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THOMAS SIM LEE, Esq; Governor.
be fully paid and indemnified, so far as their British debtor or debtors
is or are solvent,
out of the British property seized and confiscated in consequence of this
act. |
1780.
CHAP.
XLV. |
IX. And be it
enacted, That no payments or remittances whatsoever shall be
made by any subject of this state to any subject of Great-Britain, or any
person in
the British dominions, unless by the parent or guardian of any child who
may be in
any part of the British dominions for his education, and in such case so
much
only as may be necessary to defray the expences of removing such child
out of the
British dominions, or by the husband or father, for the support of his
wife or
children till they can be removed. |
No remittances
to be
made, &c. |
X. And,
to prevent concealments and embezzlements of the books, papers and
evidences, of debts due to British subjects, Be
it enacted, That no books, papers
or evidences, of debts due to any British subject, shall be sent out of
this
state, or delivered by any person who hath the custody thereof to any British
subject,
or any person for him, and that the factor or other person, who may have
in his custody or power the books, papers or other evidences, of debts
due to any
British subject of that part of Great-Britain called Scotland, and also
the factor
or other person who may have in his custody or power the books, papers
or
other evidences, of debts due to any other British subject, if the said
last mentioned
factors or others are not connected to this state by having families, and
having
taken the oath of fidelity and support to this state, shall, and they are
hereby
required, immediately to deliver all the said books, papers and evidences,
to
the treasurer of the respective shore where the same may be, together with
his
affidavit, that what he so delivers is the whole he hath in his custody
or power;
and any judge, or justice of the peace, upon information or his own belief,
that
any such person, who ought to deliver up any such books, papers or evidences,
hath in his custody or power any such books, papers or evidences, may issue
his
warrant against such person, and commit him to gaol, unless he gives security
in
a reasonable and adequate sum, to deliver within twenty days thereafter,
all such
books, papers and evidences, with his affidavit aforesaid, to the treasurer
of the
shore where the same may be. |
Books, &c.
not to be sent
out of the
state, &c. |
XI. And be it
enacted, That in case nay British debtor, whose property, or
any part thereof, shall be by the general assembly applied or appropriated
to any
particular purpose, shall not have debts due to him sufficient to satisfy
the debts
due from him to the subjects of this state, the general assembly will,
on its being
made appear, appropriate and apply other British property for the satisfaction
thereof, to the value of such as have been so applied or appropriated. |
Debts to be
satisfied, &c. |
XII. And be
it enacted, That the indemnification of sufferers shall be settled
by the general assembly, and if agreed to is not to exceed the value of
British property
made use of by this state. |
General assembly
to settle
indemnification,
&c. |
XIII. And be
it enacted, That any gift, grant, sale, devise or conveyance, of
any property made or executed since the nineteenth of April, seventeen
hundred
and seventy-five, and before the first day of December, seventeen hundred
and
seventy-nine, by any person who by this act is declared and adjudged a
British subject,
to any person or persons whatsoever, with intent and design to cover and
protect such property from confiscation, shall be and are hereby declared
to be
fraudulent, and all conveyances so or otherwise fraudulently made, are
hereby declared
void in law and equity; and any conveyance, gift, grant, sale or devise,
made by any such British subject since the said first day of December,
seventeen
hundred and seventy-nine, shall be taken to be fraudulent and void in law
and
equity, unless the same was bonâ fide made and executed in
pursuance of some
contract or agreement made before that day in writing, or for the payment
of a
debt due before that day by the person making such grant, conveyance or
sale, to
the person receiving the same, and the proof of such subsisting agreement
or debt
shall lie on the person claiming under such conveyance, grant or sale;
and if any
such conveyance, grant, sale or devise, shall have been made for the satisfaction
of a true precedent debt, at any thing less than three fourths of the real
value, |
Gifts, &c
void, &c. |
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