ART. 93] DEBTS. 1985

1888, art. 93, sec. 92. 1860, art. 93, sec. 93. 1798, ch. 101,
sub-ch. 9, sec 10.

91. If the claim arises on a bond, note, or a bill of exchange,
or account for dealing with a factor, and the principal be not
within the State, the factor who took the said bond, note or bill,
or who sold or delivered the articles in the account, may make
oath, to be certified as aforesaid and endorsed on a statement
of the money due thereon, "that the said statement is full, just
and true, and that he (the deponent) took the said bond or note,

or bill, or delivered the articles charged in the account, as factor
to————, living in or lately of————, and that neither he,
the deponent, nor the principal, nor any other person for him
or the principal, to his knowledge or belief, hath received
any part of the money originally due on such bond, note, bill
or account, or any security or satisfaction for the same, except
what (if any) is credited;" and the said oath with the other
respective vouchers and proofs as aforesaid shall authorize the
administrator to make payment or distribution.

Ibid. sec. 93. 1860, art. 93, sec. 94. 1798, ch. 101, sub-ch. 9, sec. 11.

92. If the factor aforesaid be dead or out of the State, and
the principal be also out of the State, and it shall appear, in
case of account, that the same has been regularly proved by a

disinterested, credible witness, as prescribed in section 90 of
this article, an oath of any other factor made after the death of
the decedent and certified and endorsed on the statement as
aforesaid, "that the said bond, note, bill or account came into
his hands as factor for the creditor residing in ———— after the
death or removal of ————, the factor who took the said bond,
note, bill, or delivered the articles in the account, that he has
reason to believe and does believe, that the said statement is
full, just and true, and that no part of the money originally due
on such bond, note, bill or account, or any security or satisfac-
tion for the same hath been received except what (if any) is
credited may be made;" and the said oath, with the other
respective vouchers or proofs as aforesaid, shall be sufficient to
authorize the administrator to pay as aforesaid.

Ibid. sec. 94. 1860, art. 93, sec. 95. 1798, ch. 101, sub-ch. 9, sec. 12.

93. When any affidavit or depositions to prove claims shall
have been taken out of the State, the same shall be good if
taken and certified as aforesaid by the notary of the place, or
by some person there authorized to administer an oath, and
certified to be such under the seal of the governor or mayor,