The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1820-03-08


shall be lawful for amy inhabitant of this
State, Or any other person who shall lave
resided therein for The space oftwo years
next preceding the preierring his petit.
ION, aud who is or hereafter shall be in-
solvent, to prefer his petition to tht Gen.
eral Assembly for the benefit of this act,
which petition Shall be fled in the Secre-
tary'> Office; and the petitioner shall ex-
hibit and file tht, ewilh, under oath q
just and true inventor, of all his properly
and estate, Of every kind and nature, in
possession, remainder and revcrsion, tx-
cepting wearing apparel; and also, Jnst
and true statement of all his debts, aid
of all the losses he has sustained wilhin
three years next preceding that times
and Said oath shall be taken by said pc
,itioner before any Judge, justice OF the
peace or warden, in the county in which
the petitioner resides: and the Secretary
shall notify the creditors of said petitions
or of the pendency thereof. which said
notification shall be published, at least
three successive weeks beiors the session
OF the General Assembly to which such
petition is preferred, in one ofthe public
newspapers printed in Providence, and
one of the public newspapers printed in
Newport
Sec 2. Hnd be IL further enacted.
That whenever the prayer Of any petit
ion ior the benefit Of this act shall be
granted by the Generel Assembly, it
shall he the duty OF the Clerk Of the Su-
prcnie Judicial Court, or Court Of Com.
mon Pleas, in the county wherein the
petitioner resides, OH his application
there for, TO notify his creditors to appear
before the Court whose clerk issue, suth
notification, t. nominate ASST nees ol tue
property and estate of SAID lnsoi,oGt,
which notification shall be published in
one ot the public newspapers printed in
this State, at least three successive weeks
before the sitting oi id court And it
shall be the duty oi said petitioner 20 ex-
hbit and file, under oath, just and true
inventory oi ali his property and estate,
OF every kind and nature, III posse sslon,
remainder and revorsIon, aud also to
maze, execute, acknowledge and deliver,
in open court, good and Sufficient deed
or deeds, assignment or assignments, OF
all his said property or estate, as afore-
said, to the said assignees, in trust ior
the benefit of his creoitsrs: And the
court shall thereuTpn render judgment,
order or decree. cxonerating and dis
charging the body Of said petitioner from
all debts incurred, and from all contracts
covenants and agreements, made and en-
tered into, coniormably TO the provisions
Of this act JPro0ided nevertheless, Thar
any petitioner who shall neglect, for the.
space of six months next after, the pray :
q Of his petition shall have been granted,
to make, execute, acknowledge and de-
liver such deed or deeds, assignment or
assignments, Of all his properly and es-
tate as aforesaid, shall lose all benefit "
this act.
Sec. 3. And be It further enacted,
That in all cases in which the prayer oI
any petition for the benefit of this acf
-
shall bc granted by the General Assem-
bly,, and in winch the petitioner shall
have complied with and copformed to
the provisions and rcquisitions Of the
second section of this act, the body Of
such petitioner shall forever thereafter bc
exoncrated and discharged from all liabil-
iy for oil and every debt and debts i,-
cured, and from all liability upon any
and every CONTRACT, covenant and agree
mel,,, entered into by said petitioner be.
fore the prayer Of his petition be gganed
by said Geperal Assembly; bat such
debts, contracts. covenants and agree
ments, shall not thereby be released or
discharged; AID the properly and estate
of such petilioner shall, nevertheless, be
liable therefor and Whenever any per.
son who has obtained the bcutht Of this
lct, shall afterwards be prose- uted for a-
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