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XL. And be it enacted and ordained , That the Discharge of any Discharge may ex-
Prisoner so adjudicated as aforesaid shall and may extend to all tend to Process
Contempt for
in Non-pay.
Process issuing from any Court for any Contempt of any Court, ment of Money.
Ecclesiastical or Civil, for Non-payment of Money or of Costs or
Expenses in any Court, Ecclesiastical or Civil ; and that in such
Case the said Discharge shall be deemed to extend also to all Costs
which such Prisoner would be liable to pay in consequence or by
reason of such Contempt, or on purging the same ; and that every And to Costs incurred
Discharge so adjudicated as aforesaid, as to any Debt or Damages of by
to Creditor, but subject
any Creditor of such Prisoner, shall be deemed to extend also to all
Costs incurred by such Creditor before the filing of such Prisoner's
Schedule, in any Action or Suit brought by such Creditor against such
Prisoner for the recovery of the same ; and that all Persons as to
whose Demands for any such Costs, Money, or Expenses as aforesaid
any such Person shall be so adjudged to be discharged shall be deemed
and taken to be Creditors of such Prisoner in respect thereof, and
entitled to the Benefit of all the Provisions made for Creditors by
this Ordinance, subject nevertheless to such ascertaining of the
Amount of the said Demands as may be had by Taxation or other-
wise, and to such Examination thereof as is herein provided in
respect of all Claims to a Dividend of such Insolvent's Estate and
Effects .
XLI. And be it enacted and ordained, That the Discharge of Discharge may ex-
tend to Sums payable
any such Prisoner so adjudicated as aforesaid shall and may extend by way of Annuity, &c .
to any Sum and Sums of Money which shall be payable, by way of
Annuity or otherwise, at any future Time or Times, by virtue of
any Bond, Covenant, or other Securities of any Nature whatsoever,
and that every Person or Persons who would be a Creditor or
Creditors of such Prisoner for such Sum or Sums of Money if the
same were presently due, shall be admissible as a Creditor or
Creditors of such Prisoner for the Value of such Sum or Sums of
Money so payable as aforesaid, which Value the said Court shall,
upon Application at any Time made in that behalf, ascertain, regard
being had to the original Price given for such Sum or Sums of
Money, deducting therefrom such Diminution in the Value thereof
as shall have been caused by the Lapse of Time since the Grant
thereof to the Time of making such vesting Order as aforesaid ; and
such Creditor or Creditors shall be entitled in respect of such Value
to the Benefit of all the Provisions made for Creditors by this
Ordinance, without Prejudice nevertheless to the respective Securities
of such Creditor or Creditors, excepting as respects such Prisoner's
Discharge under this Ordinance.
XLII. And be it enacted and ordained, That whenever any Court may order
Creditor or Creditors opposing any such Prisoner's Discharge shall Costs,
to be in certain
paid Cases,
to opposing
prove to the Satisfaction of the said Court that such Prisoner has Creditors out of Insol-
vent's Estate.
done or committed any Act for which, upon such Adjudication as
aforesaid, he may be liable to remain in such Custody as aforesaid
for a period not exceeding Three Years, to be computed as aforesaid,
the said Court shall adjudge the taxed Costs of such Opposition to
be paid to such opposing Creditor or Creditors out of the Estate
and Effects of such Prisoner, by his or her Assignee or Assignees,
before any Dividend made thereof ; and in all other Cases of Oppo-
sition to a Prisoner's Discharge being substantiated or effectual, it
G shall