Section 100. Who may be exempted, and by what court  


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  • An insolvent debtor may
      be  exempted from arrest, or discharged from imprisonment, as prescribed
      in this article. For that purpose, he must apply, by  petition,  to  the
      county court of the county in which he resides, or is imprisoned; or, if
      he  resides  or  is  imprisoned  in the city of New York, to the supreme
      court. A person, who has been admitted to the jail liberties, is  deemed
      to be imprisoned, within the meaning of this article.