AN ACT To Establish a Uniform System of Bankruptcy Throughout the Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, CHAPTER I. DEFINITIONS. § 1. Meaning of Words and Phrases. a-The words and phrases used in this act and in proceedings pursuant hereto shall, unless the same be inconsistent with the context, be construed as follows: (1) A person against whom a petition has been filed" shall include a person who has filed a voluntary petition; (2) Adjudication" shall mean the date of the entry of a decree that the defendant, in a bankruptcy proceeding, is a bankrupt, or if such decree is appealed from, then the date when such decree is finally confirmed; (3) Appellate courts" shall include the circuit courts of appeals of the United States, the supreme courts of the Territories, and the Supreme Court of the United States; (4) "Bankrupt" shall include a person against whom an involuntary petition or an application to set a composition aside. or to revoke a discharge has been filed, or who has filed a voluntary petition, or who has been adjudged a bankrupt; (5) Clerk" shall mean the clerk of a court of bankruptcy ; (6) Corporations" shall mean all bodies having any of the powers and privileges of private corporations not possessed by individuals or partnerships, and shall include limited or other partnership associations organized under laws making the capital subscribed alone responsible for the debts of the association; (7)Court" shall mean the court of bankruptcy in which the proceedings are pending, and may include the referee; (8) "Courts of bankruptcy" shall include the district courts of the United States and of the Territories, the Supreme Court of the District of Columbia, and the United States Court of the Indian Territory, and of Alaska; |