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LAWS OF MARYLAND.

Vested in

the insolvent and be vested in the trustee; and there-

trustee

after the same proceedings shall be had as hereinbe-

fore prescribed in relation to persons who shall apply

for the benefit of the provisions of this article ; and

the said debtor shall thereupon immediately execute

the schedule and list of debts, "verified by his affi-

davit," as provided by section one of this article, and

the debtor shall be entitled to a discharge from all

debts and contracts made before the filing of the

petition in this section mentioned, in the same man-

ner and to the same extent, and with the same ex-

ception as though he had made application, as pro-

vided in section one of this article.

SEC. 25. If any deed, conveyance, assignment,

gift, transfer or delivery be made of any goods,

chattels, moneys, choses in action, lands, tenements

or other property, or lien created thereon by any

person belonging to any of the classes mentioned in

section thirteen, when insolvent or in contempla-

tion of insolvency, the same shall be prima facie in-

Prima facie

tended to hinder, delay and defraud the creditors of

evidence.

the person by whom the same is made, and the bur-

then of proof shall rest upon him and the grantee

to explain the same and show the bona fides thereof;

provided the creditors of the grantor in such deeds,

conveyances or assignments should avail themselves

of the provisions of this article.

SEC. 26. If any real or personal property of the

insolvent shall have been decreed to be sold by vir-

tue of any decree of any court of equity, or adver-

tised to be sold by virtue of any power contained

Not to dis-

in any mortgage or bill of sale, the filing of the pe-

turb right.

tition by or against the insolvent as hereinbefore

provided shall not disturb the right of the trustee

or other person so advertising to proceed with such

sale, unless otherwise ordered by the court having

jurisdiction in insolvency.

SEC. 27. It shall be the duty of the several clerks

of the courts of this State wherein any proceed-

Keep record.

ings in insolvency may be pending under any of

the provisions of this article, to have arid keep a

book to be called "Insolvent Record," in addition

to the book in which he may keep docket entries