The Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1818-1824, 1822-02-26
LAW ) OF MAINE.
AN ACT for the relief Of Poor Debtors.

tlil1es TIC
u.Ur or qamese ~ the orsIi JIsmV sh~-i 1900 le
OF Il dollars and shall ~ the daty u tS ~e'S
Courts Justices OF tbs PsA>e, who may ssae Ia
oull'hs upon S1ehJ ht' ~ ~ - ~ oi. = $50
~ eutons A. thar he sans saii nVt 70 ~Gais the m
I dies ~ such debtors.
e. Be IL further enacted, Iht bourdAl rs ~ the
gao yards the several Counties 40 ls slate hNed td
determined prior 10 the tVrnt Frst DAY ri a. c i ms
year u Lord thousand eshI huAd "a DI tWvn
and tnvy H. re5y cstaDh,d and anA sI SON
time, auth the saHe or any OF them shalt be Shdg %d
| otherwise .Olshrd by tbs Court OF Sessions
SECT 81 q further enacted, Thar whsre tn-re @fe ~
shall b. eomhTTrd the s4cl which nearest to ' ~
place VI abode, and the CJurt OF Sessions m Tue SCI
counties state. be, aud tcy hereby author
ii,r s. eraI LOS II their ferctlvr cSuts d tRe same
70 change and after ON tl- " time a u tln shan ar
set lie il further euIc sI That whenever any person
execution. su. give bond the with
suretes, approved by the editor, Justices " M
Peree. quorum uis, double the tor waich he
imprisoned, conditioned th.t from tbs time OF ekecuU on
such bond, he will NOT delt without the exterior bound
Of Oh g4ol yard, until lawfully dsciars AMI il nPr-
soned execution, father conditioned at ~ Will
render himself 10 tne 'oi ep@r ana 20 nto o. Con-
him ON coss conhnen mt, without gaining any otAer-
Sect { b. 81 juyir enacted. That ay prisoner who i
shall be under bond Tor TN liberty OF the gtI yard,
provided the fourth section OF this Act, n'N have
chamber and loughgs - ny buildings belonging 70 TAG p-
by paying SUE shall from Tins e. Time r.
set md established the Golr VI Sessions. am HOT ~ h
ceedrau5y- three cents week,
Sect o. BsH further enacted, That any bond when As
be given, obtn the Liberty OF the AJl yard. . ~
b discharged and yod whenever the principal "A, shall
keeper OF the prison bond gv, reservig
the right OF The CREATOR TO recover tor breh
Iinn or vii III Mi K I'll ho1S 90 i fily Nj, tb-
hrsr commitment Pr00iL fOTUsCrr, that after sLch
render all prncps han ed. giving bold
same privilege AS ne was or would D- before
se1t. \, B. II further enacted, Tn any p incipa
de w nls b4, githli ,sne process 4ctioI III
facAs asai the ii, snail, giving bond similar rhar
il this provided be released from coniem
the manner Il he had given such bond alter COM
mItment or the original writ Or execution.
sect. s. BE- H farther sH4ctd, That rothing ST. III be
sldered breach "t any CoHd which has been or my re
given DOT n the b or he gao yard, kept
Ing and beyond TIA. exterior limits bounds thereof,
a. ~ law established or hesiecs 20 sur eHleF himself
% the gao keeper As eqhfed "a tic section VI
Sec, 9. B. further enacted That sheriff, Goae-,
Prison Keeper, IN IA b chAtB51Ue 20 the creditor VI
person who or may hereafter be imprisoned tor
debt either execution, esca
consequence Of allowing the liberty the gao yard
Justices Of Peace, unus, rhst
rom che tlm1 N "a oulng su~h bond, lie will continue
yard,
0e lawfully discharged without Committing any OF
eseaP notwithstanding such oondi Iron accident, mistaks
or mtsdpp eheHsou not have been gveut
nothing herein shall be construed 70 Al &C am sut neein
maj Judgment mas been ende cd by Tbs Supreme Judicial
Court.
70, Be further enacted That if The dtor or
cedOrs sh refuse lake the oond. the shall b.
LETT with the gao keeper until The creditor oredItos
snail demand the same ma upon putting such bond SOFT
wtea the Condition shall be bsOkeI judy shall be sI-
up the whole the penalty no chaucsry sh Al
be lowed theren Preceded chat i shall apps
urt, either upon hearing IN qlIty by tn finding
r
cd Mt or niSa eheIoh OF the lins OF the gaOl yard,
tie" thc court may enter Judgment tor the plAn
meny due % the execution whiSh such ueOor
Is WIN interest hs CON- @Aq tie chAI yes NJ evYns
Ire execution, together with the u suh ac
jury shall fl I'd that such bor did escape, they my also
q-ire and md whgIher suth Trough aci-
that shall 10 b eIe Cd the sutst
IN any UGH bond Tor greater than origud drbt
cost interest, with of suit bat sepat ale iut.-
nent BE- entered against the principal for ursty
| u IL Dond, in case Ia eseipe b. wIfui
Sect Al b ". han
after be tor the breach any bond given or 10 BE-
gwen, tor liberty Of the g.ol yAd unless such scra9
brought whin one yea' from and alter h breach.
Stct M 81 q farther enacted. when any person stand.
ing by force any execution, that
he She hath sufficient support him her N
prison. the gsoeT kttr, OF such prison. shall. such
complaint "p % one the Justices the Peace wth aud
or the county ID which such prison is, who
make notlhst lou, WIng, under his hand seal
Thereby gHyHg to the creditor or Creditors, such prison
ers desire Of taking the privileges and bene hr aud
by This Act, and q the time and place appointed for Tie
tended G4pon " the Osh az animation allowed by this
Acr, ard whlch being served the creditor
The said prisoner it he. she they live within This st e
ms o. ner * eutoI OF administrator and II such creditor
creditors live our OF tins State, upon his their agrntor
leaving an Sested copy hreo AZ the usual place OF abode
such c-tdUor creditors, agent attorney As a.
oresaid Al least httern day before the time appointed
tOr taking me d oath Of Affirmation thar he she they
~ present, i they Preceded that any cred.
l!or or eFTdto e OUT Of ths state aud have
cation shall hs let with he Clerk OF the Court or ths us
ice by whom the said execution signed least fifteen
DAYS before such intended caption and the notification
imprisoned dutors On their credlors may cases L.
a De
SECT s. & Z Jari- enacted, That any Justices Of
the Pace within aud tho county where suc caption Il
o be ttter, ech OF whom shat b. OF q4orun ard s
ntSr.std are hveby authorized and empuvs IL Il rIr
time and pi appointed for thz taking s>h caption 10 *
am me the return OF the said ooationj Il shall a.
pear 10 bt duly made. administer tie said oath Or
On after folly examining and hea ing the PARTIES ~ thew
the said JlsicSs shall thi proper DO, such deb
SECT ~ IL ifjArFhsr enacted tn Justices, eth
er or them, before whom prisoner app the
purpose OF taking the poor dbt0rs oath shall have power IN
ND Urn their poces dlnBs oany convenient time o slnr
ct the fDlAwins Day until the examination shall
eted ProUI1 h1svers that they either Of them shall
NOT aclouFn more tn twice the alton
nor more th,n twenty four hrus time And the
rcutol Creditors on Els attorney attending rNanir
ZION, may propose 70 the debtor such interrOgatn-s ~
writing Pertinent the inquiry he NAV see ri: with
lhtctruaori shall b answered writing before
Justices, by bror ,nd it required b. the rtnr ~
L attCrn shall b. M him signed and sworn ~ fr- 49,
SAID Justices proceed administer the OATH to d;srha1
such DEBTOR from iuPri And the said creditor ~
shall have right receive the
rs and answers, certified By the ssfd Isric-g FOR Fs
he shall pay I'll rhc fees (rr4vrng fees ~ rf+4n
tcr ,kinE DEPOSITION 81 the length. And each ~
tlce shall receive Of the debtor dollar for rr " H.
shall ht necessarily employed IN said eNamrarou i@5
htv The Ju~rice who shall issue The
Inc execution creditor. 7n'i The avrlfr. x
t@king positions. And u shalt not clearly appear unn
the intrrrogatorIes snd and rf- ort-r -
den produced bv the debtor md c-editor
or entItl 70 his scharge the aid Futc-s shall
minister ~ said oath rc him. nnrwifhsta r. nav &C.
n rsk X. Prvidsi hgTEFrsr. That one w s4id rg;r
shall always max proper eutrits and records or heir nra
ceengS. and rtsr Judgment n due form. as in cthr
Srrt. B. II further enacted. That il shall B. ~. A.,
~ the Justices who adTnnfster AT olb w zr~
who Is committed by execution for dru IN order fr
LIBERATION aud dchsrge from PRISON, administer 81 go
IN tbs form following. - 800
10 soly mny swear before Alniichtv c,r1,-
hA.N th9r hau+