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SAMUEL STEVENS, JR. ESQUIRE, GOVERNOR:

Dec. Ses. 1824

pect, from the relation which he sustains to his creditors, as survi-
ving partner, of making successful application, for the benefit of
the insolvent laws of this state; and that his said deceased partner,
at the time of his death, was justly indebted to him in a large sum
of money., greatly more than sufficient to pay all debts owing by
said petitioner: and for the recovery of which claim against his
said deceased partner, he has caused proceedings to be commenced
against the representatives of the said William E. Williams; and
has prayed, in his petition, for the passage of a special act in his
favor, protecting his body from execution, until such reasonable
time as he shall be enabled to prosecute to a determination his al-
leged claim against the representatives of the said William E.
Williams; and as the prayer of the said petitioner for legislative
interposition, appears to be reasonable, under the circumstances of
his case; Therefore,

Exempted

from impri-
sonment.

Sec. 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Maryland,
That from and after the passage of this act, the body of the said
Beal C. Stinchcomb, shall not be liable to be seized, taken or held
in custody by virtue or authority of any writ or writs of execution
issued, or hereafter to be issued upon any judgment, or judgments,
rendered or to be rendered against the said Beal C. Stinchcomb, as
surviving partner as aforesaid, until such time as the said Beal C.
Stinchcomb shall, or with proper diligence and attention might
have prosecuted to a final determination his claim, if any, against
the estate of the said William E. Williams.

Proceedings
in case of his
neglect.

2. And be it further enacted, That upon the application of any
creditor or creditors of the said Beal C. Stinchcomb, to any judge
of the court of any county, in which any judgment or judg-
ments have been or hereafter shall be, rendered against the
said Beal C. Stinchcomb, as surviving partner as aforesaid;
and upon notice given to the said Beal C. Stinchcomb, and
upon the production of satisfactory evidence of wilful or fraudu-
lent neglect and delay, by the said Beal C. Stinchcomb, in the
prosecution of his claim against the estate of the said William E.
Williams, it shall and may be lawful for such judge to order or
award immediate execution against the said Beal C. Stinchcomb,
upon any judgment or judgments open against him, at the instance
of any creditor or creditors so making application and proof as
aforesaid, any thing in this act, to the contrary thereof, in any
wise notwithstanding.

Further pro-
ceedings di-
rected.

3. And be it further enacted, That from and after such order or
award made by any judge according to the provisions of the se-
cond section of this act, shall have been filed in the office of the
clerk of the county court; or in case no such order or award shall
be made, then, from and after the final determination of the Chan-
cery suit, brought or to be brought by the said Beal C. Stinchcomb,
against the representatives of the said William E. Williams, it
shall and may be lawful for the plaintiff or plaintiffs, in any judg-
ment or judgments rendered, or to be rendered against the said
Beal C. Stinchcomb, to issue within one year, next after the said
order or award of the judge shall be filed in the clerks office as
aforesaid, or within one year after the final determination of the
said suit in chancery, which shall first happen, execution or other