The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1832-01-31
PUBLIC LAWS.
STATE OF RHODE.IsLANDANDP PR0vl.
DENCE, PLANTATIONS.
In General Assembly. January session; A. D.

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AN ACT 10 revive the act entitled IAN oct
for the relief Of insoIysnt debiors,n and the
act in amendment thereof, -snd for other
purposes. 81
Section l. Be il enacted by the General
Assembly, and by the authority thereof il is
enacted, That the act entitled "an oct for the
relief of insolvent debtors,' passed at the jan
uary session Of the General Assembly, A. d.
1928 and also the act entitled "an act ex.
planstory aud in amendment Of the act for the
relief of insolvent debtors. passed at the Jan
uary session of the General Assembly. A. d.
$780," be and the same are hereby revived.
Sec. 2. And be II further enacted, That
any petitioner, or any creditor Of petitioner,
for the benefit Of the insolvent act aforesaid,
shall have a right to appeal from the 6nll de-
cison Of the Supreme Judicial Court on the
petition, 10 the General Assembly, upon fling
notice OF such appeal in the clerks ofico Of
the Supreme Judicial Court, in the county in
which such petition shall have been tried and
decided, within twenty dsys after the rising
Of the Court, at the term in which such petit
ion shall havo been 90 tried and decided and
that the person 90 appealing, shall file in the
Office Of the Secretary Of State, on or before
the irst day oftho session ofthc General A.;
sembly next after the fling of such notice, a
copy Of the petition, and pf the whole Case,
as tried before tho Supreme Judicial Court /,
and such petition shall bs proceeded on and
tried before said General Assembly and il,
upon the trial Of such petition before the Gen.
eral Assembly. on the appeal Of the petitioner,
the prayer thereof shall be granted such pc.
tiiioner shall, on the second day Of the next
term of the Court to which his petition was
preferred, make an assignment or assign.
ments Of his estate and effects in the Same
manner, and with the same effect, rs 10 pro.
vided in the third section Of the Aforesaid act,
entitled IAN act for the relief Of insolvent
debtors !" and in all other respects the same
proceedings shall be had % are provided in
aad by said third section and such petitioner
shall thereupon be discharged, and receive =
certificate thereof, by order and under the
seal Of said Court and that tho effect thereof
shall be the same, and the rights, liabilities,
duties, remedies, and proceedings Of such pc.
titioner, and of his creditors, assigns and all
others, shall in all respects be the same as II
said petition had been granted by the Su
preme Judicisl Court and that IL, upon the
appeal of creditor, the decision OF the Su-
preme Judicia, Court shall he 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 in said
Court, shall, nevertheless, be as valic, rs if
said petition had been granted; and the rights,
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. ec
Sec. g. And be- il further enacted, That
when any creditor of . petitioner shall 6le
notice Of an appeal from the decision Of the
Supreme Judicial Court, in manner aforesaid,
ic s,,ch creditor shall neglect 10 hls. IN the
ONCE Of the Secretary Of States copy Of the
petition and Of the whole csse,.ss provided IN
the second section ofthis act or IL, upon the
trial Of such petition, the prayer thereof shall
be granted by the General Asss mbly, the de-
cision OF the Supvumu Judicial Court, and the
discha granted by said Court, shall be at
valid and effectusl, 10 all Intents and purposes
as if the same had not been appealed from.
Sec. 4. And be il 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 dec-
sion Of said Court, oil proceedings for debt
against the person Of the petitioner shall be
stayed until the trial Of the petition 10 the
General Assembly, or until the General As
semhly shall otherwise direct.
Sec. s. And be it further enacted, That
the said Court in their discretion, or on re-
quest Of Q creditor, shall and may examine
into all matters, transactions, conveyanccs,
and other subjects mentioned In the second
section of said act hereby revived, entitled ian
act for the relief Of insofvent Debtors" 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
whole merits of the petition any thing in said
section to the contrary Notwithstanding.
Sec. 6. And be Il further enacted, That
the said Court, upon inspection OF the inven'
tory Of the petitioner, may order such other
and further notice to all or any OF the cred
itors as they may deem necessary.
Sec. 2. And be il further enacted, That
the entry to be paid to the Court by each Pc
titioner, on fling his petition. shall be one
dollar. and no more; any thing, in tho said
.Sct for the relief of insolvent dcbtoys"to the
contrary notwithstanding. s.uD "a ~
Voted aud Resolvsd, That all petitions Of
insolvent debtors, for relief against their
creditors, generally and oil petitions for the
benefit of any insolvent act heretofprc en-.
acted by the General Assembly, now pc ndjng
before the General Assembly, be and the
same are hereby referred to the Supreme Ju'
dicisl Court, to be heard and tried in the
counties in which the petitioners respectively
resided, at the time they preferred their Pc
utions or In which such petitioners respec
lively might now prefer pctitions for the ben.
eft Of the act, entitled "an act for the relief
of insolvent debtors" That said petitioners
be and they arc hereby permitted and direct
ed 10 take their petitions and documents &C.
companying the same, now pending eciorc
this A assembly, and file the same 10 the clerks
ofy;ca Of said court. in the counter In which