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What is un-
lawful.
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sembly of Maryland, That it shall be unlawful
for any person or persons, being a citizen or
citizens of this state, to assign or transfer any
claim for debt against a resident of this state
for the purpose of having the same collected by
proceedings in attachment in courts, or before
justice of the peace outside of this state, or to
send out of this state by assignment, transfer or
other manner whatsoever, either for or without
value, any claim for debt against any resident
thereof, for the purpose or with the intent to de-
prive such persons of the right to have his per-
sonal earnings or property exempt from applica-
tion, to the payment of his debts, according to
the exemption laws of this state, where the
creditor and debtor, and the person or corpora-
tion owing the money intended to be reached by
such proceedings are within the jurisdiction of
the courts or justices of the peace of this state,
and the person or persons sending, assigning or
transferring any such claim for the purpose or
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What liable
for.
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with the intent aforesaid, shall be liable in an
action of debt to the person or persons from
whom any such debt or claim shall have been
collected by attachment or otherwise outside of
the courts of this state, for the full amount of
the debt, interest and costs so collected, and the
defendant or defendants therein shall not be en-
titled to the benefit of the exemption laws of
this state upon any execution process issued
upon any judgment recovered in any such
action.
SEC. 2. And be it enacted, That in any such ac-
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What is deem-
ed proof.
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tion, proof of the f act of such sending, assigning
or transferring any such claim by the defendant
or defendants, shall be prima facie evidence of
the intent of the said defendant or defendants to
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