A BILL To continue and amend the Laws for the Relief of Insolvent Debtors in England. [Note-The Words printed in Italics, are proposed to be inserted 5 HEREAS an Act was passed in the Seventh year of his 7 G. 4. c. 57. late Majesty King GEORGE the Fourth, intituled, "An Act to amend and consolidate the Laws for the Relief of Insolvent Debtors " in England:" AND whereas a certain other Act was passed in the first year of His present Majesty, intituled, "An Act to continue and "amend the Laws for the Relief of Insolvent Debtors in England," whereby, amongst other things thereby enacted, the said first mentioned Act was continued for a certain time therein mentioned: AND whereas it is expedient to continue the said Acts; BE it therefore Enacted, 10 by The KING's most Excellent MAJESTY, by and with the Advice. and Consent of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and Commons, in this present Parliament assembled, and by the Authority of the same, THAT the said Acts shall be, and the same are hereby continued. and 1 Will. 4. c. continued. Assignees AND whereas it is by the said first recited Act enacted that a Coun15 terpart of every Conveyance and Assignment by the Provisional Assignee of the Court for Relief of Insolvent Debtors, to the other Assignees therein mentioned, shall be filed of Record in the said Court: AND whereas the requiring such Counterpart has been productive of Delay and Inconvenience; BE it therefore Enacted, That from and after the passing of this Act, the said Assignees shall not be required to execute such Counterpart as aforesaid, but that in lieu thereof the said Provisional Assignee shall execute every such Conveyance and Assignment as aforesaid in duplicate, and that one part of duplicate, 20 need not exe cute Counterpart, but Pro visional As signee to execute in Examiners may be appointed in London, as well as in the Country. Act may be altered, &c. this Session. Limitation of Act. such Conveyance and Assignment so executed by such Provisional Assignee shall be filed of Record in the said Court; and that a Copy of any such Record so made, and so purporting to be certified and sealed, as by the said first recited Act is directed for evidence of the Records therein mentioned in that behalf, shall be recognized and received as sufficient Evidence of such Conveyance and Assignment so to be executed as aforesaid, and of Title under the same, as fully and effectually in every respect as the said Records are required to be recognized and received by the provisions of the said first recited Act, to all intents and purposes. 5 10 And be it further Enacted, That the said Court shall and may from time to time, as occasion shall require, appoint Examiners for the purposes of the said recited Acts, and of this Act, within the Counties of Middlesex and Surrey, and the City of London, and Borough of Southwark, as well as within the other parts of England, as directed by the 15 said first recited Act; and that the said Court may order references in pursuance of the said recited Acts to be made to any such Examiner, or to an Officer of the said Court, as shall appear most expedient; and that all things shall and may be done in pursuance of a reference made to such Examiner, as may be done in pursuance of a reference to 20 an Officer of the said Court, according to the Provisions of the said first recited Act. And be it further Enacted, That this Act or any part thereof may be altered, varied or repealed by any Act or Acts to be passed in this present Session of Parliament. And be it further Enacted, That the said recited Acts and this Act shall continue in force until the First day of June One thousand eight hundred and Thirty-five, and from thence until the end of the then next Session of Parliament. 25 (Ireland.) A BIL L To continue, for a limited time, the Acts for the Note.-The Words printed in Italics are proposed to be inserted 5 10 15 W c. 59. 3 G. IV. 7 & 8 G. IV. c. 22. 10 G. IV. c. 36. HEREAS an Act was passed in the Session of Parliament Preamble: holden in the first and second years of the reign of his 1&2 G. IV. late Majesty King GEORGE the Fourth, intituled, " An Act for the "Relief of Insolvent Debtors in Ireland," to continue in force for a certain time therein limited; and the said Act was amended by another Act, passed in the third year of the same reign; and both the said Acts were continued by another Act, made in the seventh and eighth years of the same reign: And whereas another Act was made in the tenth year of the same reign, whereby the said recited Acts of the first and second and third years of the same reign were amended, and further continued; and the same, so amended, were by an Act made in the first year of His present Majesty's reign 1 W. IV. further continued until the end of this present Session of Parliament: And whereas by an Act made in the first and second years of the 1 & 2 W. IV. reign of His present Majesty, intituled, "An Act to improve the "Administration of Justice in Ireland," certain provisions of the said recited Act of the first and second years of the reign of his late Majesty were repealed, and certain other provisions were made, and certain Persons declared, in certain cases therein specified, to be entitled to the Benefit of the Acts for Relief of Insolvent Debtors in Ireland: c. 33. c. 31. |