore, and in some other newspaper printed.
(o) By 1806, ch. 98, 1807, ch. 150, s. 3. and 1808,
ch. 71, any imprisoned debtor,
immediately upon his confinement,
without any previous notice, may apply
to the county court, or to any
judge thereof, for the benefit of this act;
and by 1817,
ch. 183, such application may be made to a judge of the orphans
court, who is vested with the
like powers exercised by a judge of the
county court. See 1816,
ch. 221, respecting insolvent debtors in the city
and county of Baltimore.
(p) By November 1809, ch. 179, (which passed on the 7th of January
1810,) all
the benefits and privileges
intended to be given tot he persons included in
this act, are to be extended
by the county court, or any judge thereof, during
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. |
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