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LAWS OF MARYLAND.

Dec. Ses. 1821.

on of Roswell Noble, of the city of Baltimore, that he is at present
confined in the Baltimore county jail for debts which he is unable to
pay; That on the twentieth day of October, in the year eighteen
hundred and twenty, he made application to the commissioners of
insolvent debtors for the city and county of Baltimore, for the be-
nefit of the insolvent laws of this state; and that in consequence of
such application, a personal discharge was granted to him, and the
twenty-ninth day of December, following, was appointed by the said
commissioners for him to appear before them to answer interroga-
tories. That the said Roswell having failed to appear on the said
day so appointed, by reason of the accident of the death of his fa-
ther in a distant state, he became debarred of the privilege of a dis-
charge under the said laws; and it appearing reasonable that the
said Roswell should be permitted to prosecute his petition notwith-
standing such default—Therefore,

May prosecute
a petition.

Sec. 1. Be it enacted By the General Assembly of Maryland,
That the said Roswell Noble, be, and he is hereby authorised to
prosecute a petition for the benefit of the insolvent laws of this
state, notwithstanding his failure to appear on the day heretofore
assigned for his appearance upon his former petition filed before
the commissioners of insolvent debtors for the city and county of

Proviso.

Baltimore; Provided, That before the said commissioners shall
grant him any benefit of said insolvent laws, they shall be satisfied,
that said Noble's failure to appear as aforesaid, on the day appoint-
ed for his appearance on his former application, was not owing to an
intention to defraud his creditors, and that he delivered up on that
application, all the estate to which he thought himself in any way
entitled, except what such insolvent laws allowed him to retain;
And provided also, That said commissioners shall not give a report
in his favor to Baltimore county court, unless they be satisfied that
at the time of his application under this law, he acts fairly and bona
fide, and docs not retain any property to which he thinks himself
entitled, except as above excepted; Provided always, That in eve-
ry other respect, he comply with the conditions of the said insol-
vent laws.

Shall answer
interrogatories.

2. And be it enacted, That it shall be the duty of the said
commissioners, to require the said Noble to answer on oath all in-
terrogatories that his creditors may have filed against him on his
former application, as well as all others that said creditors may file
against him on his application under this law.

Commission-
ers may make
order.

3. And be it enacted, That the commissioners of insolvent
debtors for the city and county of Baltimore, before whom his pe-
tition was originally filed, be, and they are hereby authorised, to
make such order in the premises, as they may deem expedient, for
the furtherance of the object of this law.

Passed Feb. 4,
1822.

Preamble.

CHAPTER 115.

An act for the benefit of Basil L. Stocker and Ann his wife, William
Humes, Levi Stacker and Sarah his wife, and Nancy Humes.
Whereas, It is represented to this general assembly by the
petition in writing of Basil L. Stocker, and Ann his wife, (formerly
Ann Humes,) William Humes, Levi Stocker and Sarah his wife,
(formerly Sarah Humes) & Nancy Humes, reputed heirs and repre-
sentatives of Alexander Anderson, late of Talbot county deceased.