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manufacture, are repealed ; and persons 
who have served an apprenticeship to any 
branch of the woollen mauufactures, and 
their wives and families, may set up 
and execute any trade in Great Britain ; 
but persons may be sworn by two.justices 
as to the place of their last settlement, 
an attested copy of which.oath may be 
produced, if summoned a second time. 
This act does net affect the privileges of the 
Universities of Cambridge and Oxford, nor 
the city of Londen. , 
. | Passed 15th June, 1809. ] 
By 49th Geo. c. 117, the duty of ex- 
cise on coffee, the produce of Africa, was 
repealed and instead thereof, a duty of 
3d. imposed. ~ . 
By 49th Geo. III. c, 118, if any per- 
son-shail give, or promise to give, any 
money, gift, or reward, to procure, or 
endeavour to procure, the election, or 
return, of a member in parliament, such 
person shall forfeit 1000]. and be incapa- 
Citated to sitin that parhament for such 
place; and if any person shall receive 
or accept any such money, gift, or re- 
ward, he Shall forfeit 5001..to be reco- 
vered by action, with fuli cosis, by any 
ove who will sue. 
This act does not extend to legal. expenses, 
incurred at any election. 
And uf any_person shall give, or pro- 
cure to be given, or promise to give, or 
procure to be given, any office, place, or 
employment, toa ahy other, upon any 
agreement, for that person to procure, or 
endeavour to procure, the election or 
return of a member in parliament, such 
person, if elected, shail be disqualified 
trom sitting; and every person who shall 
Accept such office, place, or employment, 
shall be 1ncavacitated, and forfeit 5001. ; 
and if any person, Aolding any office un- 
der his Majesty) shall give such. office, 
- place, ¢r employment, upon any such 
express agreement, he shall forfeit 1000). 
[Passed the 19ih June, 1809.] 
By 49th Geo. IIE. c. 121, in all cases, 
executions, and pttachments, against the 
lands or goods of bankrupts, levied more 
than two montlis before the cominission 
shail be valid, notwithstanding any 
prior act of bankruptev, provided the 
party had no notice of any prior act 
of bankruptcy; and the issuing of a 
commission, grounded upon an act of 
bankruptcy, though afterwards super- 
secded, shail be deemed notice. 
If the creditors do not, before they 
- proceed to the choice of assignees, di- 
‘rect how, and with whom, and where, 
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the monies arising from the bankrupt’s 
estate, shall be paid, until the dividend 
takes place, the commissioners, immedi- 
ately after the choice of assignees, and 
at the same meeting, shall give direc- 
tions thereon, and the assignees are to 
conform to such directions, as often as 
1001]. shall be got in; but the monies are 
not to be directed to be paid to the com- 
missioners, or the solicitor, or into ary 
banking-house, or other house of trade, 
or business, in which the commissioners, 
or solicitur, are interested or concerned. 
The assiguees, diobeying such directions, 
are to be charged 20I. per cent: on’ the 
money retained, or employed contrary 
thereto. Fe th, eee 
The commissioners are not to declare 
a dividend, tll a true statement, in writ- 
ing, be made upon oath, by the assig- 
neces, ef their receipts and payments, 
to ascertain what dividend ought to be 
made, and what sum retained 1m hand. 
After January-1, 1810, if assignees 
become bankrupt, having1001. ofthe bank- 
“rupvs estate, their certificates shall not 
discharge their future effects, in respect 
#f so’ much thereof, with lawful inter- 
est, as shall not be paid by the divi- 
dends. ke cle 
The commissioners may direct the mo- 
ney paid in,-on bankrupts’ estate, to be 
invested in exchequer bills, and also 
with whom and where they shall be de- 
posited, until the dividend. 
Sureties, and persons liable for the 
debts of the bankrupt, not paying until 
after the commission, may prove under 
the commission after having. paid such 
-debts, not disturbing former dividends ; 
and the persons hereby enabled to prove 
will be barred by the certificate, in like 
manner as other creditors. 
Debts not payable at the time of the 
bankruptcy may be proved, deducting a 
rebate of interest. $ 
_ In actions brought by assignees, and 
also. in writs of equity by assignees; the 
commission, and proceedings under it, 
shall be sufficient evidence of-the peti- 
tioning creditor's debt, and the trading 
and act of bankruptcy, unless notice in 
writing be given, that these matters are 
to be disputed. 2S . s 
No action shall be brought against 
assignees fur dividends, but the remedy 
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shall be by petition to the Lord Chane 
cellor. , 
Bankrupts in custody in execution may 
be brought before the commisioners, by 
“their warrant, to be examined. 
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