23-23. Insolvent debtor's oath.
Prisoners in order to be entitled to discharge from imprisonment under the provisions of this article shall take the following oath:
I, ______________, do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I have not the worth of fifty dollars in any worldly substance, in debts, money or otherwise whatsoever, and that I have not at any time since my imprisonment or before, directly or indirectly, sold or assigned, or otherwise disposed of, or made over in trust for myself or my family, any part of my real or personal estate, whereby to have or expect any benefit, or to defraud any of my creditors: so help me, God. (1773, c. 100, s. 1, P.R.; 1808, c. 746, s. 2, P.R.; 1810, cc. 797, 802, P.R.; 1830, c. 33; 1838, c. 23; 1840, cc. 33, 34; 1852, c. 49; R.C., c. 59, s. 1; 1868-9, c. 162, s. 31; 1881, c. 76; Code, s. 2972; Rev., s. 1918a; C.S., s. 1631.)
Structure North Carolina General Statutes
North Carolina General Statutes
Chapter 23 - Debtor and Creditor
Article 4 - Discharge of Insolvent Debtors.
§ 23-23 - Insolvent debtor's oath.
§ 23-24 - Persons imprisoned for nonpayment of costs in criminal cases.
§ 23-25 - Petition; before whom; notice; service.
§ 23-26 - Warrant issued for prisoner.
§ 23-27 - Proceeding on application.
§ 23-28 - Suggestion of fraud.
§ 23-29 - Persons taken in arrest and bail proceedings, or in execution.
§ 23-30 - When petition may be filed.
§ 23-30.1 - Provisional release.
§ 23-31 - Petition; contents; verification.
§ 23-32 - Notice; length of notice and to whom given.
§ 23-33 - Who may suggest fraud.
§ 23-34 - Where no suggestion of fraud, discharge granted.
§ 23-35 - Continuance granted for cause.
§ 23-36 - Where fraud in issue, discharge only after trial.