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The Debtors Act 1869 significantly reduced the ability of the courts to detain those in debt, although some provisions were retained. Debtors who had the means to repay their creditors but refused to do so could still be imprisoned, [3] as could those who defaulted on payments to the court. [9] Further reform followed through the Bankruptcy Act ...
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Debtors' Prison Relief Act of 1792 was a United States federal statute enacted into law by the first President of the United States George Washington on May 5, 1792. The Act of Congress established penal regulations and restrictions for persons jailed for property debt, tax evasion , and tax resistance .
The Debtors' Act 1869 (32 & 33 Vict. c. 62) limited the ability of the courts to sentence debtors to prison, but it did not entirely prohibit them from doing so. Debtors who had the means to pay their debt, but did not do so, could still be incarcerated for up to six weeks, as could those who defaulted on debts to the court. [18]
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The Escape of Debtors, etc. Act 1696 was an Act of the Parliament of England (8 & 9 Will. 3. c. c. 27), the long title of which is An Act For the more effectual relief of creditors in cases of escapes, and for preventing abuses in prisons and pretended privileged places.
Author: Scanned for Parliamentry Council Office: Image title: 21/04/2010; Short title: 39 Victoriae 1875 No 80 Fraudulent Debtors; Date and time of digitizing