The Committee on the Judiciary, to whom was referred the consideration of "An act in relation to imprisonment for debt," heretofore reported to the Senate, have had the same under consideration, and ask leave to report [electronic resource] ...

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• An act concerning imprisonment for debt
  Published: (1840)
• Ordered, that a special committee, with such as the Senate may join, be appointed to consider the expediency of providing for the effectual abolishment of imprisonment for debt, and to further consider the expediency of amending the laws the more effectually to punish fraud in cases of insolvent debtors
  Published: (1841)
• The committee appointed to consider and report what measures are necessary in relation to imprisonment for debt, and to whom, also, was referred the petition of Edward Phillips, and others, beg leave to report
  Published: (1821)
• Ordered, that Messrs. Jenks, of Nantucket, Lewis, of Boston, Couch, of Newburyport, with such as the Senate may join, be a committee to consider the expediency of providing by law for the effectual abolishment of imprisonment for debt, in all cases not involving fraud
  Published: (1840)
• Ordered, that the Committee on the Judiciary, be instructed to bring in a bill, providing that any person committed to any jail in this commonwealth, on execution for debt, shall be admitted to take the poor debtors oath, as now by law provided, as soon as three days shall have expired, after notice given to the creditor, or his attorney, as now provided by law, if said person be committed within the county of Suffolk, and any person committed to jail on execution for debt; in any other county in the commonwealth, shall be admitted to take said oath, immediately after six days from the time of notice given to the creditor or his attorney, agreeably to law as now provided
  Published: (1836)