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SEVENTH CONGRESS. '
. -; . of the
UNITED STATES.
4t the Second Sejion,
w, A L,U at the City of WajhineUn
Itt
the Territory of Columbia, on Manday tht
Jxtb of December, one tbutfind eight hun
dred and iivo. J'
AN ACT
orthe relief of In! o! vent Debtors within
the Diftridl of Columbia.
BE it-enabled by tht Senate,, and
ry ..r if ffpy,tnti7,ti nf th.?.VrXlt'"i
States of America in Congrefs tm.
Med, Thatany debtor whonvis,
or mav hereafter be, in adaal cm
Snement in jail, in the diftr.a of
Columbia, at the U ef any credi
tor, may apply by petition ;n wri
ting, to any one of the judgrs obtbA
circuit court of the JiftriH of Co
lumbh, and offer to deil vcr up, for
the ufe of his creditors, all his pro
perty, real, perfonal and mixed, to
which he is any manner entitled, a
Ichedule whereof, on oath or affir
mation,, together with a lift of h.
creditors as far as he can afcertain
them, fhaU be annexed to and exhi
bited with his petition y and there
uoon the fa id judgs ftiaH dirfift no
tice of fuch ap; I -cation to be pub
lifned in fome of the public newi-
paper?, fpr fuch time as he miy
think oropr.-, which notice fhnll
like vLe lequue the attendance of
the creditors at the court-houfe of
the county, in which the vetitioa.
in a- debtor is confined, and at fuch
time as the fai l j uibcr. rny apponj' ;
and it Hull be tn duly of the f.ua
-lodge, -md of the clerk of the cou-,-t)V
to .rrnd at - lie time and place
2"o:P-!.c-(l Tut on' the appearance
of'thc c:i;-rs, fith-r in perfon or
by-at: t.y, . ;.;ibl to the ndiiii
' cuion, ' 'r o'i their Ku-ecT: to;appear
the laid j idvitlli 1 id ni-id.'r to the
debtor the follow i $ o-h : k I A
B. do fwear or ! .mnly, fiuccreiv
and truely declare and afiirm) thi'
I will deliver up, convey and iravf
fer, for the ufe of Tiy credit jis3 al!
mv prooerty that 1 have any title f.
or cia'm any uncicii, 'u, wu.i.
in poffeiTion, reihaindercr rrverfion,
and "all; claims, rights and credits
that I ha.vejOr am m any manner in
titled to ;. 2nd "that I have not at any
time given, told, conveyed, U Heft
ed or difpoled of for the ufe or be
nefit of myulf, or auy other perfuo
or perlons, any part of my money
or other property, claims, rights or
credits, thereby to defraud my ere
ri ifms. nr anv of them, or to lecur
the facne with a view c texpeattion
to -eceive anyprofit, benefit r ad
vantage; thereby." And the faid
judge (hair thereupon appoint fu,th
perfon as a majority of the creditors
in value, their agents or attornies
then prefent, hail recommend to
the t rupees for the benefit of the
creditors of the petitioning debtor ;
or in cafe of non. attendance of the
creditors, or of iheir not making a
recommendation, the faid jufbee
fhall name fuch perfon as he fhal!
tliink orooer. to be a truftet as a
forefaid.
Sec. 2. And beit further end Bed,
That before the faid truitee fhaU
proceed to act, he (hall give bond to
the United States in fuch penalty
and with fuch fecurity as the faid
judge fhdl approve, conditioned
for the faithful performance pi his
trufl:, which (hall be recorded m the
clerk's office of the county in which
the proceedings are hd i ar.d a Cer
tified copy thereof "hall be received
as evidence m any court of law in
the U. States; and the laid bond may
be Cued in the name of the 0. St4 es,
for tnc ufeof itny-perfon or perpus
who may conceive him or themfelves
aggrieved by lhe negligence or mif
condutt of the truftee. And in
cafe of the death or refufal to aft of
any truitee, the faid judge may ap
point another in his place," who
fhall give bond iti manner as afore'
aid. 'v Sec. 3. And be it further enabled.
That upon the petitioning debtor's
executing a deed or deeds to the faid
truttee, conveying all his property,
real, perfonal and mixed, and all his
Claims, rights' and credits, agreeable
to the oafeh or affirmation of the faid
"t debtor and on delivering all his faid
property which he fhall have in his
pohellio'n ; together with his bocks
papers and evidences of debts of e-
Very kind, to the fai4': truftee, and
t ua Uidtruftcesf certifying the fame
'o the faid judge in writing, it fhaU
'ie 'lawful for the faid judge to mafce
an order to the marih-1, jailor, or
keeper of; therifon, in, which the
faid debtor is then confined, com
manding that the faid debtor (hall be
henceforth difcharged from -is im-
ifonmeht ; artd he fhall be imme.
dately difcharged, and the faid or
der fhall be a fufficient warrant
therefor : Provided, That no perfon
who has been gu-Uvf breach of
rhel3ws,&who as beea imprifoned
for or o account of the fame, (hall
e d:fcb rfd frc?m imprilonment .
And provided likeunfi, That any pro
perty winch the debtor, may after
wards acquire, (except the neceffaVy
wear-.T. aup'l and bedding for
hs family,' and his tools if a mecha
nic or manufacturer) fhall be liable
to the payment of his debts, any
thing herein to the contrary not
wrhftandmg Sec. 4. And b it further enabled,
Thr fUf. Gid iudtfemav allow fuch
3 titioning debtor and his family,
o retain their neceftary wearing ap- j
,rel and bedding, a ufl it tne iaia
vlebior be a mechanic or manufactu
rer, he may likewife retain the tools
of h's trade.
Sec. i. And bt it further enabled;
That the faid judge may direct the
truftee to fell and convey the proper
ty of the petitioning debtor, at fuch
time, and on fuch terms and condi
tions as he fhal' deem moft to the ad
.antap of th' ere liters, a.d tlfe prr-
iuft thereof, alter fausfymg ilun.
cutnbrances and liens, fliull be divi- !
ded among theciedttora in propor
:ion to their refpeftive claims ; and
no procefs again ft the real or perfonal
f.ropetty of the debtor fhall have
rtv effeft or operation, except pro
cefs of, execution, and attachments
! the nature of executions which
(hall have been put in the hands of
the marfhall antecedent to the appli
cation. .
Sec. 6. And be it further ena&ed,
That every truftee may fue for, in
hts own name, any property of thofe
in aftion afnzned to him by virtue
nf this aft.
Sec. 7. And be it further enacted,
That if any creditor, at any time
within two years after the applica
Hon cf fuch debtor, fhall alledg-? m
writing rv the circuit court rf the
diftrift of Columbia, or at any
oWier court of the United States,
within whofe jurifdiftion fuch
d. btor may be found, that fuch
Jebtor han at the time of his appli
cation as aforefaid, directly or mdi
ractiy conveyed, lefTened or dilpo
fed of arty part of his" property,
rights or credits, with intent to de
fraud his creditors, or had at any
one time within twelve month next
proceeding faid aolicatidn. loll bv
rj.iminiT more iKrrP Kiindrpd l
doILrs, or had affigned or conveyed
any part of his property, rights or
credits, with intent to give a orefe-
rence to any creditor or creditors,
"
ar any furcty, the faid court fhll
thermnnn nrHpr nntirp nf fiirrt sl fl.
cation to be given in writing to the
r
debtor, and upon his appearance he
forethem,or n his neglect to appear
after proof that notice has been fer
1 1 .rt si t
vea, irr. laid court man, within a
reafonable time, examine the debtor
or any other perfon, upon intcrro-
gatories on oath, touching the fub
ftance of the faid allegation, or may
diieft an ifTue or iftues to be tried irt
a fummary way, without the form of
an action, to determine the truth of
the fame ; and if upon the answer to
the faid interrogatories, or upon the
trial of tne ifTaeqr ilTues, fuch debtor
fhall be found cuilty of any fraud
or deceit towards his creditors, or
of having loft by gaming as afore
faid, or of having given any
preference as aforetatd, he fhall
be precluded from any benefit
Under this aft ; and in cafe fuch
debtor or any other tedifying i
ther for or againtt him, lhall at any
time thereafter be convifted of falfe'
ly, wilfully and, corruptly fwear ing
or affirming to any matter or thing
in virtue ot this act. ne lhall iutrer
as in the cafe of wilful perjury, an
upon fuch conviction of the debtor,
or any otheti perfon teftifying for
him, he fhall be forever precluded
from any benefit under thts actrf
Sec, 8. And be it further ena&ed.
That eveiy judge- charged with the
execution of this aft, may, in the
rr.frssive cafes. which ..mav be
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br . Uijht before him, allow the truf
tee t corrimiffion not exceeding
eight per centum for his trouble, on
the amount of debts paid by him .
and if any complaint fhall be ma;
to the faid judge of the mifconduc..
of any truftee by any creditor, or
by the debtor, the ftid judge may
call fuch truftee before thew, anr
inquire into the Caufe of complairv
md miy make fuch rules "'nd .order
as he may think, proper for the ac
complifliment of the object of th
truft, ansl may, in bis difcretiop re
moe fuch truftee and appoint mo
ther in his place.
Sec. 9. And he it further enaftcd,
That the aciing judge may, by order,
limit and appoint a time for credi
tors, to bring in and .exhibit the::
claims to the truftee ; and if th
faid truftee fhould thmk proper t
conteft any claim exhibited agauift
the debtor it fhull be hss duty to re
port the lame to the judge having
cognisance of the cafe, who may
examine the creditor and debtor
upon oath rcfpe&ing the fame, and
may fubmit to a jurv, fuch iffues as
fhallb proper to fetue the points
cOTteft, or may appoint tv inuifTe
rnt pefons to ?cl: as arbitrators U -I
tween the oarties, with a power, t
tbey differ, to chuie, umpire, and j
decificn thus made (hail be fi
nal between tht parties ; and thr
faid jnftice rriay order any part of th
debtor's eftate to be fct apart, nd
retained for the eventual iatisfac
tion of any contefted claim, or to
be brought again into diflnbotion ;
and if any creaitor to whom a drbt
is due, fkall collude with a debtor
to gam an undue preference, or for
the concealment of anv part of the
debtor'seftate r effe&s or fhall coji
trive or concert any acknowledge!
ment of the debtor by parol, or in
writing, to give tane coior to q
claim, men craauor man iuic
whole of his debt.
Sec. 10. And be it further, tnaUed,
That if anv debtor who lhali nave
been relieved under this aft, fhall
be arrefted or imprifoned on any
Drocefs fued out onay mdgmentor
decree obtained aaainft hi for any
deb av-nages and cofli contnfted,
owineor growing due bctore his c iU
1 harpe as forefaid. the court b-ue
whom fuch procels ihall bereturnea
or returnable, or any judge tnereor,
fh3ll difcharge fuch debtor ; o.itan.y
fiich debtor fhall be arrefted or ia-
orifoned on anv procefs tor the re
coyery of anv debt, damtges or cotts
1 - . r ' r
contracted,, owirig or growing auc
before h:s difcharye as aforefaid, the
court before whom fuch procefs fliall
be returned, or returnable, or any
judge thereof, fhall discharge iuch
debtor out of cuftody. on :his cor
nonappearance beingenterea, wim-
riit fnp'rial hail : Provided, and it IS
the true intent ana meaning or um
aft, tliat no difcharge whatever un-
der this aft fhall be conitruea or ia.
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ken as a diicharje or any otner per
fon from any debt, contract or en
txaoiment OI anv KinCl Or nature
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faerer.
Sec. ii. And be it further enacted,
That when the acting judge fhall, s
above defcribed, give to the marfhall
an order for the difcharge of a deb
toa, it fhallbe the duty of faid judge
to lodge with the clerk of thecoun-
ty in which the diicharg? ihall taRe
place," a cer'ificate in the following
words, viz. " I do hereby ccrti.
fy, that I have thUday ordered the
marfhal of the diftrift of Columbia,,
to difcharge from imoriforiment A.j
B. an infolvent debtor, agreeably to
the aft of the CongrefsoftheUnited
States, entitled " An aft for the re
lief of the infolvent debtors of the
United States, entitled ' An aft for
the relief of infolvent debtors
within the diftrift of Columbia,"
which faid certificate fhall be- re.
corded by the faid clerk, and a copy
thereof, under feal, fhall be received
in evidence in any court of law in
the United States.
Sec "12. And be it further entitled,
That if any judge before whom the
operation of this aft in any particu
tar cafe fhall have beencbmericed,
fhall die, Tefign his office or become
difqual fied, the prot e , ngS may be
completed by any other judge or the
faid court,, in1 the fame manner as if
they liad been' originally commen
ced beforc'him. V ; v.
Src. X 'Andhpiifurtherrinntltd,
That thi application of t5.e debtor,
j the appointment of . a tmdee the
1;.u iforn the 'debtor to thetrukee,
if feveral claims exhibited to the
i-aftee, and the moun'.rf fals of
he debtor's DroDertv.fhi'I be tranf-
nitted to and recorded by the clerk
r the county m which th? debtor
3S confined at the time of his ap
:licarion ; copies of which, under
fral, fhall be received as evidence in
: tv
court of l.w in the United
ates. and the cle k lhll receive
ie fame fees as are fixed by law for
ir. hke fervics m othet cafes, tp
e pa?d by the truftee out of the firft
ceeds of the debtors eftate that
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nnav come -into n snands.
Sec. 14.. And be it further enabled
That no difcharge of an infolvent
lebtor und.-r this aft fhall have a
greater effeft in anv particul ar ftae,
han if fuch debtor had been dii
harged under the infolvent debtor's
law of any ot er ftate.
Sec. i5. And be.it further enabled ,
That the circuit court of the diftrift
of Columbia lhall, by a general otder
to be entered on the records of the
fud court, fix the daily allowance
for the fupport and maintenance of
riforters in execution for debt or
damages 19 civ.l fuits, which allow
ance the aid couit may. by a like
general older, increale or duninifh
from time to time, as circumfUnccb
a ;y require. And no perfon taken
f - ex cutioti for debt ordamages in a
ivd luit, fhall be detained 111 prifon
therefor, junlefsthe creditor, his a
gent or attorhey, fhall, alter demand
tiieieof the mat fhal, nay or give
fuch fecutity as he may equ rryopay
luch dailytlb. wince, a dthe pnfen
fe'es : Provided, iht releafe from
prifon for wsnt of fuch. payment or
lecurity, f fhal- not diicharge the
debt ; but the body of the debtor
fhall never be again taken in exe
cution there f r.
Sec. 16. And be lt further enabled,
That the faid couit may caufe to be
marked and laid out reafonable
bounds lA the prifohsin the laid dif
trift, 10 I be recorded in the laid
court ; and from time to tim, may
tenewi (enlarge, or diminifh the
lame. Arid every pifoner not
committed for treafon or felony,
giving ftich fecurity to keep within
the faid bounds, as any judgeof the
faid court fhall approve, fhall have
liberty to walk therein, ut of the
prifon, fot the prelervation of his
health ; and keeping continually
w thin the faid bounds, fhall be ad
judged in law a true priloner.
bee. 17. And be it further enacted,
That the! provsfions of mis att fhall
no.t be con itrued to extend to any
debtor who is or fhall be jmpriloned
at the fuit of the United -tates, nor
to alter, leffen, or impair the right
of the United States, to re firft iaa
tisfied out of . the eflates ot perlons
indebted to them , nor to anv debt
or who has not refided in the dif
:nft jf Columbia one year next pre
ceding his faid application.
NATHl. MACON",
. Speaker of the Houfe UeprefentatireSj
STEPHEN k. BRADLEY,
. PreAdent of the Senate pre tempore.
Approved March 3.1 1S03,
RAN AWAY,
A BOUT the 20th of la ft 'Janua r
from the subfcriber, living in Wk
County, 7 Miles eaft of the talis of Neulet
a M ulattp Man named lfham, 19 ears old
very well grown, whole Parents live with
Philip AHtoh, ot Warren, where it is liJCely
he is lurking. .A generous Feward will be
given fonlaid Mulatto;Man, if delivered to
rne, or icqurca 10 jau, u tnai j gc mm s;iu.
1MLHVIA3 AL-lUil.
Wake County, April i, 1803. f -
I WiLLBE SOLD,
A T tlJe OpJurt -houfe in Fayette
wlM a a KiYv n tf Vi a riin
. A',
v uik vaa ivivuwo 1 j a -wm j
.tt, therfollowiii Lands, or fo much theref
t, as wifl fatisfy the Taxes doe thereon for
lie Year 1801 :
325 Acres given in by Danie'l M'Craneyj
100 Acres lying on the Rocky Branch, the
property of lea Atkins. ,
One Acre Lot on the North Side of the
town of Fayetteville, the pjpfrty of Nancy
IVig, to fatisfy her tax for laid year. ? ;
One flbufe and Lot in F ay arte vi lie, given
tn by John Campbell for -Margaret Giltafpie
One do. given in by John Griffin V '
j, One 60. given in by Catharine Henry, ? '
6t Acres of Land, given tlr by John jarretl
lO do. given m by John MDonald.
One Houfe and Lot in Fayette villegiven is
by faid MMonad. - r:
. One Houfe and Lot given in hy Cahratlcr
f Jofeph peoptr. , . '
Une do. given in by, Edward Uarret.
One do. given in byH'tnes Stewart.
flMaKhV.iSoiY'- r - ' - ' v
NOTICE. "
XyHereas I adminiftred. on th
Eftate of N a t h a n 1 e l ri s i '
ceafeJ, at Cdgecornb County Cjourt, Febru--ary
elfion, 1S01, fr.ice which time Jhar
received a confiderabie froperty belesgiog t
thedeceafed, 6y Suit ; an4 as itismj Inten
tion to feu e the Eftate, aud deliver each Le
gatee his er,her proportionable Partof the Ef
tate the fiMl of January next;! all Perfonl:
havipj Ciaims againft the decealed, are re. !
cjucfted to bring them forward,! legally- au
dieotijcated, Withiu tfee-Timef irmited .by Law
or therwiTi not be paid : ,Thofe indebtei t
the Eftate, ate reuqUeif to miU immediate
Payment, as thole who do not: avait them
elves of thia Notice; wilt be i vifited by ao
cer. LlAS BQWbE, Adml
Franklin Ctxitty, A frit -.. ff
FOR $AZ, I .
'pWO valuable Trafts of Land la
j of Endr con lain ing five Huadred and Sixty
I Acres of tbe belt tuahcy oi Upland, and for
isvvuj9i vranee. iviaeia the FnrV ,
1 imoer ana Springs equ. l to ttf Lanli in the
Stale There isaguua ruanmg Stream thro'
Trad, and the Kiver ttiv, ij$ the -Liie 611
ihe Weit side of the other Txiit. As the
two Tr4Ctjoui eacn other, the jrtprty may
anfwer lor one or two Purchers.
The l,4His lit Mtbin feven r eight Mile
of Hiliftarough. lurth'r prticiars may
be known by applying to the Uwneiso-. la.i
Lands. W1L1JAM GUY.
f3T Youi Kefroaswili be taken in Payment,
QNE Thouland A of Land,
lying and beingon the noith eaft SiJe oP
the Great Maria in Robcfou County, With a
grift ad baw Miil, ana a gooa two-Hoc
Houle neariy iinlfacd, wuh other Buildings.
There are two ollur Mill beat oa the Land.
A liberal Lreoit will be given to the Purr
chaiei j ana Particulars may be had by ip.
Paying tos Arvni&ald M'Neill, living enthV
Land.
Books and Medicines
HTHE Printer hereof has j aft re
ceived irom Philadelphia, a frefe Parcel
ot Medicines aud Drues of ih mr.ti fi",
Kinds, which are on Sale at his Stare.
He has af received,- '
A confiderable upp.y 0f Boot. wT,l
ftnders his Affortment very cernplet
He is alfo iaviicdr nis Siiriurimpdrsato-
trom EngJnd, of Books, Maps, Prints, &e
being jiift arrived at Chariefton, When they
come to iiane1, J. Gales willf a$ ufuI pub
un a -"guc iu uac ivcgmcr.
April f
WARRENTON
SPRING RACES
Will ctmmence en te Jecond Tbutjd$y tie
May next.
rrilE firft Day w ill b Mile Heats
tot th.ee Year old Co.ts aiijd billies, car
rying 26 lbs. cacn Eni.ai.ce ten Guineas.
Second Day, a ruiie ot two hun&r.cd and.
fifty Loi,ars, tree tor, anv Nag., Weigrft for
Age, Entrance twn.j-nve Uo.iars, ihrce
Mile Heais. ' ' j
Third day,aPurfe f two ha'ndrea Ditar9
free tor any Nag, ti.traucc twecty iJot.ars,
two Mile Heats. ,
I he Money tor the fecond and third Days
will be coIlecKd u thulc Dysat tne Gnes'as
ulual. Nags to be entered w.tjh Sugan Juhn-
fou, tore fun.fet the Day prece.nug in;.t oa
which they are to run. S.abhftg and Littec
f urn lined to Race. Hoi Irs Gratis.
On the Evenings oi the Das of Racing,
BALLS will be prov.ded ior, by
M. DUK:E jotiNSON,
Proprietor of the Courfe.
IPmrrenntn, March f, . ,. '
. . . i.. jr
fke-Cajajtil Spring. Races I,
TA ILL c mmehce on Tuefday the
V V 19th Day of Aprilat Kimpfon'i f rafl,
and will continue three Da'yi rtfnningri'
day three'iMile, lecond by two Mile, ani-
third Lay one Mile Heats. 1 free for an
Horie, Mare or Gelding, such Per fans a
defign 'ftart a Horfe-either flay, muft take
care to enter him with the Subfcriber, ths
day before he is 10 rua, before . the fetrinj
of the Sun, othcrwife hewililBot be permiti
ted to ftartat all. j
"kichard Isimpson; . t
' " Manager for the Club. '
March-ieth, 1893.
TO 1T1E FREEMAN
. ': Of ' ...e '-
Fayetteville Diflricl.
; Ftietdi and Ftfloxu. Ciiiztvt, ;
Y7 rm the' Solicitations jof a Number
A ' of the refpeaable Citiiehs of this Uifm
titdt i have Been ; induced' o I come fotwari
athis late period, and 'offer vj iy Service?
toVeprefent you the enfurig to years i 1 the
Congfefkof the United Statesl . Shoul-i r he
your pieafure to confer that appointment on
me, whopoiftfs the Politics o a Iree and well ' p f j
b 1 alTtirtd jhat Nothing fhall c-nHted on'xy
P-xt to advance ;u and the rett cf tny
'irvf.countrjrae !'js tar as my Abilities sad
l?fluence will extend. ; . w--
I remain, l ' -ue i, very itp-clfahy
YvUi jDt:tn ervaint,
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