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Section 35, The Debtors' Ordinance
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Any person shall, in each of the cases following, be Punishmentdeemed guilty of a misdemeanour, and on conviction thereof i~~udulently
before the Supreme Court shall be liable to be imprisoned for obta~ng
d. . h . h h d l b creditany term not excee mg one year, wit or wit out ar a our, ·
that is to say-
(1) if in incurring any debt or liability, such person has
obtained credit under false pretences, or by means of any
other fraud;
(2) if such person has, with intent to defraud his or her
creditors, or any of them, made, or caused to be made, any
gift, delivery, or transfer of, or any charge on, his property;
(3) if such person has, with intent to defraud his or her
creditors, concealed or removed any part of his property
since, or within two months before, the date of any unsatisfied
judgment or order for payment of money obtained against
him.
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