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Bill Number	1236	Session	1729
Title	For the relief of debtors with respect to the imprisonment of their persons, and for the better regulating of his majesty's gaol of Newgate, and other gaols in this kingdom, and for the more effectual punishing of the arbitrary and illegal practices of the several keepers of the said prisons.
Variant Title(s)	For better regulating his majesty's gaol of Newgate, and other gaols in this kingdom, and for the more effectual punishing of the arbitrary and illegal practices of the several keepers of the said prisons. For the relief of debtors with respect to the imprisonment of their persons, and for the better regulating of his majesty's gaol of Newgate and other gaols in this kingdom, and for the more effectual punishing the arbitrary and illegal practices of the several keepers of the said prisons. [IPC]
Heads of Bill Stages
Originating Body		Commons
Leave or Order		26 Nov 1729	Leave or Order to	Mr Hill	[1015]
Read & Committed		29 Dec 1729	Presented by	Mr Hill	[1015]
Reported		3 Jan 1730	Reported by	Mr Hill	[1015]
Sent to Chief Governor		3 Jan 1730
Privy Council Stages
Decision of the Irish Privy Council		Approved
Received & Referred to Law Officers		2 Feb 1730
Petition to English Privy Council		None
Decision of the English Privy Council		Amended
Engrossed		21 Feb 1730
Returned Bill Stages
House Presented		Commons
Presented		11 Mar 1730
Sent to Other House		19 Mar 1730
Royal Assent		—
Statute Number
[+] Further Details
Subjects: [006] Personal - Wealth - Bankruptcy, debt of individual [314] Law And Order - Order - Prisons and prisoners Committee: Committee of the Whole House Procedural Features: Later Petition; Printed Comments on Procedural Features: Later petition: 11 Apr. 1730. Printed: [ESTC search unsuccessful.]