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50 snee OF :.ngoees aforeiaid, hall have hie
comedy to recover the fame in bis or their owl
name or names as fush Debtor or Debtor
might have had if no iuch Commiilion had H.
fued, aud may alto be admitted to proieeui
unto final judgement in his or their name o
names, any action already commeacea by th'
Debtor or Debtors and ihall have the fam
benefit of attachment, or other fecurity, as fh
original plaintiff might have had and ma,
defend any action or actions inlttuted aganf
The Debtor or Debtora P,ooided bsrVsvey
That IN cafes where there have been mutua
credits given by the Debtor or Debtors ans
any other perfon, the fad silignee or align
ees may fiate the account between them, sns
fe, off one debt agsinfl another, and no NOR,
than the balance ihal be claimed or paid OF
either fide.
SIC 8 Bet fsrt5U enaSsi, That every PEI
ION Whole properly ihali have been 10 sihgn
ed by the Comm ifioners. may apply for and
receive from them a Certificate, that he has
furrendered all hs eila,e and effects. and, in
every refpea conform to thT provhons OF thi'
sel And the laid Commit ouers. before they
ihall have power TO giant fsch Certificate,
hall give thirty day, public no,ice by adver-
tifing a, provided ia the third fiction of this
ACT three weeks fuecefIively, the time & place
when and where they will meet for the pur-
pofe of akne fueh application into conidera'
ton, and thar a certificate will then and there
be granted unlef. cauie be .hewn TO the con.
trary, and a, that time and place any Creditor
may otjsa 10 the allowance OF the Cert'hca'e
and If It appear to the iA'isiactiou OF the
Comm;ffioner., tina, the Debtor or DEBTORS.
ha, or have feeured TO any Of hs Creditors,
q, any tim. payment in Whole, or IN part, OF
the lurns of money due TO. or claimed by iueh
Creditor, to the injury of, or IN preference OF
other Creditors, fiuce the Offering of the pc
,i,ion to the Juaices of the Circuit Cour' CT
Common Plea. aforefaid or in contemplation
of offering the fame, or tina, he or they have
concealed from the CommiiIioners. aud aiiign-
ee or sfTgnees, Any eitate real or per
to The amount of fifty dollars, or that he
ha. made any fictitious debt, or given TO any
perfon or rsffons any noe. bill, bond, or 9TH
er obligation or repofed any ,ruit or conf.
dence with intent to ftcure, obtain, or have
any thing to hi. own uie or beneht or that he
has Ion any money at any game OF chance,
or hazard o amaunt oftweuty dollars, with
in one year from the date Of the petition, or
that he has in any way and manner, a, any
time, knowing himfelf TO be unable to pay all
HI juh deb;s at any time, directly or indirect.
ly IN his owe name, or in the name OF hrs
wife. child or children, or any other perton,
eu,runed or conveyed, or transferred
any e1a,e to the value of hfsy dollars or more
with the intention or expectation of having
the fame e,tate, or the proceeds thereof. or
any in,ereft therein to his own ufe,and benefit,
Or to the ufe and benefit of hi, wife. child or
children, or lhail at any time have committed
any aA of fraud whereby any perfon or per-
ION. ihall have been defrauded of any fun of
money, or Other prope,y to the value of fifty
dollars or if the Debtor or Debtors, fhall
have taken he benefit of any Iniolvent Law
Ct any one Of the United States, the iaid COM
milIioners fhali not make a Certificate Of fur
render Of eaate aud effects, and of conformi-
~ to this act.
Sec. 9. B. 1t figihe, enacted, That the Com.
missioners, having made such certificate
shall return il INFO the office OF the Clerk of
the Circuit Court OF Common Pleas, from
which said Commission issued, and the
Clerk shsl, a, The expense OF said assignee,
advertise in the several newspapers in
which other notices have been published in
The same case, three weeks successfully
before the commencement OF the then next
session Of the Court 10 be holden in that
County, ifthrre be sufficient time for that
purpose, that the Justices of he SAID Circuit
Court OF Common Pless will allow and con.
firm ssid certificate At said session unless
cause be shewn Why the same should not
DC allowed and con6rmed md if there be
Nc, time to advertiae as sfote said, before
he then mex session Of the said Circuit
Court Of C1mmen Pleas, the Cle,k shall
advertise il the manner as afore sald, that The
laid certificate will ae SLOWED and confirm.
I'd q, The first session Of The said Circuit
Court after he then next session At winch
ime any creditor or creditors, whohave pt ov-
I'll debt before said Commits soners, or pre-.
erred claim on oath, may appear before
he Court AMI shew csuse why sad certif.
late of The Commi Ssioners sao,al not be al.
owed and conf med, any fac. or objection,
which may as aforesaid be she wn before
he Commissioners, and as provided for in
he mex, preceding section and If it be
made 20 appear to the Court, ths, the debtor
'r debtors have done, or permitted 70 be
lone, any thing which is mentioned in tie
,ext proceeding section of this act. as dis.
publication for receiving the Commission.
ers' certificate as aforesaid, The said Cour,
Of Como'~ Pleas shall not allow and con.
irm said certificate. and the debtor or debt.
ors shall not be discharged from his or their
debts, but the assignee or assignees chosen
DR. appointed or who my be chosen or sp.
pointed shall proceed TO collect and con-
vert into money, and selllhe estate K effects
Of said Debtor or Destors. and To divide the
same smong ,be Creditors SIS though such
Certificate had been allowed and confirmed
AID IN all cases in which shy Creditor or
Creditors shall appear al any Circuit Court
Of Common Pleas and objest to the allow
ance of such certificate, such Creditor or
Creditors shall file sstatsmen, of the fact.
L. E..aul. l..