The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1826-02-02
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JanuarY SesslOn, A. I

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for the boncfitof the act for the relief Of in
= solvent debtors 10 Courts Of Comr lssioners.
- Eli enacted by The General 4sseulJfv ana
- by the o0thOrity thereof IL is enaeted
That any one Of the commissioners i'm either ot
the courts established by the act Of which thi,
act Is IN amendment, shall have power 10 adj
lourn the court 10 which he belongs from day
10 day IN case quorum is not formed on the
day appointed by law for the holding thereof
or on the day to which such court may be adj
lJonrned, until quorum shall be formed; and
The clerks OF each Of said courts are hereby
vested with similar power to ad ourn their re-
spcctye courts in case one Of tie commission
ers thereof shall not attend for that purpose
provided, that such courts shall not be adjourn
ed from day to day, by any one commssioi'er
or the clorks as aforesaid, for more than six
days.
SEC. 9. And be il further enacted, That all
petitioners whose petitions were pending in
the General Assembly at the time of the pas.
sage the act of which this act is in amend
ment, and which have since beef entered or
shall hereafter be entered, in either of said
courts OF commissioners in compliance with
! the tenth section of said act, who have not ex-
ccutod assignments Of their estates and effects
I IN conformity TO the act for the relief of Insol.
vent debtors, passed January, A u. 1S22, be and
they are hereby authorised 10 execute their
! SAID assignments NJ the next term Of the court
OF commissioners III which said petitions have
been Or shall hereafter be entered, in the same
manner as if said petitions had been preferred
| to sad court at said term according to the
! sixth section ofthc act Of which this act is in
amendment and said assignments when thus
made and executed to the assignee or assign
ces who shall be- appointed by the court, shall
h, s,.tto al A
| as good and valid in law as though the same
had been made in strict conformity TO the act
for tho relief Of Insolyent debtorsp passed Janu-
ary, AID lc29: and tho said court shall exercise
their discretion a. TO the proprety cfcontinu-
ing said pctit,opswth further order of notice
to the creditors 10 appear at the next term Of
the court, 10 shcw cause, ,ifany they have, why
the prayer of said petitions ought not TO be
granted and to object, if they think ii, to the
assignee or assgnces appointed by the court
under the authority 0fthis act.
SIC. g. And be it further enacted, That all
proceedings against the bodies of petitioners
whose petitions have been transferred from
the General Assembly and cntercd.or shall be
hereafter entered in either of said courts of
commissioners, III compliance with the rcqui-
sltions of the tenth section ofthc act of which
this act is in amendment, bc and the same are
hlhlfu uIill Sllu pcllIIDIib nc nrbTl, trl-
ed and determined or finally disposed of, by
the courts respectively in which they have
been, or shall hereafter be entered asaf0resaid
SEc. !. And be It further enacted, That all
assigncos appointed by commissioner in va
cation, or by tho court in term time, after
completing their trust agrocably to the requi-
sitions OF the second section of the net for the
roici of lnsol. cnt debtors passed lanuary,A.D.
le22, shall as soon as may be thereafter, make
return OF all their doings to the court from
which, or from one of whose commissioners,
they received their appointment; and n rea-
sonable compjnsation shall be allowed by said
court to said assignee or assgnoes for their
trouble and expenses in executing said trust
SEC. 8. And be il further enacted, That
when application shall be made To Il commits
sioner in vacation, or to the court in term
time for the appointment Of an assignee or as
signces under the authority of the act of
which this act is in amendment, il shall be
the duty of the commissioners, or of the court
to inquire into and ascertain by competent
evidence the fact of the previous residence o.
the petitioner rs required by law; and the or
der OF the commissioner, or OF the court, for
llbcratng the petitioner, If confined in Jail,
shall bo evidence of that fact so far as to pro-
tcct the sheriff from any liability for an es-
cape or otherwise, III consequence Of lbcrat- |
ing SAID petitioner.
SFc 4. And be it further enacted, Tha. the
courts of commissioners established by the
act of which this act is in amendment shall
have power to examine upon the trial of any
petition in said courts the petitioner on the
request of any opposing creditor or on motion
of either of the commissioners OF the court,
upon his oath or Affirmation, touching his pro-
perty, debtr, or losses or any other matter or
thing appcrtainlng to the trial of said petition
and material thereto; and each of tho commits
sicnors of said courts shall have power in the
vacation to administer all the oaths and atir-
nations required to be taken by the petition
or or tho assignecsby the act for the relief of
lnsolvcnt Debtors passed IN January, A. n.
lS22. and by any other act of this Assembly
relating to lnsovent petitioners, and to take
the petitioners acknowledgment of his deed
of assignment; and TO administer all 9TH
er oaths and atlirmations necessary and proper
to carry the provisions of said act, and of the
act of which this act is in amendment, and of
the present act into effect.
SEC. :. And be il further enacted, That
i'll addition TO the fees required to be paid by
the petitioner by the fourth section of the act
of which this act is in amendment, there shall
be paid by each petitioner at the time. of max
mC his assignment before u commissioner in
vacation, the sum of fifty cents to said com.
missioner for his services in taking the same.
SEc. = And be il further enacted, That
the sheriff with one other officer attending
the several courts of commissioners, shall be
entitled to the same compensation for their
services as is allowed for attending other
courts in this State, which shall be paid them
out of the General Treasury on presenting
a certificate from the court that such services
were duly rendered.