The Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1818-1824, 1822-02-26

Directly UIH ecty, "a ieAseI, or other~ Conveyed
diPoIcG q 90, ~ uiei perso' hom
soever with All, part OF the real personal
whte0t have 6s te IA ui own - poss sor, with
d.s,to secure the cr receive Hpest
Ps o. advantage therefor h4sr e4usedOr suferd
:" e Gnhe, any hng else Whereby any Of my
UGder the pans an Of pray the case may be
which cation being administered by the said
IN r-of maize nnder hands and Of n. Justices admin
isterinE tn saeh gaor prison keeP he shall
rrted other c.,r add the body prisoner h
not be held III any longer upon such execution ~heh
certificate BE- made BY the Justices Aforesaid, shall BE-
r SIS: z k,fe., eftts Gel az g.
the aid county s. rach q !, the Quorum, here
BY eerfy. thar "a. b. poor prisoner, eonEed upon
%. e. the creditor, whose he confined. 70 be
nossd stcordias T. S~ OF has The aid desire o.
lief ooi dboni that in oPir THE said a b. hah
So any estate real or PERSONAL suns mi 60 support hin-
sh " PRISON except The gods and en- ttss by law exempt
e. from attachment and execution and shat he hath not
sane TO his use. 60 detraud h, eredor and that
have, after due caution 20 the sa "a b. administered
ssa a. ct m ,b tf IL DsoT ne dLo,. WINS. our
hands aud seals this day Anro Domni.
Sect. g. further essticl, That whenever any pr.
shall have convicted any offence against
ent, and hail have suffered the PENALTIES OF the law 10
for therefore be admitted in any civil
criminal ctOn. and shall be committed for debit and be-
ing poor ard unable 70 pay Prison charges ne same person
conforming all the acquisitions in this Act pres ribed
sect a. Dc further rzaak5. That if any such prisoner,
erwse con~e,e coreeale disposed Of or int usted his
mr. estate any p.rs III reof. directly: indirectly.
she shall NOT only be liable to tic pains and penalties OF will
ai p-ary. bar shall receive beneft from the said oath
ntenda shall tse the said oath affirmation,
Or be not .anit.ed the said Justices he shall TOT
Be released from prison, and shalt be entitled 20 the nen
ct OF th, Acr unless rev n9rhcAion be made out and
Sect. ~. Be IL further sE1efei, That all ard every juig
nent obtained against such prisoners, SHALL
ing such discharge aforesaid, b. aud emn good and e
SSta
whatsoever, which my then any time afterwards,
belong 10 him or her and the creditor or creditors agnt
or ATTORNEY their executors or administrators NAV tax our
anew execution against the lands ,nenfs,
goods and prisoner the goos and
by exempt from attachment and dsres. only Kc,p.
ted for the Sztsfction Of the debt. IN such
might have been done in the said had
Sect. 49, B, 10 4rfhsr ezIess Thar when~v-r debtor
IN execution having goods effects, CREDITS amount
OF Thri, Doil1r Ctha are nRsttschabe BY the
common and ordinary process Of 81 III sph5 o. use the
s5m- much thereof Subsistence sh al amour,
10 the sumupon which he committed execution. with
our EyS The ?Tsdtor his agrs Or atoTnts n9tee here
proper, TO rhe such part OF them will
zion thereof, such neglect shall Re esteemed and taken
fraudulent transaction IN The debtor and who
shah be BILE aud chageable the cred
tor 20 double the tn vare OF the goods fcts
BY him or them thus secreed spent or ebt1Ie, 10 spe-
sst 70. Be further enacted That whenever any dispute
f6r prisoner hiie IL prison snd-, his custody The Court
ct sessions 0r the county in which such gao nds, shall
terininc all such aSvutcs.
Sect. n. Be ii G1ter enacted That if any person, Who
nay be hereafter imprisoned for debt, execution, shall
within nine months AFTER reing FIRST admitted the
sty OF rhe gael yard, by synK sshd As Aforesaid bs dis
TITLED 20 the liberty Of the gso yar bur IL shah be he tn
ry OF the gso keeper from and after tn expiration Of
months. 20 hold such close con6ne until law
fully discharged theretrom and IL such shall not,
surrender himself the gao keeper, aud 90
hner>enr, il shall be deem breach of condition Of his
ay rson thus hs own nd posses. rta -.
;lts, AID shall in writing offer the the creditor so
81" i may be taken ~ execution, he be admitted 10
lake TIE osrh prescribed The fifteenth section OF this
hy adding thereto AFTER the word And the real
ts>t described IT. ny re ~ satisfaction O. the execution
wnereupon Was commiGtcd. md the creditor shall have
lien on The real estate thus fired for thirty days after
fhe SINE OF such orr and O. mug the said offer ~ writing,
with the Cek Justice of the Peace who issued said
sh. &c entied 70 ntw eSseuLon; % which he
Sect "a BE 10 further enIefeG, That whenever Ty per-
rant tor h collection Of any tax and shall give bond 20
she Treasurer from @nom such warrant issued, with
more suetie approved BY such Treasure, JUS
which he imprisoned cond ned provided in The fourth
ton ct this ac the gaoi keeper shall release him from
Seer. 2 Bs Il further enacted. That when any srson
Standing committed prison Ivy Of for
the collection OF any asessnrnt, shall complain
thu he sh hAth sufficient support him
herself prison. the gaocr keeper OF such ghi
on such complaints Apply OF tn Justices Of the Poee
within and for e county u which suohPrisoT ~ho shall
therrupon make notification writing und,r his hand
and SEAL thereby sgnyng TO The Assessors e the town,
made. and Also tn Constable Collector who cuted
sh such prisoners sire Of taking privilege
and benz t and Of The time and place appointed for the in
tend-t cption, az the oath affirm tion ALI ID BY This
Act ~hch notification shall be served such Assessors.
and Const able Collector leaving sttestrd RI;
CT the Office OF such Assessors the usual place of
a5oie Of one OF them and also az the usu! place of
before the appointed for TN taking Of the said oath
affirmation, that tho, may bePrc,ert # n see
Sect -. B. IL jEfhcr enacted, That two Justices OF
the and Of tie Quorum. the county,
Interested. shi be and hereby authorized and required,
at tn time and place Ppointed in such notification and
the examination u the return thereof. q ful hrar
su,nt TO the contrary, the opinion Il either
Of h- said IusrieeS being shen after due Caution ard
examination OF such pNisoner Proceed administer
oath, afh nation, In she form following. 70 wit
] do salerly swear before Almighty God. Tor
do affirm, the case may be- that had not. the
time Of my Imprisonment by (naming the said
Collector or ConStable) nor have r. at this time, any
lands goods money demands whereby satisfy the
which am assessed in the list or warrant Of
taxes committed 10 him 10 collect and for which am
now holden in prison. or for The payment of any part
ci that sum, my necessary apparel and other aT
cles not Liable he distIaiueG for and what has
been expended for my necessary support while IN pris
only excepted have |. at any time before
since my said Imprisonment, disposed intrusied
any person or persons any estate. either real pcT
sonal. whereby to avoid such payment. SO help me
God: or this do under the pains and penalties OF per-
Sry, in case Of affirming as aioresaid)
Which oath or Affirmation being administered by the
sad Justices TO- and taken by such prisoner and GER
tih thereof made under the hands and seals Of the
Justices administering the same, such gaoer or prs
keeper he shah theeupcu such prisoner al lib
erty he OF she is in prou for no other cause and
the body Of such prisoner shall be held in prison
anv longer upon such warrant or commitment.
Which tn he nnaln hy the