Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1886-05-27

less than ave nor more than l.a Says why
such adjudscation shall not tx, made: unon
any issue of facs which may arise out nf'
said petition and answer, either party shall
b entitled 20 trial by jury, bun the par.
ties 20 said cause may waive the jury trial
and may be heard by the. lCon.t on the is
sue in fact, and the trial shall tske place at
the term during which The petition was
uied and rs speedily rs may be, and II the
pefiiion he rfiled IN any Circnit Court for
any county during the term. and whist the
jury shall be IN xttendance thereon the
Court shall not discharge the petit lury un-
oil the parties 10 said petition shall file their
waiver of . jury trial as hereinhefore pro.
ylded. snds II she petition Dc filed in any
such Court after The jury has been dis
charged~ Cor the term. the Conrf or anS
Judge thereof SHAH apen ualae slemand OF q
Jury trial By either party as aforesaid. order
me Sherih 10 summon special idfy which
shah he convened in not less than ave nor
more than ten days from the date Of such
order 20 hear and determine the question
of fact between the parties; provided, that
the said petition shall be filed more than
thirty days prior 10 the beginning of new
term Of said Court, and pending the de.
termination Of the application for such all
Judecation, and pending any question Of the
validity of any preference by mortgage,
Judgment or otherwise, and Of any gin,
sale, assignment, conveyance or transfer or
removal OF all or any part Of the property
of the debtor with intent 20 hinder. delay
or deiTaud his creditors, or to give an un-
lawful preference 10 any creditor. endorser
or surety. the Court or anv Judge thereof
shall, on the application Of the petitioner,
issue an orier in the nature of an iniunc-
ton a. restrain the debtor and the mort
gage judgment creditor, donee, vendee, As
signee, grantee or other person having the
custody or claiming the title Ia any proper.
" or estate NJ the debtor irom selling, dis
posing of or in any way interfering with
said property or estate until the question
of adjudication shall have been determ-
ined, and may issue such other or
ders upon such terms land conditions
aS the Court may deem necessary for
the preservation and safe keeping Of the
property in controversy; and the Court
shall possess the power Ia allow any
amendments necessary to prevent the rights
ofthe matter; If the allegations of the pcti
TONER shall not be sustained, the respondent
shall recover a judgment for costs against
the petitioner, and IL the allegations he sus-
tanned, and arr sufficient "a warrant the
same an adjudication shall bc made by the
NpuTt lflat tut utubH - iIlSSDlNtIl, anu
therefore and by virtue of the adjudication
his right and power Ia dispose of any part
of his estate and property shall cease, and
| when the Court shall have appointed pr: !:
liminary trustee, all such estate and prop
erty shall, as soon aS the bond of such trus-
tee shall have been approved, be divested out
ofthe insOlvcnt and be vested in the trustee;
| and thereafter the same proceedings shall
| b. had ~ hereinbefore prescribed in relation
| To persons who shall apply for the benefit of
/ the provisions of this article, and the said
| debtor shall thereupon immediately execute
| the schedule and list Of debts verified by
| his affidavit as pnnvided by section one of
this article, and the debtor shall be- entitled
a. his discharge from all debts and con
tracts made before the filing OF the petition
in ths section mentioned, in the same
| manner and tO the same extent and with
| the same exception as though he had made
| application, n provided in section one al
| this article. the extension Of time IN the act
| from sixty DAYS a. provided in chapter one
hundred and seventytwn. act of eighteen
hundred and eighty, to four months, Us In this
| article provided. shall not apply 10 persons
| who before the passage uf this act may
| have been liable to be- proceeded against "a
| herein provided, and who are NJ the pas
sage of this act exempted by reason Of the
expiration Of the sixty days from the time
| Of the preference given or lien created.
SEC. ,. And be il enacted, That this act
shall take effect from the date of lis passage.
.iPproced April !, 1896.
We hereby certify, that the aforegoing is
a correct copy of an act ofthe General As
! sembly of Maryland, passed January Ses-
| sion, 1886.
w. q. PURNELL,
Secretary of the Senate.
T. Il. PRETTYMAS.
Chief Clesk Of the House of Delegates