Elizabeth-Town gazette. [volume] (Elizabeth-Town, N.J.) 1818-1821, 1820-04-11
STATE OF NEW-JERSLY.


A Supplement TO the act entitled An act
for the relief Of persons imprisoned for
debit" passed the 18th Of March, 1895,
and 10 40 act entitled g An act to repeal
the several iBsolvent laws passed since
the 18th day Of March, 1895, and to
revive the act entitled An act for the
relief Of persons imprisoned for debt. I"
Sec. |. Be in ENACTED by the Council
and General assembly Of this state, and
it is hereby enacted By The authority Of the
same, That any person Who may be ar
rested, 90 any civil action on mesne pro-
cess, or process oil execution, aud who
intends 10 apply to the judges of the court
Of common pleas of the county 10 which
such process is served, for the benefit Of
The acts 10 which this is supplement,
shall be discharged from arrest; Provided
such prisoner shall give bond to the sher-
liff, constable or other officer having him
in custody, with sufficient sureties being
freebolders and residents in The county, III
double the sum for which he is arrested,
or taken in execution, with condition
that he will appear at the next court OF
common pleas, to be holden 10 the county,
and apply to the said court for the benefit
of said acts, and will ia all things proceeo
on such application as is required and
directed in the case OF persons actually in.
jail at the time of application, aud that
he will appear in person al every subse-
quent court. or time and place to which
his application may be adjourned, until
he shall be duly discharged under the said
act, and If refused a discharge, surrender
himself Immediately thereafter to the
sheriff or keeper Of the Jail of said coun-
ty, there TO remain until discharged by
due course of law, and with this further
conditions that in the uitau time, and Until
such discharge, he will not depart out of
the county, and in case of forfeiture OF
said bond, by breach Of any condition
therein, the sheriff, constable or other Off
Ger, at the request of the plaintiff or his.
attorney, shall assign such bond to the
plaintiff, bis executors or administrators,
who may bring an action thereon, 10 his
or their name OF names.
Sec. 2. And be it enacted, That any
conveyance, deed, mortgage, Judgment,
sale, transfer, assignment or other dispo-
Eeitien, made, given or executed BY the
said debtor, Of, for or upon any Of his
estate, real or personal, to any person
after the said bond executed, shall as a.
gainst bis creditor, or any assignee or as,
sianees to be appointed by the SAID court,
under The fifth section of the act to which
this is supplement, be void and Of no
effect, and such assignee or assisnees may
recover the said estate, real or personal
or fhe value thereof in their own name or
names, for the use of said creditors, in
any proper action to be instituted therefor
against any person who may have pur-
chased, or in any manner come TO the pos
session thereof after the giving of said
bond. with costs Of suit.
Sec. 8. And be it enacted, That any
person arrested as aforesaid, aud having
given such bond, shall be entitled TO make
application for his discharge, under the
acts to which this is supplement, as fully
as if at the time Of such application he
was actually confined in the Jail of said
county.
Sec. A. And be it enacted, That where
the sheriff, constable or other officer, upon
any mesne process, has discharged the
defendant on giving bond as aforesaid, he
shall so return on the process TO the court,
aud the plaintiff may thereupon proceed
to judgment aud execution, as in other
cases, where the defendant is returned 10
custody, and where the sheriff or other
officer hath discharged any defendant on
process Of execution against the body as
aforesaid, he shall SO return to the court
out of which the same issued, which shall
exonerate him from any liability for es-
cape or for not conveying the body 10 the
Jail Of the said county and the bond taken
by such officer shall within fifteen DAYS
thereafter be filed in the clerks Office Of
the court of common pleas Of the county
where the process is served, there to re
main for the use Of the plaintiff, if the
same be forfeited--and all ACES or parts of
acts, inconsistent with the provisions Of
this act, are hereby repealed-Provided
That this act shall not go into operation
until from and after the fourth day Of July
next ensuing.
Sec. 5. And be It enacted, That the
officer taking such bond, shalt be entitled
for taking the same to fifty cents. and for
transmitting the same to court fifty cents,
to be paid by the party arrested, and that
the clerk be entitled to ten cents Tor filing
said bond, to be paid by the party ar
rested.
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