The Absconding Debtors Arrest Act 1851
WHEREAS the Laws now in force for the Arrest of Debtors absconding from England are insufficient and inadequate for that Purpose, by reason of the Delay which is occasioned in obtaining the necessary Process: And whereas Frauds are perpetrated upon Creditors residing at a Distance from London by Debtors embarking for distant Countries from various Towns and Seaports in England: And whereas it is expedient to provide a more expeditious and efficacious Mode of obtaining Process for the Arrest o...