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An Act directing the method of proceeding in courts of equity, against absent debtors, or other absent defendants, and for settling the proceedings on attachments against absconding debtors. 1796 122 (1796)

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be committed -af r Ie was .retaken, fl l caiir hin  ...e.  ....d.
to the jail fromr W1henzcelhe efrpd if 'e efc, p aft  Wi  ttr
mined that he ought to be t'ied in th 'Bilrird 6ur,t; ceir('gd vith
or c6niwAed of; any rmae, ior' 'e aYtdftom the p!1c jail, theni
t, ftuCh f hrffsf ll a1fe l re t 6be ron6Ved .6 t he public jail. 'N
u' judgment flidllbe eritired ,igaiift alh,;it or oth&-:oficr in a
.luitto b& broug4ht for-rby' reiroh t,' the..feape of cbors q nl
uftibdy, uinlefs the jury Who tried  e'ee fhdall exp&efsly fin
that the prifoner efctped Witd'the cbWn. o'6r tlrouhtdli d eghi-
gence of fichIfleriff; his deptty, orY 'or  o6 fficer, th at he mght
have been retaken, but that be flAeriff or  h r ofcer neglefted
t. to make immediate purfuit  i cla e 6f fuh ae       wi
.tihe confent nor through the negligence of the fherijff,.the party t
W 'khof ft it tlie Proliner was c animitted, 'm' yby  a&i ii 6hthe cafr
r Vver damages agaig .any peroi or perfon. by' *'hofe aid in
.itiy-hiiahner he eficaped:  y rfntirnifhn g a iWqner with in-
ftrumeftis or ri s o faciitat& hifc~e;hall ee deemed 'itey
ofa riifdfieanoi-; ilthbtigh no ePii lially ia~e hap en-
- ed, Wiei*the ierlf of niy     1tihhall haVe cauf'eto ii  e
that any perfon co6rinimtedit ., d ail   dtafn, feldny br othef
capital creme, will attempt 6   efM!p, or diat othiers will-endeavor
to rercueblini, ffich fher1f 1 e   ip wieredaiid  red to impr ft
a .'fuficient guard for feculhig fuch pr Wiiier fo l6ng as he fhal
continue in pirfoi ; and the exence of ilich guard fhal beleyied
bythe court 6f the county, andl.repald by the pulhc.-
*   §3-. Ifanyflieriff (hal fail td att fid the juices who lll bd
e ap Pointed by hi's e66nty e6urtt fdW'leith him at the itiie, and
place they 'flali apomn, &ovZdeV he eavla roinable n otk
thereof, he fla ll foitait an, pay thbin of one htrdred dolla%;
to be recovered wih co  by afioii of 'bt 6r hnfo r &'atit t in tl
.f:)       ' 11  r ,  I-,' '  -   ;,6 '    ' 7-  ,
court Of quarterJfeffions f tie coui-ty, tfe d app e' tow' ards fef%
fening the county levy.
Tis ad  IaI (a imn c e and be i P0e-6- f ifnII~ ai'ter
affage thereof.                   .
An ACT direadig tbe 0thod APoceedinq  M courts of  uqt, agahif
aljfentdebtors, or otber 4  daent, a   fn r finthig tbe  o-
ceedingi on ttacbmekts M,   inf' akf4. nd btors .  ,
(PalkD DizzM~uK D 1~ i r796.)
§     .. If anyfhiit fhall be dl dndg,oIi, h trearler cofitienced ii
ts any court of-chacer'y~ ithis-e  oii-hi   alh It.4.-?'e
d fendant or defendani§ : h'o re o°t   6fw ihi  6 uitUi'add:6ih
within the fam'e haviigIt I'ithr d- lfid'Teffeds :  i itif
debred to fucliabfrnitdefed~ni~b:dft~ht  - o=  ' ..  fid thb  ~iI~;  .
ance of fuhabfe~tee b6 tio entrt d  ietit.g iten toth.
davit th -are de'eand'nt i,. a'Wtfelan  Ol 6t ot,-44Ietty
fatisfhffion of. th0 icourit~ fk  ~r~tgc~~sipl f
that upon enquiry athi , li+k: 6rtIf  uaulUl p.:csbt'    fte
fh or they 'could i4ot: bt fold f&, t A   bf 'de  it. v. p
in all fuch cafes the'aid: fa ourt! 6jf b jjikk f ljer i A 6 in,or 6-k
fendants in ntti count&y froii pOyi  ,.onveyinb w
mng the debts by tliem :owhmgt6,~ ot th effe~s .iI{ th& tii' ~dA o6
fuch abfent df'ndantor ,deffddt , ii  f6 tlit-tip-f&

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