Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1813-01-05
I'M ACT
,ro amend the laws within tho Dis
trict Of Columbia.

trlCL OF OOluuo"' 49,
BE it enacted by the Senate t ana
House of Representatives, Of d the IN.
,ed states Of .a,nerica in Congfess
assembled, That all promisory notes .,
for the payment Of money hereafter
drawn and endorsed or transferred
within the county Of Alexandria II, 10
the district Of Columbia, shalt Dc
soyerned. by, and subject TO- tue
s,me Eys as are now in fsrce ana
snulics,ie to such notes, drawn en-
d,rsed or transferred within tne
esurty Of Washington, in the said
district; and the rights, remedies
and responsibility of the person or
osrson. hereafter holding. drawing,
endorsing or transferring any such
eromisory note. as aforesaid shall
he the same within the said county
afAiexandria AS they now are with
in the SAID county Of Washington
md nil laws nav in force within tue
said rounts Of Alexandria contrary
:. hi, provision, are hereby repeal
e;l.
Sec, 2. and be it further enacted
That il shall he lawful for any ere
1uor of any insolvent debtor. who
shall sppl, for relief under the act
Of Cong ess. passed on the third day
# March. one thousand eight hun
,Ired and three. entitled il" An act
.or the relief OF insssvent debtors
within the district Of Columbia,' to
make the same allegations III writ.
ing. at any time before the oath OF
insolvency shall be administered. as
are now permitted by the seventli
section Of said act, which alirsa-
ton shall be made before the judge
by whom the oath Of Insolvency
is proposed TO be administered. ami IA
copy Of tue same, together with a
Notification trom s"ch judge Of tie
time aud place at which tie truth OF
suci, allegation is to bs tried. shall
be forthwith served on such i:.sot-
vent: and any one judge OF the said
district shnl! have the sane Lower
and authority to examine tle ''"h.cr
or any other person. on DATA, E"uct-
inc the sui,sianre Ut the sa'd HltcSa-
ton, or to direct an issue cr issues to
be tried before him. ia SUMMARY
way, to determine the ,ru.i Of the
same, as are now vested in the court
Of the said district by the seventh
seetiaa Of the said act !; and If upon
answ er to the said heterogeneous. or
upon trial Of the issue or issues.
such debtor shall be found guilty Of
any fraud or deceit towards his ere
,litors, or having lost BY gaming with
in twelve months next proceeding lis
application for relief, mere than
three hundred dollars, or Of having
within that time assigned OF convey
ed any part of his property. rights
OF credits, with an intent to give a
preference to any creditor or crcdi-
tors or any surety. he shall not be
permitted to take the said oath. and
Shall be preeiuded from any benefit
under the said act and in case any
such debtcr, or any other person,
shall al an, time thereafter be con-
victed Of swearing or affirming will
fully and corruptIy to any matter or
thing touching the inquiry aforesaid.
the person So offending shall suffer
rs in the case of wiIful and corrupt
perjury; and upon such conviction
of the debtor or any other person
tcst;i,ing for him, such debtor shall
be forever precluded from any bene
tit under the said act; but nothing
herein contained shall be considered
as in any manner impairins or re
pealing the provisions Of the seventh
section Of the saiG act.
Sec. s. End be it further enacted.
That the hcneti; Of the prison rules
shall not be allowed 70 any debtor,
hereafter taken or charged in exs-
cution within Tie said district. for
more than one year from lie date
OF the bond given b! hiM o. her To-
keeDip~ within the said rules: ate,
the expiration Of which time, if The
person so taken or charged in execu-
ton shall not lie discharged b, t,tc
coarse IF law, il shall he the taty
of the marshal, or ether officer 10
whose custody such person was eom-
mitted, 10 re. commit him or her to
close Jail and confinement. there 10
remain until the debt for which he
or she was taken or charged in ex-
cha III i>o no ~ or until he m