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LAWS OF MARYLAND.

Dec. Ses. 1821.
Proviso.

tofore made upon his former petition against him; Provided, That
before the said commissioners grant to said Knight, any benefit of
said insolvent laws, they shall be satisfied that he did not at his for-
mer application, retain any property with an intention to defraud his
creditors in estate whatsoever, then belonging to him, except what
such laws allowed, and that he then acted fairly and bona fide; And
Provided further, That said commissioners shall not report favo-
rably on the application under this law, unless they be satisfied that
said Knight does not at such application, fraudulently retain any pro-
perty or estate whatsoever, except as above excepted, belonging to
him, and that he then acts fairly and bona fide, nor unless he does
in all other respects comply with the requisites and conditions of
the insolvent laws of this state.

Shall answer
interrogatories.

2. And be it enacted, That it shall be the duty of said com-
missioners, to require said Knight to answer again at the usual time,
on oath or affirmation, all the interrogatories filed against him on his
former application, as well as any others that a creditor or creditors
may hereafter file at the usual time against said Knight, on his ap-
plication under this law.

Passed Jan 17,
1822.
Preamble.

CHAPTER 57.

An act for the relief of David Imbrie, of the City of Baltimore.
Whereas, It is alledged to this general assembly by the peti-
tion of David Imbrie, of the city of Baltimore, that he is at pre-
sent confined in the Baltimore county jail for debts which he alledges
himself unable to pay—Therefore,

May prosecute
a petition.

BE it enacted By the General Assembly of Maryland, That
the said David Imbrie, be, and he is hereby authorised to prosecute
his petition for the benefit of the insolvent laws, without being
compelled to prove his residence in the state of Maryland for two
years previous to his application for the benefit of the said laws,
and that his want of residence in this state shall not prevent him

Proviso.

from obtaining the full benefit of the said laws; Provided always,
That in every other respect he comply with the conditions of the
said insolvent laws, as fully as if lie had resided the proper length
of time in the state of Maryland, and this law had not passed; and
that he also satisfy the commissioners that he did not come into
this state with an intention to take the benefit of said insolvent
laws.

Passed Jan. 16,

1822.

Preamble.

CHAPTER 58.

An act for the benefit of the heirs of Mary Logan, of Harford
county, deceased.
Whereas, Maxwell Kennedy, guardian to the heirs of Mary-
Logan, deceased, by his petition, has represented to this general as-
sembly, that an application has been made to Harford county court,
by Elizabeth Logan, one of the heirs of the said deceased, for a
division or sale of the said deceased's real estate; that commission-
ers were appointed by the court, who reported that the said real
estate was not susceptible of division, and that at this time it was
discovered that the applicant was not of lawful age to authorise the
court to proceed in the premises, and prays that the court be author-
ised to proceed in the case notwithstanding the minority of the