Parliamentary Papers, Volume 1

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Page 125 - An Act for abolishing arrest on mesne process in civil actions, except in certain cases; for extending the remedies of creditors against the property of debtors ; and for amending the laws for the relief of insolvent debtors in England.
Page 104 - ... at whose suit or on whose account such execution or attachment shall have issued, had not at the time of such contract, dealing, or transaction...
Page 7 - the promoters of the undertaking," wherever used in the said Act, shall mean any burial board under this Act : Provided always, that the provisions in the said Act " with respect to lands acquired by the promoters of the undertaking under the provisions of this or the special Act, or any Act incorporated therewith, but which shall not be required for the purposes thereof...
Page 5 - England; and the said Governor and Company of the Bank of England are hereby required, as soon as conveniently may be after the passing of this Act, to prepare proper Books for the Purpose of entering the Names of all such Contributors, and of placing to their...
Page 4 - Bounty (that is, the governors of the Bounty of Queen Anne for the Augmentation of the Maintenance of the Poor Clergy).
Page 2 - Gazette as aforesaid, shall be at the same time laid before both Houses of Parliament, if Parliament be sitting, or if not then within three weeks after the commencement of the next ensuing session of Parliament ; and, unless an address...
Page 39 - ... all persons using the trade of merchandise by way of bargaining, exchange, bartering, commission, consignment, or otherwise, in gross or by retail, and all persons who either for themselves or as agents or factors for others seek their living by buying and selling, or by buying and letting for hire, or by the workmanship of goods or commodities...
Page 3 - ... shall be so brought under the same care and custody, and be dealt with in like manner in all respects, as a prisoner required by any writ of habeas corpus awarded by any of her Majesty's Superior Courts of Law at Westminster to be brought before such court to be examined as a witness in any cause or matter depending before such court is now by law required to be dealt with.
Page 44 - Bankruptcy shall approve of, to pay such sum or sums as shall be recovered in any action or actions which shall have been brought, or shall thereafter be brought for the recovery of the same, together with such costs as shall be given in the same, or to render himself to the custody of the...

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