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LAWS OF MARYLAND.
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1830.
CHAP. 130,
Passed Feb 19.
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CHAPTER 130.
A Further Supplement to the act, entitled, An act for
the relief of sundry Insolvent Debtors.
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Not necessary
to produce evi-
dence of im-
prisonment.
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Section 1. Belt enacted by the General Assembly of
Maryland, That from and after the passage of this act, it
shall not be necessary for any person who may apply for
the benefit of the insolvent laws of this state, to produce
before the county court, or any judge thereof, or any judge
of the orphans court, or commissioners of insolvent debtors,
where such applicant reside:, any evidence of his confine-
ment in jail; but the said court, judge, or commissioners,
as the case may be, shall proceed in all respects, as if such
evidence had been produced.
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Personal dis-
charge may be
granted.
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Sec. 2. And be it enacted, That it shall be the duty of
the county court, or any judge thereof, or any judge of the
orphans court, or commissioners of insolvent debtors, to
whom application may hereafter be made by any person,
for the benefit of the insolvent laws of this state, such ap-
plicant having complied with the provisions of the insol-
vent laws of this state, in every particular, txcept produc-
ing evidence of his confinement in jail, to grant to such ap-
plicant in writing, a personal discharge from arrest on any
civil process until the return day of such applicant's insol-
vent papers.
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In certain ca-
ses officer to
proceed as it
this act had not
passed.
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Sec. 3. And be it enacted, That it shall he the duty of
every sheriff, constable, or other officer of this state, upon
the arrest of any defendant on a capias ad respondendum,
capias ad satisfaciendum, or any other civil process, and
the said defendant being unable or refusing to satisfy the
claim on which said process was issued, to produce the
body of said defendant before the county court, or some
judge thereof, or some judge of the orphans court, or com-
missioners of insolvent debtors, of the county, where the
said defendant resides, and then and there tender to said
defendant an opportunity to comply with the provisions of
the insolvent laws of this state, except producing evidence
of his confinement in jail, and upon the said defendant be-
ing unable, or refusing to comply with the provisions of
the insolvent laws as aforesaid, and not otherwise, the said
sheriff, constable, or other officer, shall be authorised to
proceed with said defendant as if this act had never passed.
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