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Small Debts Act 1845
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Creditor obtaining Judgment or Order in respect of a Debt not exceeding 20l. may summon the Debtor before a Commissioner of Bankrupts or Court of Requests, &c.
On Debtor appearing he may be examined by the Commissioner or Court.
If Debtor fail to attend, or to make satisfactory Answer, or shall appear to have been guilty of Fraud, &c., he may be committed.
III.Imprisonment not to extinguish the Debt; but on Payment thereof, or of the Instalment payable, and the Costs, &c, the Debtor to be discharged.
IV.Certain Courts to have the like Powers in original Suits.
V.Where several Courts exist in the same Town, &c, Business not to be transferred from one to the other.
VI.Application to Commissioners, &c. need not be made by Counsel or Attorney.
VII.Affidavits in Bankruptcy and Insolvency may be sworn before Keepers of Prisons.
VIII.Actual Necessaries of Judgment Debtors not to be seized.
X.Removal of Judges of Inferior Courts for Misbehaviour or Incapacity.
XII.Appointing of a Deputy to act during the Absence of the Judge.
XVI.Fees, &c. payable under any existing Acts not to be affected.
XVII.Poundage to be demanded from Suitors upon Sums claimed.
XIX.Lists of unclaimed Suitors Money to be made out and put up in the Court.
XX.All Suitors Money paid into Court and unclaimed for Six Years, to go into the Court Fund.
XXI.Power to remove Suits exceeding 10l. into Superior Courts.
XXII.Power to execute Warrants and levy Executions out of Jurisdiction.
SCHEDULES to which this Act refers.
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