Imprisoning Debtors Act 1858 (SA)

L4NK0 VICESIMO SECUNDO

VICTORIB REGINB.

A. D. 1858.

No. 11.

An Act to provide for the enlargement of Imprisoned Debtors, who

have not the means o f payiny the fees and advertisements by law

required to be paid and published. -

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[Assented to, 24th December, 1858.1 --..-+.

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HERE 45 by the Insolvent Act 1857-8, it was amongst other

W satisfaction of the Court that any imprisoned debtor had not the things provided that, if it should be made to appear to the

means of retaining such practition& as iherein mentioned, i t should

be lawful for the Court, among other things, to remit the fees by the said Act made payable: And whereas, by the said Act, certain advertisements are required to be inserted in certain newspapers therein referred to; and no provision is made for the remission of the charges payable in respect of such advertisements: And whereas divers imprisoned debtors have been and are detained in prison solely by reason of their inability to provide for the payment of the last-rncntioned charges, and it is expedient to remedy the incon- venience thereby occasioned-Be i t therefore Enacted by the Governor-in-Chief of the Province of South Australia, with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council and House of Assembly of the said Province: in this present Parliament assembled, as follows:

1. Whenever the Court of Insolvency, by reason of its being made Advertiaemenb ;n

to appear that any imprisoned debtor has not the means of retaining newspapera not to be paid for in certain

a practitioner as aforesaid, shall remit the fees of the said Court, it cseea.

shall not be necessary to publish any of the advertisements by the said Act required to be published in any newspapers in the said Pro- vince, in respect of the adjndicntioil of insolvency of such imprisoned

B 2 debtor,

debtor, or of any of the prooeedings under such adjudication, but the publication of such advertisements in the 8o~osth Australian Gowernnent Gazette shall be sufficient for all the purposes of the said Act:

Commencement of

Act. 2. This Act shall take effect from the passing thereof.

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Title,

, 3. This Act may be cited as The Imprisoned Debtors Enlarge-

ment Act."

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