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LAWS OF MARYLAND.
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and when such person shall be elected and appointed
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as aforesaid, or appointed by the court, he shall give
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bond in manner and form as hereinbefore provided
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with respect to the preliminary trustee, and there-
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upon, immediately upon the filing and approval of
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such bond, all said estate, property, rights and claims
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shall vest in such permanent trustee ; and such pre-
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Execute deed
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liminary trustee, if he be a different person from the
permanent trustee, shall execute to him a deed of
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the same and duly acknowledge the same; and it
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shall be the duty of the debtor, at such meeting, to
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answer under oath any interrogatories of the cred-
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itors, or any of them, touching his property and the
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disposition of the same, his indebtedness, the judg-
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ments and suits against him, and as to any matter
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relating to his business, and the said clerk or
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Administer
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deputy clerk shall administer to such debtor an oath
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oath
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that he will speak the whole truth, without conceal-
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ment or evasion, in answer to any inquiries which
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may be propounded to him at said meeting; and
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said clerk or deputy clerk may adjourn said meet-
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ing from time to time.
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3. The said court, or one of the judges thereof,
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may, at any time, order the insolvent to appear and
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Answer in-
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answer such interrogatories or allegations as his
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terrogatories.
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creditors, endorsers or sureties may propose or allege
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against him, and shall order not less than one month's
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notice of the day so fixed upon, to be given by the
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permanent trustee to the creditors of the insolvent,
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in such manner as the court may, by its rules or by
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special order, direct.
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12. The said courts, or the judges thereof, shall
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prescribe the penalty of the bonds of the trustees
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and approve the security therein, and may order a
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new bond or a new security or securities to be given,
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and may remove any trustee on failure in compli-
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Approve se-
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ance or for incompetency or neglect of his duty,
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curity.
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and shall have all the powers over the trustees, under
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this article, which courts of equity have over trustees
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appointed by decres to sell property, and the said
courts shall, by their rules, provide the method and
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forms for the proof of claims against the estate of
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insolvents.
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