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Public Acts.
ci{.u>'ri:n Lxix. A
An "act conccrning‘Foreign Insurance Companies. ‘
1 Be it enacted by the Senate and IIdi1ee‘qf-
‘Represenlatives in * General Assembly
convened:
. . - sIC.1.. That whenever by the laws now exis-
ting in, or which may hereafter be enacted by
' any of the'United States,-other than this State,
. 1élny.‘taxes,‘fines,.penaltie_s,deposits of money or
‘of securities, statements or other obligations or
’ requirements of any description whatever, are,
A or shall be-imposed upon any insuraiice company
or companies incorporated by or organized under
the laws of this State,and transacting business
in such other State. or upon the agents of any
such insurancecompany or companies, then so
long as such law or laws shall continue in force,
‘the same taxes. fines, penal! ies,ideposits, state-
ments, obligations and requireinents, which un-
der such ,-law or laws, are or shall be iinposed up- '
on any insurance company or ‘companies of this
State, shall be imposed upon all in~iurance.com-
panics doing business in this State, which are
incorporated by, or organized niider the laws of
such other State, or "States, and upon :all agents
of such insurance companies. And such insu-
rancc company or their agents, shall from and
after the first day of October next, _be liable to
pay the same taxes‘, fines aiidpeiialties, to _make
the same deposits and statements, and be in_ all
respects, under and subject to the same obliga-
lions and requirements, as are or shalloe impos-
ed upon any of the insurance companies of this
State, or upon their agents, by the State, by. or
under the laws of which, said company is incor-
porated or organized. ._.-
Scc. 2. il,‘under or by virtue of the laws of
such other State, any insurance company incor-
porated bv,or.organized under the laws_of this
State, or its agents, is or shall be required-to
make any deposit, oaths or statcmeiitsto any of-
ficer ofsaid State, not known or e.\‘t5lltig in this
sum’ or ,-0 pay any taxes. fines or penalties to
such ofliccr, then and in every suchcase’, them-
nurance companies of such State. or their agents,,
doing business in this State, shall make the same
deposits with, andstatements to the comptroller
ofthis State, and shall be liable to pay the like
taxes and penalties to the Treasurer of this
State ~ _ - «
Size. 3. It shall not be lawful for any person
to act within this State, as agent or otherwise.
in receiving or procuring application for insu- _
rance, or to issue pttllcles ofinsurancc, or in any
manner to aid in transacting the business of any
insurance company or companies, not incorpora-
_ ted by_, or organized undertlie laws of ll'll5.Sl'al€,
until they haveuin all respects complied with the
provisions of this Act : and for every such viola-
tion, the person so otfeiiding, shall be subject. to
a penalty of five hundred dollars. to be sued for
and recovered, in the name of the State by the
State‘: attorney of thecouiity, in which said of-
" fence shall be committed : and one half ‘ofthe
maid penalty when recovered, shall be paid into
the 'l‘reasury"6fthe State. and the other half to
the informant of such violation 2 and in case of
the non payment of such penalty. the party so
offending, shall be liable to impris_ontnent_tor a
period not exceeding six months, in the discre-
tioii of any court havlngcogiiisance thereof:
Approved, June 23th, 1852.
1 ' cnarrcn Lxx.
An,Ac.t in addition to an Act entitled “An Act
' A conceriiing Education." ;
Whereas, doubts have arisen as to the true in-
toiit and meaning of the sixty-sixth and sixty-
seventh sections ofthe Act concerning education,
conferring power upon school districts to impose
taxes, in connection with the act for the assess-
ment andjcollection of taxes, passed May session,
'1851,—"wheret'ore, for the purpose of removing
said doubts,
.Be it enacted by the S_cna.te and IIoz/are of
Representatives in General Asseiiibly
convened : _ _ .
That the true intent and meaning of said six-
‘ly-lixth‘ and-si'xty'-seventh sections. is that school
<d_i_stricta have, and shall continue to have, the
power and authority tolevy such taxes, as are
mentioned in said sixty-sixth section, on all the
real estate situate therein, and that no deduction
: or abatement shall be made by reason of the in-
debtedness of the owner_ or owners of the same,
in the amount to be levied upon said real estate.
Approved, June 28th,18.52. ~
CHAPTER LXXI.
,An‘ Act in addition to and in explanation of. the
Act entitled "An Act concerning Education.”
'Whcreas, doubts are entertained with regard '
to the true intent and meaning of the 66th and
67th sections of the above entitled act. in con-
nection with the 47th section of the act concern-
ing the assessment and collection of taxes,.pas-’
ted May session 1851, now therefore, for the pur-
pose of removing said doubts. , , , ' A
Be it enacted by the.Senate and House of
Representatives’ in General Assembly
convened : ' _ _ ‘
That all the real estate.lying.within' the limits
ofa school district shall be liable to be assessed
and taxed for the purposes now by law authorized
for school districts, at its fair value, without a
right ofdeduction therefrom, on , account of the-
, indebtedness of the ownerthereof. .
Approved, June 29th, 1852.
CHAYTER LXXIX.
An Act in addition to “An Act concerning Edu-
~ 1 ‘ cation." , V
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of
Representatives in General Assembly‘
convened : '
That ,it_shall be tlic_duty of the selectmen of
every town, whenever any taxes or asselssnient
against the parents, guardian or employer of any
poor child, shall be presented to them for abate-
;lnent_, pursuant thesixty-fifth sectionofsaid act, ~
.to examine and determine whether the _8aIT}¢
should or should; not be abated ; land not_hin'g in
said section shallbe construed to authorise the
oeloctmen in any such case to refuse or neglect
-action thereon. » jApproved,J_une 2"Ith,1.8.'>2. .
. _ A C‘H_Al5Tl-in r.x'_xi-ii.’ V _
An Act to, confirm the doings of Assessors and
o
Boards of Relief and Town Meetings in certain A
cases. ' , ,
, Jfeit enactedby the Senate and House of
Jfepresentatioce, in .Gcneral “.A‘8861n0f_t[.
convened: ’ ' ~
,8cé."1. "l.’ba_-tJiii.:all' cases wlicre‘the" ‘assessors ‘ '
“ ' -‘W lJ¢8t'ti—‘Q_l~'!_el=t‘c‘f,'.-_iiiany toivn,-.h'.ivc ole:-C_l:‘ - -
‘ pose ;
f Jam. 8.»by dividend mi sis shares
ed at‘n'tn'e‘etin'g."ii‘ot’ l“cgally'warne'd for tliat~piir-
and in all.ca's‘es in .wliic'lt.i,lie.‘as§e§s'i‘oi.d‘ln
any ll_)i.\'_n liave_o'fiiit,ted.t0, post notices, or to'ptib-
li_sh the s..m‘e,’ in accordance with the .pi'o‘.'i’sions
of the tliird section bf th‘eA,ct‘entitle‘d‘ "An Act
for the‘ ‘Asses§_irie’iit_ and- colle'ctib’n~b'f Taxes ;"
andiin all ‘cases in which -suc'h~’as§e‘ssors' have
omitted to sign bi‘ rcti.irn.ai'i abstract ofthe assess-
mentlisfs of their-i'c9péc"tive -towns. or to lodge
the same in the town (‘l0l'k’_S office of said town,
by the fifteenth day of December in each year;
and in all cases where said abstracthns, been
made outor _.altere_d,'at'ter the board of relief has
equalized and adjusted lhe returns and,assess-
mentii of their respective towns; and in all cases
in which theboard of relief in any town have
met for the transaction ofbusiness, before the
first Monday in January in each year, or omitted
to give notice of the time and place of their_mee-
tings, according to the. provisions of law _; and in
all cases in which the town clerk of any town
has not transmitted an’abstract ofthe lists ofsaid
town, to the cnmptrolleijof public acc..uiits', by
the first day of'March in each year; and in which
such assessors or members of such board of relief’
have omitted to ‘take the oath provided by law;
or where the assessors in any ‘town have assess-
ed any company or corporation under a name or
firm‘ by which they are generally recognized
and understood, yet other than that by which
they areknown in law ; such assessment lists
shall not, for any such causes, be adjudged void,
but all taxes which have been or shall hereafter
’ be laid and imposed according to,~such'assess-
merit lists. may, notwithstanding be levied and
collected ;-andin all cases w._here the State tax
imposed by the General Assembly upon the sev-
eral towns. has been“l'a‘id bysaiiy town upon the
assessment list of 1850 or I851, the doings of any.
town meeting so held, and the,S_tate tax so laid
in any town shall not,-t'or:any,s'ucl_i causes be ad-
judged void. : ' " A ' '
SEC. ‘.2 And in all cases where the‘-selecttnen
of any town hav_e_neglected to =vai-ii the annual
town meeting ofiany tovvn in the manner provi-
ded by law: and in all cases wlitute the warnings
of the annual town ‘meetings of anytown have
town meetings held under such defective or" in‘-
tormal warnings, are hereby ratifiedaiid confirm-
ed, and made valid in all respects, the same as
though no such "defect or informality had existed
in said ivarningsi-—and all acts ofany town oflicer
chosen at such meetings, being in other respects.
conformable to law,are hereby ratified. establish-
ed and confirmed: Provided, that no claim,
which ishthe subject. of any suit or action now
"pending, shall be .in_.any manner. effected by the
provisions of this Act. " ' ‘
- SEC. 3." This act shall take effect from its pas-
sage. Approved. June 19th, 1852. _
Comptrollei"s Report.
STATE OF CONi\lEC'l‘l_C_U'l'. ss.
Office of Secretary of State, July 12th‘, 1852.
The following extracts from the Report of the
Comptroller of Public Accounts, exhibited to the
General Assembly" at their late session, comprise
» such parts of said report as are by law required
to be published in the several newspapers in this
State, by the Secretary of‘Statc. — ‘
JOHN P. C. MATHER, Secretary of State.
The State of _C'o1mectz'cut in General .dc-
count of Receipts and Expeiir1'x_i'tures of 1"u.nds
appropriated for Current Expeizses of ‘Gov q
crnmeizt. ' ‘ DR.
For .dmi.1mt of Payments from the Treasury
front the 31st of .M'arclz_. 1851,10 the lat of
flpril‘, 1S5‘.2,fur the current expenses of Goo-
,erimicnt under tlzcfo/lowing Iiead_s,1ii'z.—-
Debenture and Contingent expenses
of General Assembly, _ $31,210.35
Salaries of Officers of Govern-
ment, 13,750.
Contingent Expenses of do., 12,560.97
Jiiilicial Expenses, , 31,494.06
Expense of supporting State pau- '
pers. » 2,200.
Expense of Superintcndlng Com-
mon Schools, 2,432.09
Salary of Directors of the State
Prison-, 300.
Advances made to the Quarter _
Master General,‘ _ _ 0,392.87.
Account of Public Buildings and _ , A
institutions, 9,917.43
Trustees of the Normal School, 2.-185.31
Account Contingent Fund, 104.42; __
. Amount, ‘109,8-17.53
For Payment "made by Treas-
urer from 31st March, ‘
1951. to lst April, l852,i'n
addition to payments on the
Coinptrollei"s Orders, as 2
.per Auditoi-‘s Report.
For cash paid balance of
Ti-easurer’s Note to
the Cofumissioncr of
the School Fund,
do. do. Interest on the above
‘ Note to March 3lst,- 332
do. do. On Treasurcr’s Note
to Commissioner of
\ School _Fund, dated A
June 2'-lth,1847, 17.000
do. do. One year's interest
on the above Note
for $25,000,
Amoiint of State Tait due
fromthetownofsalisbury, 646.65 _ _, v
_ -————-—$27.4'7s.65
3,000
1,500
__ V _ _ _, $137,326.18
1852. Mar. 31, For balance of Civil ’
Li:-t Funds in Treasury carried to
new account, .- _ . $39,130.03
$176,456.21
..,. .. .j,
. CoN1'i=i.A.. 012.
By balance in Treasury 3lst March, _
1851, as per Comptrollci-’s Report, $26,266.22
By Pay‘/merits into the Treasury .
from 31.9! March, 1851, to’ '18!
./Ipril. l5'.")2. ' ' '
F'rom-Forfeited bonds, $2'.3.‘l8.80
From_Ayails of (‘ou‘rts,- - 1,582.44
Froin the State Prison. 6,000.00
From Miscellaneous sources. ' 5,217.65
1851. From‘ Dividends on Bank Stack.
May 15, by Dividend on 49 shares
Fat-mei"s and Mechanics‘
Ban‘k Stock, at 5' per cent.
32, by Dividend on 1,650
shares Hartford Bank stock,-
3§ pet‘ cent.
July 15, by dividend on 593 shares
Middletowii Bank stock, at
. 4 per cent. ’
July 1'7, by dividend on 5‘-18-shares
New Haven Bank stock, at
4; per cent ,
Oct.'ll, by extra dividend on 1,650
shares Hartford Bank stock
at 3 per cent _, _
"' " by dividend on 1,220 shares’
Phoenix‘ Bank stock, at 5
. per cent.‘ . . _ ._
Nov. 13‘, by dividend on 49' shares
Farmer‘s and ‘Mechanics’
, ; Bank stock, at 4} per cent.
Dec. '1, by dividend on 1,650
shares Hartford Bank stock ' __
at 3i per cent.‘ ' 557-'75 ’
245
June
5,175
2,372
2,456
4,95?)
6,196
in 196 _'
2.
New Haven"B:mk stoclt,at ‘ ‘-
“vf-‘ «4§'per cent.';:»‘--. ~ - _. 2,466 -
Jan. 20,_.by dividend on .593 shares .
, !li'll’fl(llt.§l.0Vli‘n Bank'sto:ck','at‘
« ‘ it per-cetit. ‘ ' - = .g2,-3172
~ March, by .. DJ_Y_idend , on ._t,220 H _.
shares Phoenix Bank stock," ‘
' "at" 4 pc'r’ce'nt. 880 A
i
--.-—--—-av, 991.00
been in any respectinforinal..the doings of such-
_Fron_t .Tqa:es'; '
by cash received for a tax ot“1 ‘
cents on the dollar ’oi’i the list- '
of-1850, ‘ ‘
By cash received , fo_r¢a‘itax on, . . -
ARailroa._d Coi'p,oration_s, 26,533.95
By cash ‘ijeceived for a 'ta'x‘,on -’ " '
‘Batik and Insurance -stock -'
._ heldby Non-l'\'esidents, ‘ - ..4,9l-9.29
By cash received for a tax paid
by Agents of Foreign liisu.
_ rance Companies, ‘
By cash received for a tax on
Cash Capital of Mutual low
surance Co. _ _,
By cash received for a forfeiture
incurred by Ct. Life Ins. Co. 500.00" p
t ‘ ' —=--—-—-97,444
1 .oa5.’s~t
.2‘o-4.54’
1852. _ i y. _ V .
April 1. by balance of Civil List funds
in Treasury from old account,~'¥
Permanent Fund.
The permanent Fund of the State on . '
the 1_st day of April,,1_S52, consists.
of Bank Stock not transferable, or"
subzecriptions to,the capital stock of
sundry Banks, which may -be with-~
‘ - drawn on giving six mo’s notice;‘v-_iz: ‘
Hartford Bank, 1,650 shares. .
_ at $100 each, i _ 165,000.00
Phoenix Bank‘, 1,220 shares, "
at $100 each, 122,000.00
N. Haven Bank,,274 shares.-A . -
at $200 each. _ 4 , 54,800.00.
Middlctown Baiik,.'i93 s_hare_s A _._ V
y ' at $100 each, ' 59,300-.'00 ’
Farmer's -& Mec‘s’. Bank, 49 ° .- .
shares, at $.00 each,-_. 4,900 00
' State Indebtedness. .
The State is indebted to the School
Fund for a balance due on a note '
given for a loan of $£25.000.i.lated,.
24th of June, 1847. ,
Interest is paid on the above in full ‘
‘
’ to the 31st of March, 1852. ‘V
Proposed 1.-aw.
ed to be printed with the Laws ofthe State.
among theircreditors. ‘ A
-192 i't~cnac‘ted‘by the Senate and House
venctl .-'
stances,“-ith a, view to insolveiicy,-2-sliall,‘
judged fraudulent and iitferly voi.d,>uniess‘
same shall be made: in w'r‘it_tng for the benefit
assignor or assignors, both real and pet'3.0t33ls
and shall be lodged for record in the officefiof
court ofprobate li‘ei'einaflei' designatizdj and
such assignment shall take effect when
lodged. '
ly due and to be of the‘ amouiit aforesaid,-’-it‘
debtor, or either of the debtors, described
shall be unable to find sufficient property
shall have madc;return upon such writ fo‘_ 1
to the court of b_i‘obate herciiiafter _desigii'at
on which petition said court shall issue a citat
within tendays, to show cause why the pra
the court shall detertnirie. in case that actual
and if upon the liéafing before said court,
allegations of such petition shall beffound tr
as said court shall deem.sulfic'ie‘nt, the co
shall thereupon at once appoint one__0r in
and such personal property out of this State
unless the same be voluntarily conveyed or tra
ner as if said property had been voluntarily
signed by suc
under the first section ofthis Act.
ner as ifthe same had been voluntarily assign
trustee. _ ,_
SEC. 3. VVhenever an as‘sig‘nrrien‘t shall
made for the benefit of creditors. or wheneve
of this Act, for the settlement of the estate
assignment. or the application to the court
'i°o_bate for such appctintmerit,-shall be dimly
in case tlreclirims on which such sufits,
brought, shall’ in whole, or in part, be‘ allowed
hate to receive claims against such estates; .
. . ,
due,_and which will not
A err‘or. and since‘
pended. by proceedings in
1 390,130.03
cepl such as is exctnpt from exer‘ltt_ion, and _
cepl, real estate situated out of the State of Con-
necticut, and excepting also in the case of solo
assignors the sum of one hundred dollars inycash;
trustee-‘shall be appointed, under the provisions
. - I . .
i ’ 'f'éd,‘se't_|ing forth -'fl_ie above mentionedtfacts‘ andri
_, -.$6'4,240.‘55‘.. ~. I .
,,.p
? , upoirhearing: 'tliéi'parties-it‘. tlie.court_shall findj
‘vei"'rfyi’itg:the same.‘ by ‘oath, upon‘which,:petiIion;;
,_t_lie'cotti;t. shall..iss_uefa‘citation to such d_e.btor, to‘,
appear before Said court‘, to show caiise \\'hy[_a:
trustee should not__l)e appglnled, in the iiian_n,'er'~:
-.
i'o’vide'd in 't'he3s'econd‘§ect«ion of this A"ct‘. " A-‘nd
.. the allcgations.of_‘ such.pc_t_it_io,ii true, and if such;
-10
-.----.——1o
1 ’ . i _. _ ,;$i76,456.2i1
'4oe,poo.oo
The following Bill t‘or a Public Act wai con-
tinued to‘ the next General Assembly and order-
‘JOHN P. C.-MATHER, Secretary of State.- ’
An Act for the relief of insolvent Debtors._an:d
for the more equal distribution of their effects
of
Represeiilatiues in G'eneral Assembly con-
SEC. 1. That all conveyances and assignments
of any lands,.fenements, goods, chattels or chases
in action, made‘ directly or indirectly, by any
person. persons or corporation in failing circum-
35
against the .creditors of the-party making, such
conveyance or assigiim’ent,,be deemed arid. ad-
the
' of
all said creditoi’is in proportion to‘ their respect-
. ‘ivc claims. shall embrace all tlie:pI'Operly Of
ttie
ex-
ex-
the
the
judge or clerk of said court shall enter‘ thereon
the time when the same was received for record,
and the record shall bear the same. date,-‘—‘-and
50
Sec. 2. Whenever a writ of attachment shall
have been legally issued upon a claim founded
oncoiitract orjudgcnient of one hundred dollars,
or more. upon which writ shallghave been e'hdor‘-
sed by the magistrate issuing the same the oath
ofthe plaintiff’, or his attorney, that he’ verily be-
lieves the-debt (lescribed in said writ to beju'st-
the
in
said writ, shall refuse to_ show to the officer serv-
ing‘ the same sufficient property belonging to
such debtor or debtors, or to some of such debt-
ors, for the security of such claim, or if -the‘. oili-
cer serving the same,after making demand of all
such debtors, as are found‘ within his p'rc‘citicls,
on
which to levy and satisfy said attacliinent, and
hat
effect, then such creditor iiiay bring his petition
ed,
praying for the appoiiitment of a‘ trustee" to take
possessiott of the property of such debtor or debt-
ors,t'or the benefit of his or their creditors_; up-
ion
to such debtor, or debtors, to appear Before said
court; at such time as said court shall appoint,-
ver
of said petition should not be granted; the hoor-
ing upon which application maybe adjourned
from time to time as shall . be nece‘ss_ai-y-'2-a‘nd
shall be so adjourned for such reasonable time as
tib-
tice of the’ pciidency of such application shall
‘not have been served upon such debtor, or one
of such (leblors; in which case‘ the court shall
order such flirt-her notice as shall be reasonable;
the
ue,
and said debtor‘ or debtors shall fail to satisfy
said debt; or to‘ secure the ‘same in such manner
urt
ore
trustees, who shall take possession of, manage
and dlSpO3e of all the property of such debtor or
debtors. except real estate lying out of this State,
39
cannot be affected by the laws of this State,‘-
n_s-
ferred to such trustee, and excepting also’ prop-
erty exempt from eitecution, in the same‘ inan-
38-
h debtor or debtors to such trustee
And all the
property of such debtor or debtors, both realand
personal, of every kind and description, and
wlieresoevervfound, (except as above excep‘ted,)
shall at o‘n‘cc,- upon said appointment, become
vested in said trustee in as full and ample a man-
ed,
or conveyed by such. debtor or debtors to such
be
ra
"of
an insolvent debtor, all attachmeiitsof the prop-
erty of such debtor, eitlier real or personal, made
at any time within sixty days proceeding such
of
ed ,
and all the property so ‘attached shall vest at
once, tree from such attachments, in such trus-
_tee; but such" attaching ci'éd'itors shall be allow-
ed the amount of their legal costs, before all oth-
er claims, and in the order of their attachments,
3T8
.| by
the commissioners appointed by the court of pro-
Szic. 4. If any person shallhold a claim against
-any other pers_on,i_fouiide_d -on cont.racf,-arn‘ou’n‘£-
.ing to one hun'dr‘_c‘d dollars or more, which is
' become‘ due’ inscason
for him to: avail himself of? the provisions-ofEthe_
‘ second and third :sections‘ of , this Act.‘Zor.~sh_al1
hold a judgment. of, that, anioujnt ;vv..|1i;.<:ti_ issua-
riot
the
contra'cting"ot' ,wliic‘h' debt.’ or d'uri‘ng" the’ pen.
deiicy of '=tli'e' suit-on which such --j‘udgm'e'nt.wa's
’ renderedstsucb.de_btoii:shall -have’ failed .,in
c_ircumstan'c_ea,_ such creditor may _bring,hisp,eti-
tion' to the_cou_rt of probate lier'einaft‘erdesigna-
sills’
\: :':~.‘ 3'
$l£‘l.!l91‘ Shall n01,Pt'0.Vid,e S_ecu_rity for such claim‘
_l‘tt'stich manneras lh‘e"court shall regard as sutfi-‘
‘cient, then the court sh-.ill'=at on'c‘e'a"ppoiiit onei
ori more trustees in ctbesametmanner as if said,
‘app,lic',atloi_i had. been made; u_iider_ the second
section ofthis Act, ‘wliicb t_ruste‘e'_sli'all,'have the
same‘ powers, and shall succeed to theriglitsof‘
‘the debtorin 'th’e3'ai'ne inannei-“as is ‘provided in-
said sec‘t1lon. And~an‘y ,conveyanceIor assign’-5.
menr qt‘ p‘rop‘ett'y that shall. be made;in._co_urt by:
‘ any debtor, for the purpose of ari-est‘ing,proc'eed-7
ings against him," under the provisions of the.
second or the present section’ of this Act,‘-sliall"
be held =good*‘and validas against other ci'cditor‘s
of _s,aid-deli_tor;‘unlcss withinsixty days thereafter‘;
an agsignuient, shall be__in,ade by suc_h deb‘tor'ufi_i-
der _It be ‘provisions of the‘ first ’ sectioiis of this
Act,‘-oi"a trustee shall 'be‘appoint'ed bythe court
ofiprobate upon the a‘p'p'1ication«ofa"creditor un-
'-d8l"l»l'l,9.3e_C0ll(l or the present scctionof this, Act.
SEC. 5. All proceedings; Vlllldel‘ the ‘foregoing’
_s'_ec‘tions of this _Act shall be had inthe probate‘
co/ui_"t of the district iiiwliich such insolvent debt-
or‘, orone of such insolvent debtors, resides, ex-
-cept in the case of insolvent copartnersliip and
_cor_poratioii_s ; and all proceedings with regard to‘
the estates of‘ insolvent copai-tiiershlps and cor‘,-"
'porationsisliall be had inithe probate court ofthe
‘district within which such copartnership .01‘. cor-1'
por,atio_n« had its office or principal place of bus._i_-_,
,ness.; And in all cases where any proceedings
_ha,v,e'b_é'e,ii_ l‘c_gally.c_o'inthenced, and are still pen-
‘ding in any pi'ol)ale_ c.'o’ui't-for the settleiliiént-"-of
the estate of aiiyinsolvent ‘debtor-or‘debt'ors, all
. later proceedings. by any other parties in ;inte‘resL
shall be 'c_oin_menced and pursued within the
same pi'obi_i_tc district. ‘ ‘ ‘ ‘ '
'Sr.'c.‘6. Wheiieveifiin assigriincnt ofhis estate
S'lial'l,haVe-. been madeby any‘ insolvent. debtor,’
~or".,vhenevcr,a trustee" shall tiave.becn.appoin'.ed.
‘by.,lhe court of probate upon the estate of any
‘such debtor, under the provisions of this Act, \
‘such estate shall be administered upon and set-
tled in» the manner ‘provided in the -Revised
, Statutes for-the settlement ofinsolvciit. estates
assigned for the benefit of creditors, in _the fourth
and "fifth chapters of the Act entitled “An Act
for thesettlemeiit of estates, tcstates,‘ intestate
and in‘solveiit.” ~ ‘ N ~. _ ;
~ Sec. 7. Notliingin this Act contained shallbe
so.construed as to affect any jcomjeyances or trans-
fers of property real or, personal, madein good
secui'itj of any debt incurred by the purchase of
propcrty,.ol‘ for'th'e security ‘of any loan, endorse-~
meiit or giiaraiitee, where‘ such sale, loan, en-
doi'semcn‘.'or ’gt1'_araiitee' is made at the time when
such sectii'i't_\"is lal{Ell,'Ol‘ for the‘ payment of any
debt legally incurred and due at the time of such‘
lconveyance ortransfer, or so as to affect the pay-
Kmcnt of inoneyon any such ‘debt, unless such
loan ls-hall l_iave'been made, or such’ eiidorsciiie‘iit
or 'gu'ai‘aiitee given, for t‘he pui'piise of‘ aiding
such debtor‘, in view of insolvency. in giviiiga
-prcferciice to a part of his creditors over others,
or such con_\'eyattce, tijaiisfer or payineiit, shall
have li‘c‘c-in made iii vicw'of,insol‘veiic_v. and for
"the purpose ofgiving‘ tlie pai't_v receiving the
p'a‘rt_v,,tlia‘t such Ctiiiveyitiico, tt"attBllL"t‘ orpayirient
vi.'i§s so fiiade ; and no fiioi-‘tgage or other convey-
aiice of pi'opert‘y, witlilield from recoril. for the
purpose of concealingtlic existence thereof-; iio.r
any transfer, of; ])C‘l'§(ili0l property where. lot‘ a
like reason the vendor is pcriiiiltctl to remain in
possession shall be ofany cfl'c‘cf agains. creditcis,
altlioii'gli‘st!c'li doiivcyaiice may be put on record
or possession of such personal property taken by
the vendce, before any pi‘oce'eding:': in insolve'ncy
are instituted under this Act by oi‘ against the
party making such conveyance or transfer.
Sm"; 8,. If anv insolvent debtor whose estate
is in settlement under the pioviiaions of this Act
shall, within'tliii‘ly days after the assigninjent, or
tsence, or sickness cr other good r‘eason,.a longer
tiine’ is necessary’, within su‘cli"tii'n'e as the court
of probate in its discretion shall fix; to deliver‘ to
the court of probate a list of his creditors with
their places of residence‘ and the amounts sever"-_
ally due them, as fat as the same are known; and
"shall also deliver a schedule‘ of all the property
ofevcry kind, (except such as is privileged by
this Act.) owned byliim, or_in which hehiid any
interest at the time of suc'h.assigninent_, or the
application for the appoiiitirieiit ot a trustee; in-
cluding real and personal estate outof ‘the State
of Connecticut, and wh'ei‘ever"fbi!iid 'or.sit'uated;
also book accou'iits,_notes',,bonds and CllO:eS in
action‘ ofgvcry kind, and shall make,oa'tli to the"
same as a coniplctef scliedule of such property,
and as a complete list of his creditors and the
amounts due them "according tothc bust of his
knowledge and belief; and shall ,within said
time make a suitable conveyance of all such real
estate as he iriay_own,- or liave any iiitercst in,
w_if.l'i‘out this State to the" said‘ trustee‘, for the
bene'fit of all his creditoi‘s; in siicli inaniiei‘. as
will best effect _,t_hat object and accord with the
laws of the State, or States, where said property
may be situated,and all such assignineiits and
transfers of stocks and other personal pmp‘ei'ty",-
in this State‘ and elsewliereras shall be ii'ece‘s§ary
to‘ pass the title thereto by th'c' act of such debtor;
and it shall appear to said cou'rttli‘at said debtor
has in good faith delivered up all his property
of every kind to such trustee except such as is
privileged by this Act, and has made no aissign-
meat or coiiveyanco of any property, either in‘
this State or elsewhere, in_.i'iew of insolvency;
for the purpose of giving any prc-ferenc’e to any
creditor, or class of creditors,‘or to. any joint
contractor, cndtirser Ot"S!)t‘ef_V','arl(l has not, by
collusion with any creditor or creditors, assisted
-or enabled any one or more of such creditors to
obtain an advantage over others by fllftlcllltlenf.
_of;_1ny property. real or p_Pf‘SUtltll, without this
Sims. and '8l]tlil niiike‘ and subscribe in the court.
of probitte, the oath or nffii'in:it.io‘n hercin'.iftei'
provided. t.li'en he shrill be entitled to all the
benefits and pi-ivi|e'ges‘provide'd in the tenth sec-
tion of‘ this Act; Such oath or nffirmiitioii sliiill
he riindet, and snt:li'lioai'ing and iiiquiry by the
court of probate shall be had; at: a time ‘and
pliiceto be,appoin’ted by said conizl, of which
suitable notice shall be given. by tl‘tll7t3'f'l.lS6tf!‘€int
and posting, as in the case -of ii notice ot the
jliiiiitiitiiiriyof claims, at least _two'we'eks lief-ai'e
tho dny fixed for suclt liearing,‘ and any c'i-editor
of snidestnte may attend such lte‘iirin‘g, and by
oath. . . —
Sizes 9'. The bath‘ or nfl’.¢rmatio'n of such
debtor shall be made ij vvritiiig and ‘subscri‘b‘ed
by him be‘t'oi'e,siiid_coui't, and shall be ,certif‘re'd
by said c_oi_Irt iinrl filed ‘in the case’, and shall be
in substance as. follows: ' _ . . _ v"
_ I 1 do solemnly s'we':'rt" a'fl'i‘i"m its the
‘case may be} that I liirve’ tnittle,‘ in tliesciiedtile
‘filed by me in thisconrt. in" the’ case of my_ in-
‘ lsoli.-e‘i'it estate‘ tiara‘ in seItl‘e‘ri'i'e'nt; a-full’ and
complete d‘isclos“ur'e1of.'all. the -property of every
kind belonging to i"ne,.or in wh‘ich' } had ._tf,|ly« _io-
?‘intei'os,t-,.at. tbe,tim',e,of iiiaking. my" assignnient,
(or at; tlio'},tiine.. -of-_.‘ll1_e lIV])[)llctl'tVl0‘l'l‘_{f0'!'. the
,njipointmenp of it t_ijustee,P.'I F"? 6state,)‘ ‘except
. that I t'im_.-'9‘ d*otjive“i‘-édfirp~ i_o“tli'e‘ ii-u'sie‘e‘s‘ ‘on’ my
'_esti_1=to all such‘ propei"ty 'o'f‘e~vei'y'lii'i_'id, ,eiEcopt5iis
above excepted; and‘ have‘.-’ 'ii_i*< t'li'e” ’b’e'st: x'm:imier
in which 1~w'as atile. ‘iniide al|iéne'cessary=~.c‘on.-
Weyiincos ‘-and ;transfers :of';propertTy,. reiil and
f.poi!soii_iil._ '-wit-lrout the State.--,.for the..oq:}tal>-boo?
s
‘.7.’ -'_:*5'. ,«-,,I .‘.‘r."7-‘
faith in the regular course ofbusiness, or for the _
same a preference over other ci‘.cditoi's.ot' such _
‘ .delgtql'; and with the lmowledge,un.parl.of such
the appoiiitineiit of ii trustee; or it‘ from his ab—' .
- il'l(_!l:0'f
liimsalf’. o1°co‘uus'ol,~-exa‘minc socli debtoraundér *
pi‘opei't.y.in,sii_c'h cases pi‘-'ivile'g‘o_il by" laiyv, and,
efit"‘of my"ci'e'ditoi's, ‘aiid iliave itinilo ‘no convey:
mice or ti"s"sig‘niiient4ot' anytrpi‘-op_ei'tV'. -eith'e'r in‘
this -State" oi-zelsewliere-, ii'iavie.w.- of‘,-;insol,vency,
‘for tliesizuriiese sit siting‘ snytrI:efan'crc9:.to.n.I1¥
crorli,_to,r or.(;lass.,ot..,cre_dit.oi:s.; 01;. to ,,ni_iy_ joint;
<;<:n.t.I:t.i,ct9.-.'..t*-ud0.i'.sct .,o.I:.s.t.=3:eiy.; .tia.i‘ie . can-l
n_i,v:e,d’ or no ‘filtil,(;:,lllY_ljQ)l1ll29 _ of '[ii'ope;i"ty' _,‘vvillioiit'
t,lr'is'_'$t£ite fortlié jiuii-po[s‘e’of‘ 'giivi,ng"‘zin'y "s'i'i"cli'
i'irofer'eiic‘e. and‘ tliiit ‘l’ lmvé" in no ‘in‘:in'n ei'Vwlfat_-
soevor‘ witti'beld, ‘c_oiicé’ale'd,=3or’in ii ny"w’ii-y dig.‘
posed 'of~’ii‘n"y money," notes or other property-of
any 'l<Filltl,l0 Vl'l!lt.'l]~~'[l}'8 .trusto‘e of my said estate
was entitled, for the‘. b'euefi_t, el'l__ll6!‘;.-~, dir-6.ctly ‘or
indii'ect|y,- 0£-,lTiyS8l_f.,-’0l.f_Qi‘.my.llll]illj’,0t' of any
_fl}elfllJQl:.‘lll§l'_80i;' or iii,’ anyf‘sucl_i.w§iy~.a';s to‘ pro‘-
Vept the application__o£- the‘ sinus to the payment
of; my ydebts; tlii'otigli"t_lie,snid ti:u’ste_e' of '
-‘ ." H . '.5'. ‘,1 - ‘ ‘. , .' , ' _‘,_:'_,VV. ) ~. _
,a'..‘ci it‘; ‘said oath shiitlibo w'ilfu_ll'y false. said
dcbtoi-shall be liable -totlie7pe'milties-of ,.f..iju.-y;
“ St-IC.‘-10. .lt"’ ‘siiclr deb‘t.‘or-sliiill-.coinplywith
l.llt9.(:0n(lll..l0I!S:t20l’tittltI’é(l,ln ilie,8t;li. and 9th-sec-,
tions. of this Act. and ;not ._Oll]8l‘_l\'l_S8. he shall
l_i_et— entitled « to'..tli_e, .l'qllowing_. privileges and
boiiefitgz. .yiz.:._ , ,, .' j _, H _ ,
He sliall lfoallowyed out of/s':'iid'es_tnte‘, for
tlie'_nec’ess'a’i‘y"support of himself ‘::i‘n'd‘ his fiiiii?
ify’,-sucli sum, not 'é‘xce‘edi'ng tliree dollars per
week for en‘ch‘.iiieinbei‘ of his fliinily. and not.
exceeding fitieen dollars per went: in-the wliole,
and for such time. iiotexceeding six months, as
t.lie,jutlge' of probate slii_ill_-order. n .,
-‘.2. lf"_su_c|i estate slia,|l_upon‘_.~tiiial, settleinént
pay fifty. per cent.-or i_n_oti'o,‘_ lljiotljtllti Cl_.'5ll,t]lS"tli-
lowed by the coniii1issioiiers' u‘ppon_it‘ed_ to re-
ceive clziiinson 'such'estate, saidfcoui-I: shall.' if
said debtor so i'e’qiiest, oi-iler said *ll'lllSle.l8‘;'f0 in y
tosaiii delitor tw’e"i‘ity five per iceiit-.9-on"'tlie
‘mnouiit‘of-isaitl estiite tliatsliiill b'e‘<li*.ft:'fo'i' distri-
bution, afn-i- fifty-per cent. 'on.sziid"claims shall
have been paid, not exceeding liovvevéi. in-«the
einpt from tlllltt:_lltl1el)t_it‘i lllellllltltlsl ofsitid trus-
tee, and shall be lield_‘by',lii’i'ii subject to the" or-
der ofsiiid debtor. ’ " ' "
' '3. I ll’ upon 'fiiial- sott.le'm"eiit"—'sticl1‘ttsfiitdsliitll
pay ’se'venty' per "cent. _or tnO't'6‘_0h?tl1,e' claims so
nllowedagainst sucli “estate, then such debtor
~ shall be entitled to it full and iibsolute discliarge,
and on i'eceii'ing the certificate provided in the.
next section of ‘this. Act, sliullbe abs_olutely.._and
wholly .discli:irged from all his debts ll)_lJl1(.l3'rdHOti
coiiti'nct'\vliii-li Slltlll. liiivé beennctunlly proved
iigiiinst his said estaite. and the pi'opei-tyofsucli
':lebtor shall be exeiiipt‘ froiiriill legal process
founded on any (_:'lit'itit by"c‘ontrat:t- itiutviiiigtit
have l)€'le!1 proved against: said estate f'or"t:wo
years from the time when such disclmi'ge:shall
be, <-leciw,-d. .1 «_«. _ . 3 . .»_, »_ _.
I’=rovidqd, Tlint _n_o_cliii,m,acéi'uiug.fi'oni _lJi'eitcli
of c0tll.l‘tI(}f. slittll be io__ziii,y _in_anner affected by
this Act, wli_e_ifo sujcli _de_bt9i' has 0.8..-l]_ guilty of
any fi'iiud‘oi' _b'rencli bf‘ ti‘u'st _lt),‘lllt3_ t_i':ilisa_‘ct_ion_.
_ V In dcterininingy .\\,'llelll_8l'l sucli (estate sh_ii'll
have paid'f'if_'iy', per‘ cei‘i't;‘. ‘on l‘ll'el.(;l‘:i"lllt1S agiiinst;
it, the co’ui-t‘of- pi-nbiite“ii'iiiy' i"cce”ive" evidciice,
upon the" irppliciilioii of sucli dc?li'__t'oi"§ ofaiiyiicr
tuiil payn'it'=.nt.s on ‘=slich‘ (‘iltt,l‘ll1S frorii the pI'ot:eed's
of j)l2Upel'Iy of'sti,cli-debtqi"our of this State". and
of. Cl't!tlllOt‘3. ui1_i_l.of'_z'iiiy x’1"(.:l'l..lttl piiyiiieiits froiii
anyoiliei: sot:i'c’e; but ttdlllllttgyéllttil be‘ taken
intn_coitsidcriition, iisidia ffi"-o’iii’ the property in
settleine-2tit_in this State, except such iictuiil pay-
nieliis; iiiid the s'otil‘e‘iiieiit'ol' snob estate shall
‘not be tloliiyciti on nccduiit ofgunsettzled estate in
‘it ny other Stiite 0I"S!tll8S. Dut. upon the‘ appli-
cation of such di-Jbtor fol‘ tl full discliiii'_ae-f'i'otii
the debts «above dbsci'il:e‘d~ under thogprovisioiis
of this Act, sbcli debtor may i_sli‘ow to the court
of prt:biite,- by pt'o'p‘et' tlbc‘tttti_8tittti'y _ntid. other
s.iiisfiIctot'y ‘evidence’; the litilotltit til’ the net
proceeds that miiy itexisoriably be expé-.t:te_d fioiii
such estate so iii settletiietit in3-otlier Suites;
and if tile t:curt shall be s2it_isfie‘cl that such es-
tate will pay enougli, in addition ‘to the aiiiouiii.
actually paid by the estate in scttlcnientin said
court of probat'e,t'o' t11t1l€6'ltlIll§3,l?;V_lt0l_8 the stint
_of,se‘venty-fiv'e per cent lXpOtl,lllBjf.':ltlllll3 iillows
ed ttgtlll‘lSl’.( said .£-.s'tate, then A sucli _(fioui't'- shrill.
gt‘-tll‘ll’,__6l1t3l) full and final tilSC'lltll'gQ in the saiiie;
l.'ltiltllet' its if siiid Jstiite had iictiiiilly paid ilie
sum bfsieveiity-five per cent. ifip'rzn"snld'cliiiins.
by the juijlab of tliecouit o'fpi'obiite under. the
prorisioiis of the next mecediiig-section of this
Act, shall be in‘ substiitice as followsé
S’l‘A'l‘E or CONNECTlCU’l‘,
Dis-rmt:-i~ er. — ,
To all people _t.o' whom H1685 p'i'e'sents slittll
co‘nie.- l, A..B., judge of probate of the said dis-
send gt-e_et.ing :-—-. . _
VV,lier6as, it has beeii made to‘ itpjijcar to inc,
that. C, D. of_l'-L, iii tliepr_ol1".ite_ district of E.,
and couutyof}-‘., whose estiite has‘ been settled
in this "court as an iiisolv'eiit1estate', for t.li'o ben-
efit of ci'editoi's, accoitling ‘to’ the 'p‘i'ovisioiis of
it ii Act passed at the l\‘l-aj' se'ssio’n‘..til the‘ Gen"ei'iil
Asseiiibiy, A." D.-1852. and entitled, “ An Act
for the relief zofinsolvont dtbtors. and for the
,in‘ore_equ:il tllSl_[_'ll)llLlU|'l of tlieir effects ainbng
ilieir Cl'eClllO't‘S," has in all i'e‘spec't.s conformed
lO.l’ll8 r'eq‘uit‘e_ino’ntso"fsaid Act.,,and hits becoiiie
undertheprovisions ofsnid Act entitled to‘ all
the benefits inte'ii‘de'd to‘ be secured the‘rehy‘to
lioitestibiit unfoi-’tuiiate' .(lelll‘0l'9, and fan fullnnd
absolute discliai'g'e from all debts proved against
his estate, acept as below e'x’ce;-itedi - V, ~_ V
Ido accoi-dingly ct>.i'til'y that the —‘...‘iid .0. D-,
"by force of the Act aforesaid,-A is absolutely and
‘ wholly ,(.llSC.l!lll'gPtl f'ijo‘in."tll his debts founded on
_contr:ict which li:_iv_e bee‘n prove against his
siiid estate, extiept, sucli as may h'i'i‘ve’ accrued
against liiin by re'a3-"on of any bi'e'n'ch‘ of trtist,-'uL‘
fraud,- of lt'lt'ft‘_l.‘ll6‘ sitid C. D.-,' and tlitit the prop-
’e_rty'ofsaid C. D.. is by force‘ of "said Act, for
tlie~spn'c‘e of two‘ years‘: fI'(tl_tl this date, exempt
fiom all legal process fuu'iided on‘ any claim‘ by
contract that iniglit have been proved. against
Sll'l(.l‘8Sllfl'l'.6.., exce'pt_ such as may hiive’ accrn'ed.
by re-asoii of any li‘i‘ea(:‘iI of trust or fraud of him
tlie.=r't'idC.- D. _ C ’ _ A
' Given under my‘ hand and the‘_ sent of said
court, this ‘ ‘ ‘ dziyof" ($.13. 18 .- ‘,
Sec. 1:} _No' dischaigie of any delitor u-‘nder
tliis.Act, slia ll ifeleiise‘ or disc'lim'ge' any person
who‘ may be |'ra‘ble.for' the‘ same debt, as it part-
ner. joint. c'o‘n€i'a‘ctoi', .drn.wer,- ei‘!do'rsei"'. strI'e'ty.
gtm_i'n'n'toi' or otherwise for or‘ witli’ si‘i'ch' deb'toi'.
_ Nor sli'a‘ll.any discl_mrge,of_ any debtor under
this Act, fi‘VZI'."l' sucli debtor; or lje‘_of any effect;
where such discharge shall lrave _baeii ’obt:1iii_'ed
by the false‘ s_weii‘i'i'ng, or “other fraud of such
debtor. _"’ ’ '_ " ‘ _ ' *
" Size. 1-3". In any ca‘se‘~w'liere’ an assigniiieiit
shall be made to‘ any tirirstee’. or mf~ti'ustee shall
. bta appointed .,[l]ejp|'_9l)}l,t6‘ .‘c0I)l'.I find?!‘ - the
prov'tsio‘ns of _tlIis.At;t,,_zi~«ng_l.s_uch i_n§0lV9.l“~!l9:l?l°"
.»-shall we l>‘6e‘,i1.;tIJf .tl3.°'1i't9*?1 at Sarah‘ !I8=‘ig".r.h°"t
,9: of H1? *"i>n|icn.t.iop fin‘ sufilll “PP9l'.1l.“.".3",t . no.3-
;s_qiss.ed‘pf.ahYi‘z1t§'I'¢§t"ilt.i97t. ‘°.'S’t“‘.te‘.';or in‘ any ‘
.biifnk. i‘i'tih°oad or"'dllier*st6c,lés,;o‘r',iii‘ tiny“ prop-
\
whole the sum of one .ll]'OU$tltld ;.do'l,l:i_rs.-. wliicli -
anioiint so allowed to said debtor. sball»,bo. ex-_
iii setileiheiit lll_ltl_'l_‘]._l)'l_ll:3l', State fol‘ this l_i_ei‘ncflt'
Size’. 11. 'Fl'io‘ c'ei'tific:ife ofdiscliai'ge,gi'a'hted '
£99’ V0 Pl‘6dl1l"e’ co’i'tific'ates»from’ tlie'ju'dge’ ofthd
probate court in which such estate‘-is’ in’ sente-
n‘ie'nt7'.' stating’ b’rie”tly the proceedings that ‘ham
by-.eir‘hud wi’t'li"i'egtti"d to such‘ estate, and thai
_al'l'.the»p'i'op'ei-ty of such debtorrhas become‘ vest‘-5
ed intsujch 'tl'iiste’e,'for the benefit of creditors,
which cei'titi_éates it: shall ‘be the duty of such
trustee‘, as soon as it can conveiilently beidono;
and Wi_t.l1ltl one montli after su‘cli"ii'ssignmeiit
t)l"ttm10ititmént; -toliave recordediuthe» records’
nndion tliefbooks where the iconic) ati’ces,'fi'!'
tl'tln8fel'S"0f said :p'rop'erty,- -if. vol rmfurily v made
(";_otded, and the title ofsuch trustee to said prop‘:
ei't‘y'_slmll' be; in all respects as complete and
pei-fectas if«tlie- saute’ had been conveyed or,’
tra-'nsferi"ed to said trustee’ in proper‘ form by
'sairl“debtor, and such . conveynncesor transfer!
liiid-<-been"’prope'i-ly recorded. _ — f
SEC‘. 14. Any debtor whos‘6 estate-is in set:
.'le-ment;’under' the-provisions of this Act. may
be '8Xll.ll1lll8d,’ and_in' all respects proceeded
against if(_)l‘ tll6' )'g,c9very 0f_ propm-[y claimed
,.tq be ijetuiiied or concieiiled by him, and which
lielongs to ‘such estate, under the provisions’ of
the seventy-secondsection‘of the Act of the
Revised Statutes. emitted “An Act foi-‘tho
Settleineit of Estates, testate, intestate and
—insolvent‘;" and upon 11 refusal to deliver up to
the t,rust_ee a_iiy_~niid all property belonging to
. such estiite, that on such exiiiiiinittioii shnllbd
founil to be in’ his po‘ssessioii.o‘i' within his con.
t:t'o|,.‘(.ex'cept _-such as by the‘ next section of
this Act he _is periiiitted to" re'ti1in‘ in his pest,»
session;) she'll be proceeded. with in the siimd
‘iniiniier: as if he had refused to appear before
said court, or had refus_ed to be examined on
oath befores-.iid court. on an exainination un.
tier this section either‘? party may iiitioducd‘
other testimony on his lielialf. No person shall
on such _8Xt_lll‘llllZll'lOll be excused. from answer-.«
ing any‘ question on the gi'o'uiid that such uns-
wer w'ill‘tend to c.onvict‘hin1 of a fraud ; but
his ansvv_e'i_'_sliall n0t.be' used as evidence against
him in any criminal prosecution. , ‘
Sec. 15. 'Pl'ie‘liouselio|d fui-uit'Iii"e of ii debt-
or whose‘ estate is in settlement under the prod
visions of this Act. and wliichis used by him in
'liouse~_l<je'epiii,’z_,‘shiill be embriiced in the haven-’
tory of such estate and shall be appraised with‘
the other assets 0fSuCllt;l5l)tUl';’t1n£l said court
of probate shall set out to said debtor so much
therebfas shall be necessary to»tlie-con‘venienco-
excocdiii‘g in value three linndred dollars; and
the i"einaindei* tliei'eafslinll be poi-initted to re-
'lltllll; subject‘ to the claim of the trustee of
trustees of raid estate‘, in the possession of such
debtor, until it sale of Allleisaltle is ordered by
tlieit-;oi‘ii't."nnd it special order shall be required
for the sale" of 'the same, which shall not bd
made, if sucli debtor so request; until after all
order has been made for the sale of all other
‘property of such estate. and such debtor may
redeem sucli furiiiture, at any time before such
’suin_ tll Ywliicli the sziine is appraised: pi'o‘vided,~
téliatthe a'moun‘t thus pull] shall not be. in tho‘
wliole, lIlOl'e;l.llE’lt1 two hundred dolliirsbelow
the appraisal : provided also that if such debtor‘
sliiill iniilse, or tittéiiipt to make, any disposition
ofsucli furniture-inconsistent with the riglit of
said trustee to the Stlti|e,])l' shall ntteiiipt to‘ re-
iiiove the s:iti'ie’o‘nt ofthe State, it Slltlll be the
duty»of'-such trustee to take possession of the
same, and proceed tlierewith as with the other
property of such debtor. .
Size. 16. The trustee‘ of any estate‘ iii‘ s'el:tl6='
irient Ul1f,lt'i1‘tl)e provisions of this Act, may bring‘
any’ suit: or suits that may be ne'c;essar‘y in thfl
settleineiit of said estate‘. upon any coutriiot,
book accouiit. or cliiitn of any kind belonging to
said estate, and accruingto him in his right II
truste;e, in his own name‘ as such trustee;
wlie‘t.liet' stich contr-.ii:t, account or claim, stand
‘in the‘ nitiiie of such debtor or of any other poré
son. And said trustee niiiy unde‘r the direction
of tlioflcourt of probate‘, submit to‘ at-bitrution ill
the usuitl 'fo'r'ii'1‘ ‘ or compound a~ii‘c_l settle any
(lOUl)ifl1l‘Ol' disputed claim in favor of said ostatd
—-—iiiid nilyysutqll‘ claiii1'agaiii_st said estate, that
would _tt?lt’]ll‘0pcl'ly go before the commissioners
on said estate".-T _ _
"Srzc. 17; ‘The’ time‘ limited by tho‘ cbiii't of
probatefor the cr.er.lit'ors to Gxllll)lt_lllell' claims
ttgait1St‘.'ll"ly estate in settleinent in said court
under the provisions of this Act, shall be not.‘
less thiintivo, nor more than six inonths, an}
siiéli couit shall ordc_r notice ofsucli limitation’,-
‘an‘dof' the‘ mines of the conimissioners appoi'nt“~
ed-on such est;iite,~~and of the times and place’;
oftlieir A meeting to retzelve clititiis against such‘
estate, by pub'li‘ciitioi'i for one week in two daily‘
papers, or for one month in two weekly papers;
_pu'blislied in the‘ place, or nearest; to the‘ place
wliei-e said ‘estate is so’ in settlement, and by
posting on -the nearest sign-post, and by such
other notice us the court. shall deem pi-op_e'r._a‘nd_
t1 copy at such notice shall also be sent by mail
or ‘otherwise to every knowii creditor; living”
without said district, ’Wlt‘l|llJ one week after‘ _
such order is ninde: ' . _ 1‘
Size. 18. All debts due’ fi-om‘ any insolvent;
wliose estate‘ is in settlement under this Act;
for any labor p’ei'foi'ined for such insolvent,-
within six montlis next preceding the‘ iiistifutidtt
of such proceedings in insolvency,_ shall be paid
in full, if less t.liiin_twent_v-five‘ dollars, or to thtl
"amount. of twenty-‘five dollars, if of greater’-
fiiin'ouiit-‘-befoi'e the‘ gene‘i'iil liabilities of such
debtor are paid, and shall ra’n‘k next b‘o‘fo're such
ge‘ne’rnl liabilities to the extent aforesaid, int '5
order of'piiy_me'n't.~ ’_ _ U , ‘
' Size. is}. Ifiiny c’-Zreditor shall present it clalni
against any estate .in,sett:l_em‘ent under the pro-
visions of this A-ci‘,‘who has any Security for‘
such claim by mortgage, pledge, ‘attacliiiient;
lien or otherwise. it shall be the duty of the
.conir'n'iss‘io‘nr'-'i's on such estate‘ to‘ inquire‘ into the‘
value of such security and to‘ report to’ the court-
the‘ casli value thereof, and such creditor shall
take such 'security by decreeof said court at‘
said appraisal in _payinei‘it of his dividend, so fiiif
as it may b’e"sufl'I'r:ie‘nt' tlierefoi‘; unless he shall
within twenty days after such report is made,
notify the trustee in writing that he relinquislie'§
to the estate all such’ security. . _
Sec. 20. The provisioiis of this Act with re-
gard to any debtor, creditor, or trustee, shall ex-
tend to‘ the case’ of any joint debtors, joint: cred-.
itors or joint ti-uste‘es—and any number o .
creditois wlieihoi' joint or ot:liei'w,ise may unite-
i'n any a‘ppli'cation to the C'0t!t'f of ‘probate or ii’!-
any appeal i‘2'iider t'b'i's Act. _ _ . 4
SEC. 21,. If any pe‘rso'n shall be aggriev’ hi‘
any o_’rder,derrialor de‘ci‘°e‘e‘ of a court of prob to‘
in the’ séttleineot of any estate‘, under the prp-_'
visi.o'ns‘ of this _l§ct,_su‘cli‘ person ‘ma appeal
tlierefi'oi‘i‘i" to‘ the superior c’o‘u‘rt in tie county
'where,s'u‘ch‘ court of pi-ornate is held, in tho
m‘an‘ner"p‘i-ovided by the act relut'ii'ig to‘ co'urto’.~
S£c.'22.~‘1‘liq fees of the‘ judge of probatd
.-for?sorvica's reo‘tle,re'dcuoder this Act shall bo.:' ‘
. -‘For the _l1‘ein_’-ing cuponao _ application , .
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ciiegl_e‘c"t or refuse to execute tl1.o..=prop_‘er;i.lIs.ll‘.|1- , ._,1‘_‘91‘.0V?1‘y;d ‘ r9°.8_°1l|DS‘°|!lF l'!lf|!llfll‘° . -
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pi"i_lpferfy,"3lhon-it shall be the duty" of‘ said — irius-'
by-suclrdelitoi-, wo‘uld"pi"bp'erly have been re. .
and C0!hll)l‘t of said debtorniid his family, not i
sale, on pnyméiit of seventy-five per cent. ofthe‘ ‘
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