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LAWS OF MARYLAND.

Dec. Ses. 1821.
Proviso.

prosecute a petition for the benefit of the insolvent laws of this state
before the commissioners of insolvent debtors for the city and
county of Baltimore, notwithstanding the unfavorable report here-
tofore made upon his former petition against him; Provided always,
That the said Michael I. Ford, shall make it appear to the satisfac-
tion of the said commissioners, that he does not at present retain
any property or estate of any nature or kind whatsoever, except
what is allowed by the insolvent laws of this state, and that he
does not retain to himself or family, any kind of beneficial or profit-
able interest in any property or estate whatsoever, (except such as is
above excepted,) heretofore belonging to him; but has fairly and
bona fide surrendered up all property formerly belonging to him,
for the benefit of his creditors, as by the laws of this state he should
and ought to have done; And provided also, That before the said
commissioners shall grant to the said Ford, any benefit of the said
insolvent laws, they shall be satisfied that the said Ford, at the time
of his former application for the benefit of said laws, then delivered
up all his property and estate of every description he thought him-
self entitled to, (except what such laws allow him to retain,) and
then acted in all other respects fairly and bona fide; And provided.
That in all other respects he comply with the requisites and condi-
tions of the insolvent laws of this state.

Shall answer
on oath.

2. And be it enacted, That it shall be the duty of said com-
missioners, to require said Ford to answer on oath any interrogato-
ries that his creditors may have filed against him on his former ap-
plication, as well as any others that they may file against him on'
his application under this law.

May make or-
der.

3. And be it enacted, That the said commissioners be, and
they are hereby authorised to make such order in the premises, as
shall in their judgement be most effectual to bring the case of the
said Michael I. Ford before them, and as they shall deem most
conducive to the design of this law.

Passed Feb. 14,
1822.

Clerk to pub-
lish report—pe-
tition for re-
view.

CHAPTER 158.

A supplement to an act entitled, A further supplement to an act enti-
tled, A supplement to an act entitled, An act to provide for the open-
ing and extension of Pratt-street, in the city of Baltimore.
Be it enacted By the General Assembly of Maryland, That
the clerk of Baltimore county court, shall publish notice of the re-
port being returned as provided in the law to which this is a supple-
ment, within three days after the said return, in all the news-papers
printed in the said city, and that all petitions for a review shall be
lodged in writing with the said clerk, within ten days after his first
publication of the report being returned; and the said court shall
decide finally thereon within thirty days from the day on which
said report is returned; and at the expiration of five days after the
report of the commissioners as aforesaid shall have been decided in
Baltimore county court, the city commissioners and port wardens
of the city of Baltimore, shall proceed to open and extend Pratt-
street, in the manner prescribed in the first section of the act to
which this is an additional supplement, and conformably with the
plot returned by the commissioners aforesaid, with as little delay as
practicable.