The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1832-02-14

STATE OF RHopE.IsLAND AND rRovI
DENCE PLANTATIONS.
In General .Asyembly, ya,suorv seas;ons a, n

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IAN ACT to aievivs the oct entitled San scs
for the relisf Of insolvent Debtors = and the
act in ameddment thereof, end for other
! purposes.
Section L. ps il enacted by the General
Assembly, and b the authority thereof il ID
enacted, That II oct entitled ian oct for the
relief Of insolveil \ sors, passed st the Jan.
uasy sessioe Of w f;enoral Asssmbly, A. u.
1873 end ,aleo the an entitled "an act ex.
plsnstory and in simepdment ofthc act for the
relief ofinsolvent debtors, passed at tho Jan.
i usry session of the General Assembly. A. d.
$780," be and the same are hereby revived.
Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, Yhat
any petitioner, or any creditor Of petitioner,
for the benefit Of the insolvent oct aforesaid,
shall have right to appeal from the 6nal de.
cision of the Supreme Judicial Court on the
petition, to the General Assembly, upon fling
notice Of such appeal in the clerks Office Of
the Supreme Judicial Court, in the County in
which such petition shall have been tried and
decided, within twenty days after the rising
Of the Court, st the term In which such petit
ion shall have been 90 tried and decided and
that the person so appealing, shall fits in the
Office Of the Secretary of State, on or before
the first day of the session of the General As
sembly next after the fling Of such notice, .
copy Of the petition, and Of the whole case,
~ tried before the Supreme Judicial Court /,
and such petition shall be proceeded ON and
tried before said General, Assembly and il,
upon the trial ofsuch petition before the Gen.
ersi Assembly, on the appeal ofthe petitioner,
the prayer thereof shall be granted. such pc.
titioner shall, on the second day ofthe next
term Of the Court TO which his petition was
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ments Of his estate and effects in the same
manner, and with the same effect, rs is pro-
vided in the third section ofthe aforesaid act,
entitled IAN act for the relief of insolycnt
debtors !" and in all other respects the same
proceedings shall be had as ore provided in
and By said third section; and such petitioner
shall thsreupon be discharged, and receive Q
eertihcate thereof BY order and under the
seal Of said Court and that the eject thereof
shall b tho same, and the rights, liabilities,
duties, remedies, and proceedings ofsuch pe-
t'tioncr, and Of bis creditors, assigns and all
others, shall in all respects be the same % IL
said petition had been granted by the Su.
pxaue Judicinl Court sAel -thst ~ syum Tug |
appeal Of creditor, the decision Of the 6u-
preme Judicial Court shall be reversed, or the
petition be withdrawn, dismissed, or voted
out, the discharge granted BY tho Supreme
Judicial Court shall be null and void |; but the
assignment or assignments made ip said
Court, shall, nevertheless, be a. valid, 20 il
said petition bad been granted ;and the rights, 1
liabilities, duties, remedies, and proceedings
Of the assignee or Of the creditors, shall Be
the same as are provided by said Court when
the petition is granted.
Soc. ). And be il further enacted, That
when any creditor Of . petitioner shall ile
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Supreme Judicial Court, in manner aforesaid,
IL such creditor shall neglect to file, in the |
ONCE Of the Secretary Of State, copy Of the |
petition and of the whole case, as provided in
the second section Ofthis act or it, upon the |
trial Of such petition, the prayer thereof shall
be granted by the General Assembly, the de. |
cision of the Supreme Judicial Court, and the |
discharge granted by said Court, shall be az
valid and effectual, TO all lntents and purposes,
a. if the same had not been appealed from.
Sec. 4. And be it further enacted, That
when the prayer Of the petition shall have
been granted by the Supreme Judicial Court,
and the creditor shall appeal from the deci.
sion Of said Court, ell proceedings for debt
against the person of the petitioner shall be |
stayed until the trial Of the petition in the
General Assembly, or until the General Az.
sembly shall otherwise direct.
Sec. 5. And be il further enacted, That
the said Court in their discretion, or on re.
guest Of q creditor, shall and may examine
into oil matters, transactions, convey ances.
and other subjects mentioned in the second
section of said act hereby revived, entitled san
act for the relief of insolvent debtors,n with.
out limitation to the period Of three years, in
said section mentioned, and for and during |
any period, for the purpose of deciding on the